Croatian translation and adaptation of the 5-D Itch scale
Autori:
Vibor Šeša, Kristian Lewis, Viktor Domislović, Iva Košuta, Maja Sremac, Anna Mrzljak
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Summary
Introduction: Pruritus is a frequent symptom associated with various medical conditions that seriously affect the quality of life (QOL) and negatively impact one’s mood, sleep quality, work, and social functioning. The 5-D Itch Scale is a user-friendly questionnaire applicable across various diseases to evaluate pruritus. There are no similar tools in Croatian. Our aim was to produce a linguistically adapted Croatian version of the 5-D Itch Scale to be used in the Croatian-speaking area to evaluate pruritus. Material and Methods: 5-D Itch Scale was developed for the English-speaking population by Elman et al. It consists of five domains: duration, degree, direction, disability and distribution, and is based on multiple-choice questions. The protocolized translation process (translation/ back-translation) was followed according to the Sousa et al. Results: Most items were translated directly without modification. A few items required modification to adapt the scale to the Croatian linguistic and cultural context; the term “scale” (“mjerilo”) was replaced with “ljestvica”; “direction” (“smjer”) was changed to “tijek”; “disability” (“invalidnost”) was replaced with “nesposobnost”, “thighs” (“natkoljenice”) was replaced with “bedra”; “lower legs” (“donje noge”) was replaced with “potkoljenice.” The final version of the Croatian translation of 5-D Itch Scale is entiteled “Ljestvica za procjenu svrbeža u 5 koraka”. Conclusion: The 5-D Itch Scale is a patient-related outcome measure instrument to assess pruritus in different patient populations. 5-D Itch Scale was translated and adapted into Croatian using the standard translation/back-translation procedure. The Croatian version may be a useful tool for evaluating pruritus in the Croatian-speaking population in clinical studies and practice.