Resumen de Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the RhinAsthma Patient Perspective (RAPP) in Spanish

Ignacio Javier Ansotegui Zubeldia, C. Braidi, G. Molinengo, B. Loera, I.G.S. Gonzalez, M. Sánchez-Borges, G.W. Canonica, I. Baiardini

• Objective the RhinAsthma Patient Perspective (RAPP) is the only available tool to assess HRQoL in daily practice. The aim of this study is to cross-culturally validate the RAPP in Spanish.

  Methods The RAPP was translated into Spanish. Adult patients receiving usual care for asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) were recruited consecutively and assessed twice with a four-week interval between visits to test the psychometric properties of the questionnaire.

  Results 149 patients (62.8% female) with a mean age of 37.7 years completed the study. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the uni-dimensional structure of the questionnaire. Internal consistency (0.73 at visit 1; 0.87 at visit 2), convergent and discriminant validity (p<.05 at both visits) were satisfactory. Reliability was confirmed by an ICC of 0.69 and a CCC of 0.74. Responsiveness was supported by a significant association with VAS (r=0.28, p<0.003) and ACT (r=−0.35, p<0.01). The minimal clinical difference (MID) value in the analyzed population was 2.

  Conclusions The Spanish version of RAPP was demonstrated to have satisfactory psychometric properties and is a valid, reliable and responsive tool for the assessment of asthma and AR HRQoL in clinical practice.