Validation of the Chinese version of the uterine fibroid symptom and health-related quality of life
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-567x.2017.07.005
- VernacularTitle:子宫肌瘤症状及健康相关生命质量问卷的引进及信度和效度验证
- Author:
Xiaoqian WANG
;
Lan ZHU
;
Tao XU
;
Lei ZHANG
;
Tao LYU
;
Rui CHEN
- Keywords:
Uterine neoplasms;
Quality of life;
Questionnaires;
Sickness impact profile;
Leiomyoma;
Reproducibility of results
- From:
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2017;52(7):455-460
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the uterine fibroid symptom and health-related quality of life (UFS-QOL) in patients with uterine fibroid. Methods The original English UFS-QOL was translated into Chinese and linguistically validated following the cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality of life measures. Patients recruited randomly from Peking Union Medical College Hospital from June 2013 to December 2016 were scheduled for two visits with 2 weeks apart, and they were surveyed through the Chinese version of UFS-QOL and short-form 12-item health survey (SF-12). The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of UFS-QOL were evaluated. Results A total of 190 uterine fibroid patients who met the criteria participated this study. The Chinese version of UFS-QOL had a high internal consistency (Cronbach′s α, uterine fibroid symptom severity scale:0.912, health-related quality of life scale: 0.976) and high test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient, 0.572 - 0.951, P<0.01). The symptom severity scores and SF-12 scores were negatively correlated (r=-0.813, P<0.01); the health-related quality of life scores and SF-12 scores were positively correlated (r=0.620, P<0.01). The factor analysis showed good construct validity. Conclusion Psychometric testing supports the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of UFS-QOL as an disease-specific measure of health-related quality of life.
