Validation of Bangla version of the epworth sleepiness scale: a tool for assessing daytime sleepiness.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the ESS Bangla version (ESS-B) for Bangla speaking population of Bangladesh.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 12 months. A total of 148 Bangla-speaking individuals aged 12-65 years were participated in this study.

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the English Lequesne Algofunctional index in to Bengali.

Background: This study was focused on translation and cultural adaptation of the English Lequesne Algofunctional index (LAI) into Bengali for patients with primary knee osteoarthritis (OA) and testing reliability and validity of the Bengali version of the LAI.

Methods: This study was carried out in the Department of Rheumatology, BSM Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Using the forward-backward method the English LAI was translated into Bengali including cultural adaptation.