Italian validation of INQoL, a quality of life questionnaire for adults with muscle diseases
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2010
Citazione:
Italian validation of INQoL, a quality of life questionnaire for adults with muscle diseases / V. Sansone, M. Panzeri, M. Montanari, G. Apolone, S. Gandossini, M.R. Rose, L. Politano, C. Solimene, G. Siciliano, L. Volpi, C. Angelini, A. Palmieri, A. Toscano, O. Musumeci, T. Mongini, L. Vercelli, R. Massa, M.B. Panico, M. Gandi, G. Meola. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 1351-5101. - 17:9(2010), pp. 1178-1187. [10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.02992.x]
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A quality of life (QoL) questionnaire for neuromuscular diseases was recently constructed and validated in the United Kingdom in a sample of adult patients with a variety of muscle disorders. Preliminary results suggested it could be a more relevant and practical measure of QoL in muscle diseases than generic health measures of QoL. The purpose of our work was: (i) To validate INQoL in Italy on a larger sample of adult patients with muscle diseases (ii) to compare INQoL to SF-36.
METHODS: We have translated into Italian and applied language adaptations to the original UK INQoL version. We studied 1092 patients with different muscle disorders and performed (i) test-retest reliability (n = 80); (ii) psychometric (n = 345), known-group (n = 1092), external criterion (n = 70), and concurrent validity with SF-36 (n = 183).
RESULTS: We have translated and formally validated the Italian version of INQoL confirming and extending results obtained in the United Kingdom. In addition to good results in terms of reliability, known-group and criterion validity, a comparison with the SF-36 scales showed a stronger association between INQoL total index and SF-36 physical (r = -0.72) than mental (r = -0.38) summary health indexes. When considering comparable domains of INQoL and SF-36 with respect to an objective measure of muscle strength assessment (MMRC), regression analysis showed a stronger correlation using INQoL rather than SF-36 scores.
CONCLUSIONS: INQoL is recommended to assess QoL in muscle diseases because of its ability to capture physical limitations that are specifically relevant to the muscle condition.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
INQoL; muscle diseases; quality of life; SF-36
Elenco autori:
V. Sansone, M. Panzeri, M. Montanari, G. Apolone, S. Gandossini, M.R. Rose, L. Politano, C. Solimene, G. Siciliano, L. Volpi, C. Angelini, A. Palmieri, A. Toscano, O. Musumeci, T. Mongini, L. Vercelli, R. Massa, M.B. Panico, M. Gandi, G. Meola
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