Danish translation and validation of the Parotidectomy Outcome Inventory 8

TY - JOUR

T1 - Danish translation and validation of the Parotidectomy Outcome Inventory 8

AU - Hilton, Carolina Maria Helena

AU - Foghsgaard, Jakob

AU - Klug, Tejs

AU - Morsø, Lars

N1 - Published under Open Access CC-BY-NC-BD 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.

PY - 2024/3

Y1 - 2024/3

N2 - INTRODUCTION: Complications and recurrence within benign salivary gland surgery are not systematically registered in Denmark. Patient-reported outcome measures are increasingly included in clinical and health policy decision-making, and therefore it is crucial that this type of data is valid. A patient-reported questionnaire regarding outcome after benign parotid gland surgery has been developed and implemented in a national German database. We aimed to translate the Parotidectomy Outcome Inventory 8 (POI-8) into Danish and validate it.METHODS: The questionnaire was translated. The study population was recruited from a single centre from 6 December 2019 to 1 June 2022. Patients > 18 years of age who had undergone their first parotid salivary gland surgery for a benign tumour were included. The questionnaire underwent pilot-testing and test-retesting; it was sent to respondents twice at a 14-day interval. For the categorical variables, the reliability of the items was tested using the weighted kappa-coefficient.RESULTS: A weighted kappa coefficient of 0.74 and Cronbach's alpha of 0.78 were found. No significant difference was found between testing at day 0 and 14.CONCLUSIONS: We have translated and validated the Danish version of the POI-8, finding acceptable levels of the weighted kappa coefficient and Cronbach's alpha. We suggest the systematic use of PROMs in Danish healthcare and specifically in parotidectomy for benign neoplasms.FUNDING: No funding.TRIAL REGISTRATION: Not relevant.

AB - INTRODUCTION: Complications and recurrence within benign salivary gland surgery are not systematically registered in Denmark. Patient-reported outcome measures are increasingly included in clinical and health policy decision-making, and therefore it is crucial that this type of data is valid. A patient-reported questionnaire regarding outcome after benign parotid gland surgery has been developed and implemented in a national German database. We aimed to translate the Parotidectomy Outcome Inventory 8 (POI-8) into Danish and validate it.METHODS: The questionnaire was translated. The study population was recruited from a single centre from 6 December 2019 to 1 June 2022. Patients > 18 years of age who had undergone their first parotid salivary gland surgery for a benign tumour were included. The questionnaire underwent pilot-testing and test-retesting; it was sent to respondents twice at a 14-day interval. For the categorical variables, the reliability of the items was tested using the weighted kappa-coefficient.RESULTS: A weighted kappa coefficient of 0.74 and Cronbach's alpha of 0.78 were found. No significant difference was found between testing at day 0 and 14.CONCLUSIONS: We have translated and validated the Danish version of the POI-8, finding acceptable levels of the weighted kappa coefficient and Cronbach's alpha. We suggest the systematic use of PROMs in Danish healthcare and specifically in parotidectomy for benign neoplasms.FUNDING: No funding.TRIAL REGISTRATION: Not relevant.

KW - Humans

KW - Reproducibility of Results

KW - Delivery of Health Care

KW - Surveys and Questionnaires

KW - Salivary Glands

KW - Denmark

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U2 - 10.61409/A10230633

DO - 10.61409/A10230633

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 38533879

SN - 2245-1919

VL - 71

JO - Danish Medical Journal

JF - Danish Medical Journal

IS - 4

M1 - A10230633

ER -