Validation of a russian-language version of the VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaire in patients with rheumatic diseases and lower extremity chronic venous diseases

Автор: Satybaldyeva M.A., Seredavkina N.V., Glukhova S.I., Gorskikh I.N., Reshetnyak T.M., Nasonov E.L.

Журнал: Научно-практическая ревматология @journal-rsp

Рубрика: Оригинальные исследования

Статья в выпуске: 5 т.55, 2017 года.

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Objective: to assess the psychometric properties (reliability, sensitivity, and validity) of a Russian-language version of the VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaire in patients with rheumatic diseases and lower extremity chronic venous diseases. Subjects and methods. The investigation enrolled 89 patients (66 (74%) women and 23 (26%) men) (their mean age was 46.3+13.4 years) with rheumatic diseases. The majority (n=62 (70%)) of patients were recorded to have a history of one case of venous thrombosis of the lower extremity; the others (n=27 (30%)) had more than one case of thrombosis. To calculate the scores the VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaire, a standard method proposed by its authors was used. The patients filled out the VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaire thrice: on inclusion, at 2 weeks, and at 6 months. Results and discussion. The internal consistency (Cronbach’s a coefficient) of VEINES-QOL and VEINES-Sym was equal to 0.973 and 0.975, respectively, which reflects the high level of reliability. The coefficient к varied from 0.825 to 1, which indicates good reproducibility (p

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Veines/qol-sym, venous thrombosis, rheumatic diseases, questionnaire validation, quality of life

Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/14945856

IDR: 14945856   |   DOI: 10.14412/1995-4484-2017-514-520

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