The Quebec Sleep Questionnaire on quality of life in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: translation into Portuguese and cross-cultural adaptation for use in Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To translate the Quebec Sleep Questionnaire (QSQ), a specific instrument for the assessment of quality of life in patients with sleep obstructive apnea, into Portuguese and to create a version that is cross-culturally adapted for use in Brazil. Methods: The Portuguese-languag...

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Main Authors: José Tavares de Melo Júnior, Rosemeri Maurici, Michelle Gonçalves de Souza Tavares, Marcia Margareth Menezes Pizzichini, Emilio Pizzichini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2017-07-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132017000500331&lng=en&tlng=en