PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alzahrani, Musaed A.
AU  - Aldriweesh, Bshair A.
AU  - Alharbi, Mashael A.
AU  - Alrashidi, Taghrid N.
TI  - Reliability of the Arabic Glasgow children’s benefit inventory
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2020.10.25398
DP  - 2020 Oct 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1135--1138
VI  - 41
IP  - 10
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/10/1135.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/10/1135.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2020 Oct 01; 41
AB  - Objectives: To translate the Glasgow Children’s Benefit Inventory (GCBI) questionnaire into Arabic language and assess its validity and reliability in scoring the benefit of patients after cochlear implantation in children.Methods: A cross-sectional study for a group of consecutive pediatric patients who underwent cochlear implantation between November 2018 and February 2020. The GCBI original questionnaire was translated into Arabic language and translated back to English by 2 different experts. The patients/parents were asked to complete the questionnaire given to them.Results: Seventy children were included in the study. The age at implantation ranged from 7 months to 13 years with a mean of 3.4 years (SD=2.3 years). The mean GCBI score was 52.2 (SD=24.0) ranging from -6.25 to 100.00. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was high (Cronbach’s α=0.9). The 4-factor dimensions explained 55.1% of the variance.Conclusion: The GCBI questionnaire (Arabic version) is reliable tool to evaluate retrospectively the quality of life after an intervention in pediatric age for Arabic speaking population.