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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Author ORCID Identifier

HAKKI ÇAĞDAŞ BASAT 0000-0003-3301-2529

FATİH ÖZYURT 0000-0002-0201-9798

MUHAMMED İHSAN KODAK 0000-0001-7164-5162

GÜLŞAH ÖZSOY 0000-0001-5678-771X

CANER KARARTI 0000-0002-4655-0986

DOI

10.55730/1300-0144.5824

Abstract

Background/aim: Considering that there is no specifically designed scale to measure quality of life (QoL) and level of functioning among Turkish-speaking patients with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), the aim of this study was to adapt the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Index (TOSI) to the Turkish language (TOSI-TR) and analyze its psychometric properties in patients with TOS. Materials and methods: Thirty-nine patients with symptomatic TOS were included in the study. The participants were assessed using the following measures: the QuickDASH, the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC), and a visual analog scale (VAS). The psychometric properties of the TOSI-TR were examined in terms of test–retest reliability, construct validity, convergent validity, and feasibility. Results: The ICC2,1 of the TOSI-TR was 0.949 (95% CI: 0.903–0.973). The Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin value was found to be 0.716 with a significant result for Bartlett’s sphericity test (p< 0.001). The TOSI-TR had a one-factor solution explaining 74.05% of the total variance. There was a significant correlation between TOSI-TR scores and QuickDASH (r=0.762, p<0.001), WORC (r =0.794, p<0.001), and VAS (r=0.663, p<0.001) scores. The WORC and VAS scores were significant determinants of the TOSI-TR score, explaining 65.3% of the variance. There were no floor or ceiling effects. Conclusion: The TOSI-TR is a reliable, valid, and feasible questionnaire for the QoL and functional status in Turkish-speaking patients with TOS. We recommend this 15-item scale for optimal assessment in patients with TOS.

Keywords

Thoracic outlet syndrome index, scale, cross-cultural adaptation

First Page

572

Last Page

578

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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