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Psychometric Properties of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life–36 Questionnaire (KDQOL-36™).
- Source :
- Western Journal of Nursing Research; Aug2016, Vol. 38 Issue 8, p1067-1082, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The Kidney Disease Quality of Life–36 Questionnaire (KDQOL-36™), modified by RAND, has been widely used for measurement of quality of life among hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis patients. The purpose of this study was to refine and evaluate, by using confirmatory factor analysis, the structure of the KDQOL-36™ when the questionnaire was used to evaluate chronic kidney disease patients in Stages 1 to 5 in Taiwan. The psychometric properties of the translated version were determined among Mandarin-speaking adults (N = 428). Because the sample data did not fit the hypothetical model, one item was deleted and nine error terms were estimated. After improving the model fit, the modified model was presented as follows: χ<superscript>2</superscript> = 1390.903, χ<superscript>2</superscript>/df = 2.711, p < .001, goodness-of-fit index = .833, adjusted goodness-of-fit index = .806, root mean square error of approximation = .063. According to the study results, the researchers suggest that because of content overlap, some items may be deducted from the KDQOL-36™. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- QUALITY of life
CHI-squared test
STATISTICAL correlation
FACTOR analysis
GOODNESS-of-fit tests
KIDNEY diseases
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL records
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH evaluation
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
TRANSLATIONS
MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques
CROSS-sectional method
SEVERITY of illness index
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
PATIENTS' attitudes
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01939459
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Western Journal of Nursing Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 116699420
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945916640765