Narcolepsy Quality-of-Life Instrument with 21 Questions: A Translation and Validation Study in Chinese Pediatric Narcoleptics

Chenyang Li,1 Liang Xie,2 Shaomei Shang,1 Xiaosong Dong,3 Xiaoling Wang,4 Long Zhao,3 Chi Zhang,3 Fang Han3 1Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China...

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Auteurs principaux: Li C, Xie L, Shang S, Dong X, Wang X, Zhao L, Zhang C, Han F
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Publié: Dove Medical Press 2021
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Résumé:Chenyang Li,1 Liang Xie,2 Shaomei Shang,1 Xiaosong Dong,3 Xiaoling Wang,4 Long Zhao,3 Chi Zhang,3 Fang Han3 1Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China; 3Sleep Medicine Center, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 4PKU-UPenn Sleep Center, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Fang HanSleep Medicine Center, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, 100044, People’s Republic of ChinaEmail hanfang1@hotmail.comObjective: This study aimed to translate and validate the narcolepsy quality-of-life instrument with 21 questions (NARQoL-21) in Chinese pediatrics with narcolepsy.Methods: NARQoL-21 was translated following the 10 steps of scale translation. The translated version was tested by exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), known-group validity, criterion validity, Cronbach’s α and test-rest reliability.Results: The Chinese version of NARQoL-21 consisted of two factors: (psychosocial factors and future outlook factor), including 20 items. EFA yielded 3 domains for psychosocial factors and 1 domain for future outlook factor. The Chinese version had a negative correlation with the overall Modified Epworth Sleepiness Scale (r = − 0.518, p< 0.001) and meaningful difference in score between drug naïve and treated group (p< 0.05). The Cronbach’s α coefficient was higher than 0.7 and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) ranged from 0.75 to 0.905, indicating that it had good reliability.Conclusion: The Chinese version of the NARQoL-21 is available and can be used to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of pediatric narcoleptics, despite that there is a shift in factors compared to the English version due to cultural differences. Future studies are recommended to further validate the scale in Chinese pediatrics with narcolepsy.Keywords: narcolepsy, pediatrics, quality of life, validation study