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The validity of A new practical quality of life measure in patients on renal replacement therapy.
Artigo em Inglês | IMSEAR | ID: sea-38345
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 AND

METHOD:

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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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático) Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Projetos de Pesquisa / Tailândia / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino / Nível de Saúde / Reprodutibilidade dos Testes / Indicadores Básicos de Saúde / Inquéritos Epidemiológicos Tipo de estudo: Estudo de etiologia / Pesquisa qualitativa / Fatores de risco País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Ano de publicação: 2006 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático) Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Projetos de Pesquisa / Tailândia / Feminino / Humanos / Masculino / Nível de Saúde / Reprodutibilidade dos Testes / Indicadores Básicos de Saúde / Inquéritos Epidemiológicos Tipo de estudo: Estudo de etiologia / Pesquisa qualitativa / Fatores de risco País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Ano de publicação: 2006 Tipo de documento: Artigo