Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery

Purpose of the study: To examine validity and reliability of the Arabic version of Short form 36 healths Survey Questionnaire to measure the recovery of quality of life of burn survivors. Methods: - Arabic translation and adaptation of the SF-36 scale were obtained by the {u2018}{u2018}forward/backward translation{u2019}{u2019} method. Then forty patients of both sex (22males and 18females) had been selected randomly from Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinic (Burn and Surgery Unit) Cairo University, Om Elmasryeen Hospital and Ahmed Maher Hospital from May 2015 to March 2016. All patients suffered from burn injury ranged from 20-30 TBSA% affecting upper and lower limbs .Their ages ranged from 20 to 40 years. The patients were able to read Arabic. They were asked to fill the Arabic version of SF-36 questionnaire twice with one week interval between them with the same investigator. Results: The internal consistency of Arabic version of the SF-36 was assessed by Cronbach alpha coefficient. The Cronbach alpha was good (Ü=0.8). Test-retest reliability was assessed using Pearson Correlation Coefficient (PCC). There was a strong direct relationship between pre-score and post-score (PCC=0.873).The results showed that there was no significant difference in both scores in respect to age , gender and duration from injury but showed that educational level and TBSA caused significant differences in the results. Conclusion: This study concluded that the Arabic SF-36 is a valid and reliable measure of quality of life for Egyptian burned patients to measure the recovery of quality of life after burn

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