The Australian Vascular Quality of Life Index (AUSVIQUOL): An Improved Clinical Quality of Life Tool for Peripheral Vascular Disease
Autor: | E. Hinton, Alan R. Scott, K.L.A. Borchard, Munroe Smith |
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Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Quality of Life (QOL) Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) Severity of Illness Index Quality of life Internal consistency Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Outpatient clinic Health Status Indicators Humans Clinical quality Prospective Studies Aged Medicine(all) Peripheral Vascular Diseases business.industry Vascular disease Medical Outcomes Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) Australia Reproducibility of Results Intermittent Claudication medicine.disease Peripheral Cross-Sectional Studies Physical therapy Quality of Life Health survey Regression Analysis Female Surgery Claudication medicine.symptom business Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine |
Zdroj: | Journal of Vascular Surgery. 46(2) |
ISSN: | 0741-5214 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.06.007 |
Popis: | ObjectivesTo validate the Australian Vascular Quality of Life Index (AUSVIQUOL) as a quality of life (QOL) tool appropriate for peripheral vascular disease patients in the clinical setting.DesignCross-sectional study.MaterialsThe study group consisted of 71 patients with vascular claudication of varying severity attending a tertiary hospital outpatient department.MethodsThe results of the AUSVIQUOL and Medical Outcomes Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) were compared through factor and regression analyses. A group of 12 patients was then reassessed to compare the reliability and internal consistency of the two indices.ResultsThe AUSVIQUOL took less time to complete than the SF-36 (3.27 v 10.79min; p |
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