Open AccessTranslation and validation of the traditional Chinese version of the Constipation Severity Instrument
Author(s) -
Yi-Jian Tsai,
Yiwen Yang,
Yuan–Tzu Lan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000462
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , intraclass correlation , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , convergent validity , constipation , reliability (semiconductor) , physical therapy , outpatient clinic , psychometrics , clinical psychology , internal consistency , power (physics) , physics , nursing , quantum mechanics
The Constipation Severity Instrument (CSI) is a well-validated measure for assessing constipation severity. At present, no translated traditional Chinese version of the scale is available. We aimed to develop a traditional Chinese version of the CSI and to validate the translated version.