The validity of A new practical quality of life measure in patients on renal replacement therapy.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
A new quality of life measure, apart of the National Health and Welfare 2003 survey, is a promising tool for outcome evaluation of clinical practice due to its brevity, validity, reliability, and providing easy interpretation against general population norm-based scores. The measure consisting of 9-items, and so called 9-item Thai Health status Assessment Instrument (9-THAI) was used to assess its validity and reliability in patients on renal replacement therapy (RRT). MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
Three hundred and two patients on RRT who visited Srinagarind Hospital from March to May 2005 were studied Convergent and divergent validity were assessed using SF-36 as the concurrent measure. Concurrent validity was also assessed using hematocrit level and hospitalization history in the last year as concurrent clinical measures. Test-retest reliability was studied by repeated measure within one 1 month. Responsiveness of 9-THAI was studied in patients who reported health improvement.RESULTS:
Results of correlations between 9-THAI and SF-36 domains were as hypothesized 9-THAI scores were significantly correlated with hematocrit level and hospitalization history. The results confirmed the validity of 9-THAI for use as a quality of life measure. Intraclass correlation coefficients of 9-THAI scores in stable patients were satisfactory. Among patients on RRT who reported overall health improvement, 9-THAI scores significantly increased, thus adding further evidence of the responsiveness of 9-THAI.CONCLUSION:
The 9-THAI is a valid and reliable generic health status measure that can be used as an ideal core in a battery of quality of life measures in clinical practice for patients on RRT.
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Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Projetos de Pesquisa
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Tailândia
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Nível de Saúde
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Reprodutibilidade dos Testes
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Indicadores Básicos de Saúde
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Inquéritos Epidemiológicos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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