Cultural adaptation and validation of Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale for Turkish use

Clinical evaluation is an important phase of general patient follow-up. Besides physical examination and other complementary imaging modalities, scales that patients themselves interpret are becoming increasingly popular [1,2]. In addition to assessing treatment efficacy, these scales are beneficial to clinicians because they provide data that can help in treatment planning on the basis of the degree of impairment of the patient ’s functioning [3]. Cultural adaptation of scales is an important issue.

Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - March 24, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Mine Seyyah, Saadet Ufuk Yurdalan Source Type: research