Validation of Indian Adaptation of Burn Outcomes Questionnaire-Hindi Version (I-BOQ-HV) for Pediatric Subgroup 5 to 18 Years.

The American Burn Association/Shriners Hospitals for Children Burn Outcomes Questionnaire (BOQ) is burn-specific quality of life assessment questionnaire for children. In this study, we modified the questionnaire to suit the Indian population and also translated it to Hindi. Three questions were modified according to its Indian context. One new question was added to the "Transfers and mobility" domain; a new domain "Economic impact" with two questions was added to study the economic impact on families. Twenty-five patients of age 5 to 18 years were included in the study. The Indian adaptation of Burn Outcome Questionnaire-Hindi Version 5 to 18 years (I-BOQ-HV 5-18 years) was found to be feasible in the Indian population. The internal consistency of the modified scale was good with all except one domain with Cronbach's alpha greater than 0.7. Test-retest reliability was done with intraclass correlation which was good, with values of greater than 0.7 for all domains. Pearson's correlation coefficient showed good discriminant validity between the domains. Factor analysis using principle component analysis with orthogonal rotation resulted in 10 of the 12 components with good factor loadings. The I-BOQ-HV 5 to 18 years has been shown to reliably predict quality of life of children with burns in India.