Reference : OAKHQOL: a new instrument to measure quality of live in knee and hip Osteoarthritis
Scientific journals : Article
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Sociology & social sciences
Human health sciences : Public health, health care sciences & services
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/1673
OAKHQOL: a new instrument to measure quality of live in knee and hip Osteoarthritis
English
Rat, AC. [> >]
Coste, J. [> >]
Pouchot, J. [> >]
Baumann, Michèle mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
2005
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Elsevier
58
47-55
Yes (verified by ORBilu)
International
0895-4356
New York
NY
[en] Quality of life ; Psychometry ; Osteoarthritis
[en] To develop a questionnaire with which to measure quality of life (QoL) in patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA). Study Design and Setting: Thirty-two caregivers and 96 OA patients were interviewed individually (using cognitive and face-to-face techniques) and in focus groups. A group of experts working independently at first and then consensually used the interview transcripts to generate a 46-item questionnaire. Results: Analysis of questionnaires completed by 263 patients with hip or knee OA resulted in the exclusion of three items (two because of low reliability and one because of a low response rate). Principal component analysis revealed four factors: physical activity, mental health, social functioning, and social support. A pain dimension was individualized. Preliminary testing showed the reliability of the five dimensions to be satisfactory (intraclass correlation coefficients: 0.70–0.85), construct validity was adequate when correlated with the SF36 (Spearman correlation coefficients: 0.43–0.75), and discrimination was satisfactory. The osteoarthritis knee and hip quality of life questionnaire (OAKHQOL) consists of 43 items in five dimensions and three independent items. Conclusion: TheOAKHQOLis the first specific knee and hipOAquality of life instrument. Its development followed an a priori structured strategy to ensure content validity. It meets psychometric requirements for validity and reliability.
Researchers ; Students
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/1673
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.04.011

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