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The score results were correlated to the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire for convergent validity assessment, while discriminant validity was established through the ability of the LARS score to differentiate patients with different clinical and pathological criteria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Moroccan Arabic version of the LARS score was completed by 143 patients. The internal consistency was demonstrated through a cronbach alpha score of 0.66. The agreement between the test and retest was established by a Bland Altman plot with 95% limits of agreement. 85.6% of patients remained in the same LARS category. The LARS score showed negative correlation with all five of the QLQ-C30 functional scales as well as positive correlation to the diarrhea symptom scale. The questionnaire score differed between patients according to their tumor location, chemoradiotherapy, type of mesorectal excision and anastomosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Moroccan Arabic version of the LARS score shows good psychometric properties and can be used for bowel dysfunction assessment in clinical and research settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12876-020-01463-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,13]],"date-time":"2020-10-13T05:03:08Z","timestamp":1602565388000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Validation of the Moroccan arabic version of the low anterior resection syndrome score"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8218-3602","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hajar","family":"Essangri","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4329-2026","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohammed Anass","family":"Majbar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2769-1115","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amine","family":"Benkabbou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5346-4402","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Laila","family":"Amrani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8590-9333","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Raouf","family":"Mohsine","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1091-9446","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amine","family":"Souadka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"1463_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1589","DOI":"10.1097\/DCR.0b013e3182214f11","volume":"54","author":"AS Scheer","year":"2011","unstructured":"Scheer AS, Boushey RP, Liang S, Doucette S, O\u2019Connor AM, Moher D. 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