Validation of the Spanish Wound-QoL Questionnaire
| Autor: | Conde Montero E, Sommer R, Augustin M, Blome C, Cabeza Martínez R, Horcajada Reales C, Alsina Gibert M, Ramón Sapena R, Peral Vázquez A, Montoro López J, Guisado Muñoz S, Pérez Jerónimo L, de la Cueva Dobao P, Kressel N, Mohr N |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Quality of life
Health care research Herida crónica Histology Calidad de vida Cuidado de la herida Patient-centred care Cuidado centrado en el paciente Dermatology Carga para el paciente Wound care humanities Pathology and Forensic Medicine Spain Investigación sanitaria Surveys and Questionnaires Patient burden Quality of Life Humans Female Translations Chronic wound Factor Analysis Statistical Aged |
| Zdroj: | Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas r-ISABIAL. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica y Sanitaria de Alicante instname |
| ISSN: | 2173-5778 0001-7310 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The Wound-QoL is a validated and feasible questionnaire for measuring disease-specific health-related quality of life in chronic wounds, originally developed for use in German. The objective of this study was to translate the Wound-QoL for use in clinical care and in clinical trials in Spain and to validate this version. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two independent fourth- and back translations of the Wound-QoL from the original German version were conducted, followed by an expert consensus of the resulting versions. After refinement, the final tool was piloted in N=10 patients and then used in the validation study. RESULTS: A total of 115 patients were recruited. Mean age was 69.5 (SD 14.5) years, 60.0% were female. The Spanish version of Wound-QoL showed high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha>0.8 in all scales). Factor analysis resulted in the same scales as the original version. There were satisfactory distribution characteristics of the global score and the subscales. Construct validity and convergent validity with other outcomes (generic QoL, healing rate) were satisfactory. The vast majority of patients considered the Wound-QoL a simple and feasible tool. Mean time needed for completing the questionnaire was 5minutes. Overall, 99.1% of the participants found it easy to understand the questions and 94.7% stated that the questionnaire suits the personal situation. CONCLUSIONS: The Spanish version of the Wound-QoL shows good validity in clinical practice. It can be recommended for use in clinical routine and trials. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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