Translation of the Quality of Life for Eating Disorders questionnaire into Hindi

Objective: The Quality of Life for Eating Disorders questionnaire was translated into Hindi (QOL ED-H) using the forward-backward translation procedure for use with Indian females. Method: A total of ninety-five females were recruited from two secondary schools and one tertiary college from Delhi, India. They were aged between 14 and 37 years, ranging from low to high socioeconomic status communities. A psychologist and teacher produced a preliminary Hindi version, which was back-translated by the psychologist and a journalist and any disparity was checked. The Hindi and English versions were administered one week apart to the same participants, the order being randomised. Results: Repeated measures analysis revealed no significant differences in QOL ED scores (global and subscores) between the Hindi and English versions, when controlled for age. Conclusion: The QOL ED-H can be used to assess eating and exercise disordered thinking, feeling, behaviours, psychological feelings and daily living in Indian females of all SES groups. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.