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Validation of the SF-36 in patients with endometriosis
- Source :
- Quality of Life Research
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVES: Endometriosis presents with significant pain as the most common symptom. Generic health measures can allow comparisons across diseases or populations. However, the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36) has not been validated for this disease. The goal of this study was to validate the SF-36 (version 2) for endometriosis. METHODS: Using data from two clinical trials (N = 252 and 198) of treatment for endometriosis, a full complement of psychometric analyses was performed. Additional instruments included a pain visual analog scale (VAS); a physician-completed questionnaire based on patient interview (modified Biberoglu and Behrman--B&B); clinical global impression of change (CGI-C); and patient satisfaction with treatment. RESULTS: Bodily pain (BP) and the Physical Component Summary Score (PCS) were correlated with the pain VAS at baseline and over time and the B&B at baseline and end of study. In addition, those who had the greatest change in BP and PCS also reported the greatest change on CGI-C and patient satisfaction with treatment. Other subscales showed smaller, but significant, correlations with change in the pain VAS, CGI-C, and patient satisfaction with treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The SF-36--particularly BP and the PCS--appears to be a valid and responsive measure for endometriosis and its treatment.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Psychometrics
SF-36
Visual Analog Scale
Visual analogue scale
Health-related quality of life
Statistics as Topic
Endometriosis
Pain
Severity of Illness Index
Article
Patient satisfaction
Quality of life
Sickness Impact Profile
Surveys and Questionnaires
Severity of illness
medicine
Humans
Psychometric validation
Pain Measurement
Analysis of Variance
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Reproducibility of Results
medicine.disease
humanities
Treatment Outcome
Patient Satisfaction
Physical therapy
Clinical Global Impression
Quality of Life
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15732649 and 09629343
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5e7f6e9c162d2d2e3c6194f161523084