Translation Into Spanish Language (Mexico), Transcultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Quality of Life Questionnaire in Female Pattern Hair Loss

    November 2022 in “ Skin appendage disorders ”
    Nelly Alejandra Espinoza-González, Esther Carmona Hernandez, Hugo Vicente Martinez Suárez, Antonella Tosti
    Studysummary In this study, the authors successfully translated, culturally adapted, and validated the Women's Androgenetic Alopecia Quality of Life questionnaire into Spanish, demonstrating it as a reliable tool for assessing female pattern hair loss. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
    The study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the Women’s Androgenetic Alopecia Quality of Life (WAA-QoL) questionnaire into Spanish (WAA-QoL-sp). The translated questionnaire was administered to 453 women from various Spanish-speaking countries, with a median age of 39 years. The results showed high internal consistency, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.969, indicating that the WAA-QoL-sp is a reliable and valid tool for assessing quality of life in female pattern hair loss (FPHL) patients. However, the study's limitation was the diverse but not comprehensive sampling of Spanish-speaking countries.
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