Abstract: The aim of this study was to translate and linguistically validate the patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument BODY-Q Chest Module, designed to measure outcomes following chest contouring surgery. The BODY-Q Chest Module includes two scales that measure appearance of chest and nipples. The translation and validation were performed according to the guidelines from the world health organization (WHO) and the international society for pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research (ISPOR). This approach involved two independent forward translations, a ...
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Medical physics
Applied psychology
Medical education