Development and validation of Arabic version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

Introduction: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is widely used to predict and diagnose hospital anxiety and depression. It has been translated and validated in many languages, but the existing Arabic version was not validated in hospitalized patients. The aim was to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the HADS Questionnaire into Arabic language for in-patient use, especially for surgical wards.

Development and validation of Arabic version of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire.

Introduction: The Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) is a widely used tool for qualitative and quantitative pain assessment. Our aim was to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the SF-MPQ in Arabic.

Methods: A systematic translation process was used to translate the original English SF-MPQ into Arabic.