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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Dermatol. 2011 Oct;50(10):1249–1254. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.04894.x

Table 1.

Original and back-translated versions of four items in Skindex-16 and classification of equivalence of translation

Original version Back-translated version Equivalence
4. Your skin being irritated Your skin failing to get peace Satisfactory
8. Frustration about your skin condition Hating yourself and everything around you because of your skin condition Almost satisfactory
9. Embarrassment about your skin condition Feeling ashamed of your skin condition Almost satisfactory
14. Your skin condition making it hard to show affection Your skin condition making it hard to show your love for others Satisfactory