Hareendran, A., Doll, H., Wild, D.J., Moffatt, C.J., Musgrove, E., Wheatley, C. and Franks, P.J. (2007) The venous leg ulcer quality of life (VLU-QoL) questionnaire: development and psychometric validation. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 15(4), pp. 465-473. (doi: 10.1111/j.1524-475X.2007.00253.x)
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Abstract
To develop and validate a disease-specific quality of life (QoL) measure, based on the conceptual model of the SKINDEX-29 for patients with a chronic venous leg ulcer (VLU), in-depth interviews, and focus groups of patients (n=36) with VLU were used to generate VLU-specific items. These items were added to selected SKINDEX-29 items that were adapted for use in VLU. Further samples of VLU patients were used for item reduction (n=124) and to assess the psychometric properties of the new tool (n=120). The final VLU-QoL contained 34 items: 17 items adapted from the SKINDEX-29 and 17 VLU-specific items. Factor analysis of the items confirmed the existence of three hypothesized domains: Activities (12 items), Psychological (12 items), and Symptom Distress (10 items). Reliability in terms of internal consistency and test-retest reliability was found to be good. The measure was also found to be valid and responsive to clinical change. The VLU-QoL has good psychometric properties. The instrument's sensitivity to differences in clinical outcome and responsiveness to change in clinical parameters makes it a useful tool to assess the outcomes of treatment from the patients' perspective.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Franks, Professor Peter |
| Authors: | Hareendran, A., Doll, H., Wild, D.J., Moffatt, C.J., Musgrove, E., Wheatley, C., and Franks, P.J. |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RD Surgery R Medicine > RL Dermatology R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing > Nursing and Health Care |
| Journal Name: | Wound Repair and Regeneration |
| ISSN: | 1067-1927 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1524-475X |
| Published Online: | 23 July 2007 |
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