The Moroccan Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)-Child Scale: Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation.

Objective The objective of this study was to perform a cross-cultural validation and adaptation of the Moroccan Dialectal Arabic version of the Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)-Child scale. Methodology Two groups of participants were recruited: a group of children affected by knee problems and another group serving as a control, free of any knee pathology. Participants were asked to complete the KOOS-Child scale twice with a minimum interval of 15 days.

Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Morocco: A Cost-of-Illness Study.

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem. The aim of this study is to estimate the mean annual direct medical cost per patient with CKD before the start of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in Morocco.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional cost-of-illness study, using a prevalence approach among adults with CKD before RRT in a Moroccan university hospital.

Validation of the Moroccan Arabic Version of the Pediatric International Knee Documentation Committee Score (Pedi-IKDC) Questionnaire for Children With Knee Disorders.

Background The Pedi International Knee Documentation Committee (Pedi-IKDC) is a questionnaire for the evaluation of knee function in children and adolescents with knee disorders. It has been translated and validated into many languages. The aim of this study was to translate this questionnaire into Moroccan Arabic and evaluate its psychometric properties in a pediatric population.

Cluster analysis of dietary patterns associated with colorectal cancer derived from a Moroccan case-control study.

Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a global public health problem. There is strong indication that nutrition could be an important component of primary prevention. Dietary patterns are a powerful technique for understanding the relationship between diet and cancer varying across populations.

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Moroccan version of the incontinence quality of life questionnaire (I-QoL) in urinary incontinence patients.

Objective: Because of the importance and prevalence of incontinence in women, there is growing interest in the development and use of well-designed quality of life questionnaires. The objective of this study is to adapt and validate, the I-QoL, a quality of life questionnaire, in Moroccan dialect, and to assess its psychometric properties in people suffering from urinary incontinence STUDY DESIGN: One hundred patients (77 % female) with a symptom of urinary incontinence participated in the study and filled out the Moroccan version of the questionnaire. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire were assessed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α), the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and confirmatory factor analysis.