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Needs evaluation questionnaire for liver disease: a novel assessment of unmet needs in patients with chronic liver disease
- Source :
- Hepatology Communications, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp e0007-e0007 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW, 2023.
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Abstract
- Patients with chronic liver disease face debilitating complications in their daily living and constantly report several types of unmet needs, but there is a paucity of validated questionnaires to assess these needs. In this study, we present the development of the Needs Evaluation Questionnaire for Liver Diseases (NEQ-LD) for the assessment of unmet needs in patients with chronic liver disease. Two hundred eighty-six outpatients with chronic liver diseases from a single tertiary referral center completed the NEQ-LD and related validity measures. Item response theory analyses were performed and demonstrated the strong psychometric properties of the questionnaire. Differential item functioning analyses showed that the scale functions equally across groups differing for age, sex, and presence of cirrhosis, suggesting the large applicability of the NEQ-LD for the assessment of unmet needs and between-group comparisons. Criterion validity measures provided evidence that unmet needs were positively associated with measures of depression and anxiety and negatively associated with measures of subjective well-being and physical and mental health. Unmet needs were expressed by a high percentage of patients, especially in the areas of information and dialogue with clinicians. One third of the sample reported material needs. Most of the items describing unmet needs were reported more frequently by patients with cirrhosis. Conclusion: We developed a reliable, valid, and largely employable instrument that can promote patient-centered care and facilitate support services in Hepatology.
- Subjects :
- Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
RC799-869
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2471254X and 00000000
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Hepatology Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.55c7b86f48a4d188d3ee97f09fa20d6
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/HC9.0000000000000007