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Translation and validation of the French version of the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Truncal Anterior Asymmetry Scoliosis Questionnaire (TAASQ)

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Purpose

Scoliosis is an abnormality which causes anterior trunk asymmetry. The Truncal Anterior Asymmetry Scoliosis Questionnaire-adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) (TAASQ) measures the feeling about anterior trunk appearance in girls with AIS. It comprises 14 questions which evaluate frontal asymmetry of breasts, shoulders, and waist as well as behavioral attitude. There is currently no validated questionnaire in French to evaluate truncal asymmetry in AIS girls. The aim of this study was to translate and validate the French version of the TAASQ (TAASQ-VF).

Methods

The study reports the translation and transcultural adaptation of the TAASQ into French. The translation was tested on 20 patients to verify comprehension and modify if necessary. To assess the reliability of the translated version, each domain as well as the total measure were tested for internal consistency. Convergent validity was evaluated on 63 patients and test–retest on a sample of 15.

Results

The translation and content validation process resulted in a French version of the TAASQ. Internal consistency was over 0.80 for each item, over 0.70 for each domain, and 0.88 for the total scores. SAQ were used to perform convergent validity with TAASQ-VF. The TAASQ-FV correlated well with many of the SAQ domains (p < 0.05) and every TAASQ-FV domain correlated with at least one SAQ domain (p < 0.05). Test–retest reliability for the total score and for each domain was good.

Conclusion

The translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the TAASQ questionnaire provides a French version that can measure the feeling about frontal appearance in girls with idiopathic scoliosis.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Pellegrin University Hospital, Place Amélie Raba-Léon, 33076, Bordeaux, France

    Toul-La Alhada, Clémence Pfirrmann, Maya Loot, Luke Harper & Yan Lefèvre

  2. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery-Burns-Hand Surgery, CFXM-Pellegrin University Hospital, Place Amelie Rabat Leon, 33076, Bordeaux, France

    Louis-Charles Castel

  3. Department of Visceral Surgery, Haut Leveque University Hospital, Avenue du Haut Leveque, 33600, Pessac, France

    Laure Davoust

  4. Spine Center, 6 Rue de Bellinière, 49800, Trélazé, France

    Audrey Angelliaume

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Made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; or the creation of new software used in the work: Toul-La Alhada, Louis Charles Castel, Clémence Pfirrmann, Audrey Angelliaume, Luke Harper, Yan Lefevre; drafted the work or revised it critically for important intellectual content: Toul-La Alhada, Clémence Pfirrmann, Laure Davoust, Maya Loot, and Audrey Angelliaume; approved the version to be published: Toul-La Alhada, Louis Charles Castel, Clémence Pfirrmann, Laure Davoust, Maya Loot, Audrey Angelliaume, Luke Harper, and Yan Lefevre; agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved: Toul-La Alhada, Louis Charles Castel, Clémence Pfirrmann, Laure Davoust, Maya Loot, Audrey Angelliaume, Luke Harper, and Yan Lefevre.

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Alhada, TL., Castel, LC., Pfirrmann, C. et al. Translation and validation of the French version of the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Truncal Anterior Asymmetry Scoliosis Questionnaire (TAASQ). Spine Deform 11, 1363–1369 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-023-00736-4

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