Stefano Salciccia, Martina Maggi, Marco Frisenda, Lucia Finistauri Guacci, Sanie Hoxha, Leslie C Licari, Pietro Viscuso, Alessandro Gentilucci, Francesco Del Giudice, Ettore DE Berardinis, Susanna Cattarino, Gianna Mariotti, Antonio Tufano, Mauro DE Dominicis, Gian P Ricciuti, Alessandro Sciarra, Kristina L Penniston, Martina Moriconi
BACKGROUND: Urolithiasis is a chronic condition, and it has been associated with a significant negative impact on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Several tools to assess patients' HRQOL have been validated in Italian, however disease-specific HRQOL instruments are still lacking. We aimed to develop and validate the Italian version of the WISQOL (I-WISQOL) in patients with urolithiasis. METHODS: The Italian version of the WISQOL was developed in a multistep process involving primary translation, back-translation, and pilot testing among a group of patients (N...
April 17, 2023: Minerva urology and nephrology