Greek adapted Scoliosis Research Society
Reliability and validity of the adapted Greek version of Scoliosis Research Society Authors: Petros D Antonarakos, Labrini Katranitsa, Lefteris Angelis, Aristophanis Paganas, Errikos M Koen, Evangelos A Christodoulou and Anastasios G Christodoulou Published: 16 July 2009 Background The SRS-22 is a valid instrument for the assessment of the health related quality of life of patients with Idiopathic scoliosis. The SRS-22 questionnaire was developed in USA and has been widely used in the English speaking countries. Recently it has been translated and validated in many other languages. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the reliability and validity of the adapted Greek version of the refined Scoliosis Research Society-22 Questionnaire. Methods Following the steps of cross - cultural adaptation the adapted Greek version of the SRS-22 questionnaire and a validated Greek version of the SF-36 questionnaire were mailed to 68 patients treated surgically for Idiopathic Scoliosis. 51 out of...