Quality of life following acute deep vein thrombosis: the cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the VEINES-QOL/Sym scale: a Turkish version study


Cirak Y., SAVCI S., Karahan Z., Demirkilic U.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.659-668, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

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Background: This study aims to translate and make cultural adaptation of a widely used Venous Insufficiency Epidemiologic and Economic Study Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (VEINES-QOL/Sym) into Turkish according to international guidelines and to statistically evaluate its validity and reliability by administering it to Turkish-speaking patients with acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT).