scholarly journals Validation of the Arabic version of swallowing quality of life questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rania Mohamed Abdou ◽  
Heba Elsayed Elsayed ◽  
Sally Mohamed Adel
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ◽  
Functional Domain ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Dysphagia is caused by sensorimotor function disruption of swallowing. In 2000, McHorney et al. first developed the SWAL-QOL (swallowing quality of life questionnaire). It is considered to be one of the initial self-rated tools which is dysphagia-specific. The SWAL-QOL has been translated into many languages such as Dutch, French, Chinese, Swedish, Persian, German, and Arabic (its linguistic validation was tested only but its validation and reliability has not been determined). The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Arabic version of SWAL-QOL (ASWAL-QOL) in adult patients complaining of oropharyngeal dysphagia. Patients were enrolled from the outpatient swallowing clinic of Main University hospitals starting from the first of March 2018 to the end of May 2019. According to these criteria, sums of 100 patients were involved in the study and they completed the ASWAL-QOL together with Dysphagia Handicap Index (DHI). Results There was a strong correlation between the eating desire, eating duration, and food selection in ASWAL-QOL and the functional domain in (DHI). This was found as well between mental health and social functioning in ASWAL-QOL and emotional domain in (DHI) that was used for convergent validity. While checking reliability, nearly most of the domains demonstrated stability over short term as well as excellent internal consistency reliability. Conclusion The current study illustrated that the ASWAL-QOL questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool to evaluate the impact of difficulties in swallowing on the quality of life in patients suffering from oropharyngeal dysphagia.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of Nasal Polyposis Quality of Life Questionnaire (NPQ)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Baiardini ◽  
Giovanni Paoletti ◽  
Alessia Mariani ◽  
Luca Malvezzi ◽  
Francesca Pirola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Nasal Polyposis ◽  
Minimal Important Difference ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
The Impact

Abstract BACKGROUND: To date, no disease-specific tool is available to assess the impact of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP) on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire specifically designed to this aim: the Nasal Polyposis Quality of Life questionnaire –NPQ.METHODS: According to the current guidelines, the development and validation of the NPQ occurred in two separate steps involving different groups of patients.RESULTS: In the development process of NPQ an initial list of items of 40 items was given to 60 patients with CRSwNP; the 27 most significant items were selected and converted into questions. The validation procedure involved 107 patients (mean age 52.9±12.4). NPQ revealed a five-dimensional structure and high levels of internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha 0.95). Convergent validity (Spearman’ coefficient r=0.75; p< 0.01), discriminant validity (sensitivity to VAS score), reliability in a sample of patients with a stable health status (Interclass Coefficient 0.882) were satisfactory. Responsiveness to clinical changes was accomplished. The minimal important difference was 7. CONCLUSIONS: NPQ is the first questionnaire for the assessment of HRQoL in CRSwNP. Our results provide that the new tool is valid, reliable, and sensitive to individual changes.

scholarly journals Quality of Life in POP: Validity, Reliability and Responsiveness of the Prolapse Quality of Life Questionnaire (P-QoL) in Spanish Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Sánchez-Sánchez ◽  
Maria José Yuste-Sánchez ◽  
Beatriz Arranz-Martín ◽  
Beatriz Navarro-Brazález ◽  
Helena Romay-Barrero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Spanish Women ◽  
The Impact

The Prolapse Quality of Life Questionnaire (P-QoL) is a specific questionnaire created to assess the impact of pelvic organ prolapse on women’s quality of life. The aim of the present study was to cross-culturally adapt and assess the psychometric properties of the P-QoL for Spanish women. The cross-cultural adaptation was conducted by a standardized translation/back-translation method. Psychometric analysis was performed by assessing the validity, reliability, responsiveness and feasibility. A total of 200 Spanish women were recruited and assigned to symptomatic and asymptomatic groups. The Spanish P-QoL version demonstrated good content validity. Convergent validity showed high intercorrelations with the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory short form and the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire short form. The discriminant validity showed statistically significant differences between the symptomatic and the asymptomatic groups. The internal consistency was high and of acceptable values. The test-retest reliability was shown to be high in all the cases. Regarding responsiveness, the effect size and standardized response mean demonstrated moderate values. The average time for administration was 10 (3) min. The Spanish P-QoL showed considerable support for the appropriate metric properties of validity, reliability, responsiveness and feasibility to evaluate the symptom severity and its impact on the quality of life in Spanish women with urogenital prolapse.

scholarly journals Occupational and non-occupational allergic contact dermatitis and quality of life: a prospective study

2013 ◽  
Vol 88 (4) ◽  
pp. 670-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catiussa Spode Brutti ◽  
Renan Rangel Bonamigo ◽  
Taciana Cappelletti ◽  
Gabriela Mynarski Martins-Costa ◽  
Ana Paula Salin Menegat
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Statistical Difference ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Nickel Sulphate ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
General Data ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Allergic Contact ◽  
The Impact

Attempted to evaluate and compare the impact on quality of life of occupational and non-occupational ACD and to identify the most frequently involved allergens. A quality of life questionnaire was applied. We noted moderate impact on the quality of life of both groups, without a statistical difference. Our study corroborates previous general data on the prevalence of nickel sulphate and paraphenylenediamine as the most common allergens. Potassium bichromate was shown to be one of the main occupational allergens and thimerosal as the main non-occupational allergen in our sample.

scholarly journals Translation, adaptation and initial validation of Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire: child form in Greek

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Morou ◽  
Georgios N. Lyrakos ◽  
Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos ◽  
Nikolaos Douladiris ◽  
Athina Tatsioni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Food Allergy ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Underlying Structure ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

The aim of the study is to determine the reliability and validity of the Greek version of the Food Allergy Quality of life Questionnaire- Child Form (FAQLQ-CF). After linguistic validation, the Greek FAQLQCF, Food Allergy Independent Measure (FAIM) and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL™) were used by a physician to interview children diagnosed with food allergy and aged 8-12 via telephone. Cronbach’s alpha was used to evaluate reliability, and factor analysis to assess construct validity. The correlation between FAQLQ-CF and FAIM was moderate (rho=0.509, P&lt;0.001) and internal consistency was strong (Cronbach’s alpha 0.905). FAQLQ-CF discriminated well each question’s contribution to children’s quality of life deterioration (32- 80%), each child’s quality of life (17-89%), children differing in doing things with others (total score 3.55 vs 2.57, difference =0.98 &gt; minimal clinical importance difference = 0.5; P&lt;0.001), but not children differing in reporting anaphylaxis. The total FAQLQ-CF score correlated with the total PedsQL™ score and with the score of one of PedsQL™ subscales, demonstrating convergent validity. Factor analysis uncovered an underlying structure of four factors, explaining 50% of the variance. We can conclude that Greek FAQLQ-CF is a reliable, valid, discriminant tool for interviewing food allergic children aged 8- 12, detecting those in need for immediate care.

scholarly journals The impact of sociodemographic factors on quality of life and functional impairment in patients treated of oropharyngeal carcinoma

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 598-606
Author(s):  
Jovica Milovanovic ◽  
Dragoslava Andrejic ◽  
Ana Jotic ◽  
Vojko Djukic ◽  
Oliver Toskovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oropharyngeal Cancer ◽  
Oropharyngeal Carcinoma ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
European Organization ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Hpv Status ◽  
Eortc Qlq ◽  
The Impact

Backround/Aim. Considering the distinct increase in the incidence of oropharyngeal cancer over oral cavity cancers and changing epidemiology with human papilloma virus (HPV) infection emerging as an important risk factor, there is a need to establish better treatment choices in specific groups of patients with oropharyngeal cancer. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life (QOL) and functional performance and the impact of different demographical data, stage of disease, and treatment type on these parameters in patients with oropharyngeal cancer with successfully achieved locoregional control a year after the treatment. Methods. Study included 87 patients who underwent QOL and functional impairment assessment 12 to 14 months after finished oncological treatment with the following questionnaires: the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of Life-Questionnaire-C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30), European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of- Life Questionnaire-Head and Neck 35 (EORTC QLQ-H&N35) and The Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS). Results. Specific groups of patients had significantly different post-treatment QOL scores. The factors associated with the worse QOL scores were female gender, not being in a partnership, level of education and HPV status. Conclusion. Clinicians should consider socioeconomic factors and HPV status in planning the recovery after treatment of patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma. Gender, education level and employment are the variables that form a certain risk profiles associated with the lower QOL.

scholarly journals The McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire-Revised (MQOL-R). Psychometric properties and validation of a Brazilian version on palliative care patients: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Vicuña Serrano ◽  
Gerardo Beltran Serrano ◽  
Iraci L. S. Torres ◽  
Roberta Rossi Graudner ◽  
Wolnei Caumo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Karnofsky Performance Scale ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Validity Criterion

Abstract Background To assess the psychometric properties, including internal consistency, construct validity, criterion validity, criterion-group validity, and responsiveness, the Reviewed McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire (MQOL-R), into Brazilian Portuguese-(BrP). Also, to analyze the relationship of the BrP-MQOL-R with the scores on the Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) and on the Numerical Pain Scale (NPS 0–10). Methods The BrP-MQOL-R was administered to a sample of 146 adults (men = 78). A team of experts translated the MQOL-R according to international guidelines. Convergent validity and Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed. Results The BrP-MQOL-R Cronbach’s alpha was 0.85. CFA supported the original four-factor structure, with the following revised model fit-indices: PCLOSE = 0.131, Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) rho 2 = 0.918, incremental fit index (IFI) delta 2 = 0.936. The convergence validity is supported by a significant correlation between BrP-MQOL-R total scores and their subscales with KPS and with the single item related to the quality of life. And by a converse correlation with the pain scores in the NPS (0–10). Receiver operator characteristics (ROC) analysis showed subjects with KPS equal to or lower than 30% could be discriminated from those with scores on KPS higher than 30% by an area under the curve (AUC) = 0.71, sensitivity = 97%, and specificity = 92%). Conclusion The BrP-MQOL-R proves to be a reliable instrument for assessing the quality of life (QOL) in palliative care (PC), with primary evidence of validity. BrP-MQOL-R presented adequate discriminate properties to identify distinct conditions that impact the QOL in PC.

Validation of an Argentine version of Lupus Quality of Life questionnaire

Lupus ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (14) ◽  
pp. 1615-1622 ◽  
Author(s):  
M A Machado Escobar ◽  
M S Yacuzzi ◽  
R N Martinez ◽  
L González Lucero ◽  
V I Bellomio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Damage Index ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
American College Of Rheumatology ◽  
Euroqol 5D

Objective To determine reproducibility and validity of an Argentine version of the Lupus Quality of Life questionnaire (LupusQoL) and to determine cut-off values in the questionnaire. Materials and methods One hundred and forty-seven systemic lupus erythematosus patients (American College of Rheumatology 1982/1997) were assessed from April 2014 to July 2014. Demographic and socioeconomic variables were collected, as well as SELENA/SLEDAI, Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index Score, comorbidities and treatment data. Patients completed LupusQoL-Argentine version and European Quality of Life Questionnaire (EuroQoL-5D). Internal consistency and reliability were examined. Convergent validity with EuroQoL-5D was assessed through analysis of latent classes, which established homogeneous categories from the responses of each domain of LupusQoL and for the total. Results Out of 147 patients, 93.2% were female, mean age 36.4 ± 11.1 years, mean disease duration 2.7 ± 9 years, mean SELENA/SLEDAI 2.7 ± 3 points. The cut-off point that defined good or bad quality of life was 0.739 for EuroQoL 5D and 63 for LupusQoL. Cut-off values for each LupusQoL domain were also defined, creating two classes in each of them. There was moderate to high concordance to classify quality of life (Kappa = 0.74, 95% confidence interval = 0.54, 0.95). Conclusion The Argentine version of LupusQoL is a valid, reliable and reproducible instrument to assess quality of life. In this study, cut-off points that allow the classification of patients regarding whether they have good or bad quality of life are established for the first time.

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