Zahra Taheri Kharame,  Majideh Heravi-Karimooi,  Nahid Rejeh,  Ebrahim Hajizadeh,  Ali Montazeri. Translation and validation study of the Iranian version of Seattle Angina Questionnaire.  Payesh 2013; 12 (1) :79-87
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                    1- Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran 
 2- Research Center of Client Education and Management - Elderly Health Research Group, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran 
 3- Department of Biostatistics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran 
 4- Mental Health Research Group, Health Metrics Research Center, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, Tehran, Iran 
                    
                    
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                    Objective (s): To translate and evaluate the validity and reliability of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire, as a disease-specific quality of life scale in patients with angina pectoris.
Method: After permission, the questionnaire was translated. Then face validity, content validity, concurrent validity and criterion validity were determined. In order to evaluate the construct validity, known-groups comparison (patients with and without chest symptoms) was performed and to determine its criterion validity the Short Form 36 (SF-36) was used. Cronbach's alpha coefficients and the test retest were used to assess the scale reliability. 100 patients with angina pectoris participated in this study. 
Results: The criterion validity showed high and significant correlation between most SAQ and SF-36 scores. Cronbach’s alpha of the total scale was 0.85 and test-retest reliability (ICC) within 2 weeks, in all dimensions was greater than 0. 90. 
Conclusion: The findings suggest that the SAQ is a valid and reliable disease-specific scale and can be considered for measuring health outcomes in research and clinical settings.
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    type of study:  
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Accepted: 2012/12/23 | ePublished ahead of print: 2013/01/1 | Published: 2013/01/15