Evaluation of reliability and validity of application of the Chinese version of walking impairment questionnaire in patients with type 2 diabetic

VernacularTitle:行走受损问卷在2型糖尿病患者中应用的信效度评价
Author: Jie WANG ; Yongzhen MO ; Ling CHEN ; Yan CUI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Walking impairment questionnaire; Type 2 diabetic; Reliability; Validity
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2010;26(5):65-67
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the raliability and validity of walking impairment questionnaire applied to assess the walking ability of patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods One hundred and twenty-six patients with type 2 diabetes were selected. WIQ, SF-36 and 6-minute walk test were used to collect da-ta that was conducted for reliability analysis, correlation analysis and independent-samples t test to evaluate the reliability and validity. Results The internal consistency determined by Cronhach's α was 0.867 for the total WIQ score. Significnat correlations were found between WIQ and 6MWD, also between WIQ and physical domains of SF-36. compared with patients over seventy-one years old, the score of WIQ including the distance, speed, stair climbing and total score is significantly higher than that in patients aged seventy-one or less than seventy-one years old. Conclusions The Chinese version of WIQ is a simple, valid and reliable, clinically relevant tool to assess the walking ability of patients with type 2 diabetes.