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Validation of the Brazilian version of Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire.
- Source :
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Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation [Qual Life Res] 2013 Feb; Vol. 22 (1), pp. 167-72. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Mar 03. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Purpose: The aim of this study was to validate the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) for use in Brazilian population.<br />Method: A total of 200 patients with chronic liver disease and varying disease severity answered a socio-demographic questionnaire, t CLDQ, and the Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36 (SF-36). Patients returned in 1-15 days to answer CLDQ again. The Cronbach's alpha of the total CLDQ score was 0.95 and fluctuated between 0.69 and 0.83 in its six domains.<br />Results: The intra-class correlation between total CLDQ scores in two evaluations was 0.97 and in all domains was >0.93. CLDQ was moderately correlated with the SF-36, 0.63 (total CLDQ vs. vitality, SF-36), 0.62 (CLDQ and mental health, SF-36), 0.62 (preoccupation, CLDQ, vs. General Health, SF-36), 0.59 (fatigue, CLDQ, vs. vitality, SF-36), 0.59 (activity, CLDQ, vs. vitality, SF-36), and 0.59 (fatigue, CLDQ, vs. mental health, SF-36). The highest scores were found in non-cirrhotic group. Child A patients had higher average scores than Child B and C groups in all domains, while patients with MELD <15 scored higher than patients with MELD ≥15.<br />Conclusion: CLDQ-BR was validated in Brazilian population and was appropriate for use in patients with liver disease of different etiologies and degrees of severity.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Brazil
Child
Chronic Disease
Female
Humans
Liver Diseases ethnology
Liver Transplantation
Male
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Psychometrics instrumentation
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Sickness Impact Profile
Socioeconomic Factors
Translations
Liver Diseases psychology
Quality of Life
Surveys and Questionnaires
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-2649
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22388695
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-012-0138-2