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PubMed2005

Responsiveness of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire and the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire in carpal tunnel surgery.

PURPOSE: Symptom resolution and functional improvement are the 2 primary reasons for patients to seek treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). This study aimed to measure the responsiveness of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ) and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) when evaluating outcomes after carpal tunnel surgery. METHODS: Fifty patients prospectively completed the MHQ and the DASH before and 6 months after open carpal tunnel release. Data were analyzed using paired t tests and responsiveness to clinical change was calculated by using standardized response means (SRMs). RESULTS: All domains of the MHQ significantly improved after carpal tunnel release: the pain scale had a large SRM of 0.9 and the function scale showed medium responsiveness of 0.6. The combined function/symptom scale of the DASH significantly improved after surgery; the SRM revealed a medium effect of 0.7. CONCLUSIONS: The MHQ and the DASH are both responsive in measuring outcomes of carpal tunnel surgery. The MHQ has subscales that can measure symptom and function improvement independently. The MHQ and the DASH can be used for outcomes research related to carpal tunnel surgery with the advantage of also being useful for assessing and comparing outcomes for various other hand disorders.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed2004

Ethnic differences in pain coping: factor structure of the coping strategies questionnaire and coping strategies questionnaire-revised.

UNLABELLED: Coping has been examined extensively in the pain literature, although coping instruments have been typically validated in clinical populations with little ethnic diversity. This study examined the factor structure of the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ) and the CSQ-Revised (CSQ-R) in 650 healthy male and female African American (44%) and white (56%) subjects and explored associations of coping to health and pain-related measures. Factor analyses revealed 6 components for each ethnic group, accounting for comparable amounts of variance and resembling previously reported CSQ subscales. Internal consistency for both ethnic groups was acceptable (0.72-0.91). There were significant main effects for ethnicity on 4 of the CSQ-R scales (P < .05). No ethnic differences in pain or health variables emerged, although when split into high-pain versus minimal-pain groups, differences were revealed on catastrophizing. Results indicate that the factor structure of the CSQ-R in healthy adults is similar to clinical populations and is comparable across African American and white subjects. Group differences on CSQ-R scales suggest potentially important ethnic influences on pain coping. These findings support the use of the CSQ-R to assess coping in African Americans and in healthy young adults. Additional clinical research is needed to determine the practical importance of group differences in pain coping. PERSPECTIVE: Coping has been examined extensively in the pain literature, although coping instruments typically have been validated in clinical populations with little ethnic diversity. This study examines the factor structure of the CSQ-Revised in an ethnically diverse population and supports the use of the CSQ-R to assess coping in African Americans and in healthy young adults.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1995

[The quality-of-life questionnaire with asthma patients: the Spanish version of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire].

This paper describes the translation to Castilian and adaptation of a quality of life measurement instrument: the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ). The AQLQ, developed by Juniper et al, contains 32 items, 5 of which relate to habitual activities that the patient can choose from among a list of 26 possibilities. Answers are given on a scale of 7 points. To adapt this instrument for use in Spain, we subjected it to a process of translation/back translation by bilingual informants. The translated and original versions of each item, activity and answer option were evaluated as being totally equivalent (A), fairly equivalent but with some questionable wording (B), or of questionable equivalence (C). The naturalness and correctness of the Spanish version were also evaluated on a scale of 1 to 10. Three (9%) items and 1 (4%) activity were considered to be of questionable equivalence (C) and 12 (37%) items and 1 activity (4%) were considered to be of type B equivalence. The questionable aspects of types B and C equivalence were discussed in 2 meetings, along with expressions that were equivalent but unnatural or grammatically incorrect; the first meeting involved researchers and translators and the second was held with a group of 6 asthmatics. Consensus was finally obtained for each item and activity included in the second draft. That draft was then administered to another group of 7 patients in order to check comprehension and equivalence, after which a definitive version was produced by the researchers.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Asthma↗
PubMed1998

Measurement of walking endurance and walking velocity with questionnaire: validation of the walking impairment questionnaire in men and women with peripheral arterial disease.

OBJECTIVES: The Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WIQ) was designed to measure community walking ability in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication. We compared the WIQ scores to objective measures of walking in a heterogeneous group of patients with and without PAD. METHODS: The study was designed as a cross-sectional study, with the setting in an academic medical center. The subjects were patients with PAD (n = 145) who were identified from a noninvasive vascular laboratory at an academic medical center. The patients without PAD (n = 65) were identified from a general medicine practice. The average number of comorbidities was 2.03 for patients with PAD and 1.52 for patients without PAD. Among the patients with PAD, 28% had classical intermittent claudication symptoms and 55% had exertional leg symptoms other than claudication. The main outcome measures were the WIQ estimates of the patient-reported walking distance and walking speed on a scale of 0 to 100. Walking endurance was measured objectively with the 6-minute walk. Walking velocity was measured with a 4-m walk. PAD and PAD severity were defined with the ankle brachial index. RESULTS: The Spearman rank correlation coefficients (rho) between the WIQ distance score and the 6-minute walk score were 0.557 among patients with PAD (P <.001) and 0.484 among patients without PAD (P <.001). The correlation coefficients between the WIQ speed score and the usual-paced 4-m walk score were 0.528 among patients with PAD (P <.001) and 0.524 among patients without PAD (P <.001). The correlations were not affected by the presence versus the absence of intermittent claudication, by PAD severity, or by the presence of 2 or more versus less than 2 comorbid illnesses. The WIQ scores in the highest and lowest quartiles were the most closely associated with the objective measures of function. CONCLUSION: The WIQ is a valid measure of community walking ability in a heterogeneous group of patients with and without PAD. The WIQ discriminates best among patients in the highest and the lowest quartiles of walking speed and endurance.

Aged↗
PubMed1999

Development of a disease specific quality of life (QoL) questionnaire module to supplement the EORTC core cancer QoL questionnaire, the QLQ-C30 in patients with pancreatic cancer. EORTC Study Group on Quality of Life.

There is overwhelming consensus that quality of life assessment is urgently required in pancreatic cancer, yet little research has been conducted. We report on the development of a disease specific questionnaire module to supplement the EORTC core cancer module, the QLQ-C30 in patients with pancreatic cancer, using EORTC quality of life study group guidelines for module development. Relevant QoL issues were generated from literature searches and interviews with health professionals and patients with pancreatic cancer. Issues were constructed into items and provisionally translated. The provisional module was pretested in patients in 8 European centres. The resulting module the QLQ-PAN26 includes 26 items related to disease symptoms, treatment side-effects and emotional issues specific to pancreatic cancer. This should ensure that the module will be sensitive to assess the small but important disease and treatment related QoL changes in pancreatic cancer. The use of the QLQ-C30 and QLQ-PAN26 will provide a comprehensive system of QoL assessment in international trials of pancreatic cancer.

Adult↗
PubMed2003

Self-administered food frequency questionnaire used in the 5-year follow-up survey of the JPHC Study: questionnaire structure, computation algorithms, and area-based mean intake.

In this section we described the structure of the self-administered semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire used in the 5-year follow-up survey of the JPHC study, the computation algorithms, and the area-based mean intakes of nutrients and food groups in the subjects of the validation study. The FFQ consists of five sections: 1) semiquantitative frequency questions for rice and miso (fermented soybean paste)-soup, 2) those for alcoholic beverages, 3) those for vitamin supplements, 4) those for foods and beverages, and 5) questions on dietary and cooking behaviors. From the questions, intakes of nutrients and foods by food groups were computed. Although most of them were computed from the frequency and relative portion size indicated in the replies, together with the fixed portion size, a seasonal coefficient was added in the computation of vegetables and fruits. Only frequency of intake and fixed portion size were used for computation of beverages. Sugar and cream added in coffee and tea were computed from the frequency of coffee and tea intake. The intakes of cooking oil, cooking salt (sodium), and salt in noodle-soup were estimated from the questions of relative preference of oil, salt, and noodle-soup.

Algorithms↗
PubMed2000

[St. George's Hospital questionnaire (St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire) as an instrument for quality of life assessment in respiratory tract diseases].

St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) is one of the main measures of the quality of life in patients with pulmonary diseases. We review the literature concentrating the use of SGRQ in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchectases, interstitial lung disease and in adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARSD).

Asthma↗
PubMed2001

[The quality of life in head and neck cancer patients: description of randomized examination formula based on standardized questionnaires EORTC QLQ C-30, EORTC QTQ-H-N35 and Kiel Questionnaire].

The notion of quality of life (QL) was first introduced in the US in the 50-ies. This notion is much broader then health, it is a personal, subjective feeling of well-being that comes from actual, widely-meant life experiences. The QL is not a measurable value, however, it may be assessed by means of appropriate indices. In the contemporary holistic attitude to a patient, in modern oncology, QL has become a parameter of equal importance to other values characterizing the treatment success, as important as numbers describing e.g. mean survival, disease free survival, or neoplasm controlled survival. Head and neck neoplasms bring about deterioration of the basic functions of the organism such as: breathing, swallowing, speaking and senses: hearing, taste and smell. Application of treatment may intensify pain, dyspnea, hoarseness or cause any kind of discomfort. It influences directly the patients' family and social life. Comparison of QL of patients treated for larynx, tongue, tonsill, glands, and paranasal sinuses neoplasms depending on localisation of primary foci, advancement of the disease, the applied treatment and its radicality, age, sex, place of living (town/country), and educational level. Correlation between the subjectively assessed QL and the objectively evaluated condition of the patient is measured. In ENT Dept. K. Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences 46 patients were examined from May to September 2000. EORTC QLQ C-30, EORTC QLQ-Head and Neck and HAD scale were used. Kiel Questionnaire was introduced in September. The main reason for introducing it was the fact, that surgery is the method of choice in the treatment of head and neck malignancies in our Dept. The team composed of a psychologist and an ENT doctor has been working together on objective assessment of each patient. The QL assessment may be of practical importance when trying to improve the model of health care in cases of oncological patients. This knowledge enables us to learn how the accompanying side effects of therapy influence the QL of our patients, and how these problems may be overcome by proper education, advice, and support provided by the qualified staff. The authors are evaluating the QL in the period of 2, 6 months and 1 year after surgery in patients not supported psychologically. Our goal, in the future, is to introduce the psychological treatment, i.e. repetitive meetings in small groups, conducted by a psychologist. We have contacted 4 major ENT centers in Poland in order to coordinate the research on detailed assessment of QL in Head and Neck Cancer Patients in Poland. The results will be presented in the further publications.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell↗
PubMed1997

[Translation and validation of the questionnaire "Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire, 1990].

OBJECTIVE: The Tinnitus Handicap Questionnaire (THQ) measures subjective tinnitus handicap in terms of emotional, social, and health impact (factor 1), hearing (factor 2), and perception of tinnitus (factor 3). A French version of the THQ was used with 178 tinnitus sufferers in ENT consultation. Internal validity was confirmed by correlations between (i) semigroups of items (Cronbach's alpha), (ii) item and total scores, and (iii) individual items, for each factor (Pearson's r), and was found to be strong (alpha = .90). All items (except 25 and 26) showed strong total-score correlations (.30 < or = r < or = .74). All factor 1 items intercorrelated strongly (.34 < or = r < or = .70). The factor 2 axis was coherent, with interitem correlations between .46 and .74, and its concurrent validation in strong factor 2 items correlations with hearing loss, if any (multiple linear regression: r = .67, p < .0001). Moreover, hearing-impaired (mean = 44.47 +/- 31.13) and normal-hearing (mean = 15.2 +/- 21.10) factor 2 scores were significantly different. CONCLUSION: As with the original THQ, factor 3 items were not strongly intercorrelated; moreover, items 25 and 26 failed to correlate with total score, suggesting that factor 3 is to be regarded with great caution.

Adolescent↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[Validity and reliability of the anticipatory cognition questionnaire. Study Group ACQ. Anticipatory cognition questionnaire].

INTRODUCTION: From the cognitive perspective, the inability in order to advance the future positively, it is an essential characteristic in the depression. The Anticipatory Cognitions Questionnaire (ACQ), with eight items with a proposal cognitive-anticipatory, has been developed with the objective of detecting cases of depression by means of the screening of the existence of that difficulty of bringing forward. MATERIAL AND METHODS: It have been carried out a multicentric study between Spain and several countries of Spanish America (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico and Venezuela). For it, a Spanish version of the ACQ was used, agreed between the investigators of both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Were interviewed 291 out and in depressed patients (CIE-10), and 158 healthy controls. Evaluated them in four serial occasions (two for the controls), using the ACQ, the Hamilton's and Zung's scales for Depression, and a Global Clinical Impression. RESULTS: From their outputs seems to deduce that the ACQ has a good internal consistency (alpha = 0.72), elevated temporal reliability (r = 0.81, good screening capacity for depression with a cut-off equal to "7" (kappa = 0.48-0.70), and good sensitivity to change. CONCLUSIONS: Everything it support that ACQ, in their Spanish version, it is an useful instrument for the ends that was developed.

Adult↗
PubMed1992

Questionnaire development: an examination of the Nordic Musculoskeletal questionnaire.

This paper describes the outcome of user trials of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire which encompassed the views of the following groups: data entry clerks, technical staff, administrative clerks and 481 subjects employed in 10 supermarkets. A significant number of improvements was identified, especially concerning its wording, layout and administration. This has led to a standardized version being produced for use in studying the prevalence of reported symptoms in many types of occupational groups.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1994

[Assessment of "craving" in alcoholic patients using a new questionnaire (Lübeck Craving-Recurrence Risk Questionnaire)].

This paper describes the development of a new instrument for measurement of craving in alcohol dependent patients. Craving is measured by self-statements. 146 alcoholics were examined. The results show that craving depends on situational factors, varying with the time of day and place. The severity of craving 30 days before inpatient treatment is shown. Four empirically substantiated subscales of psychological craving are presented. In the discussion the quality of the new questionnaire is assessed and connections to research on relapse are established. Finally, the importance of coping with craving in the prevention of relapse is pointed out.

Adult↗
PubMed1994

[The tinnitus questionnaire. A standard instrument for grading the degree of tinnitus. Results of a multicenter study with the tinnitus questionnaire].

The clinical examination of patients with severe and chronic tinnitus must include associated psychological disturbances. The present paper describes traditional diagnostic methods of ENT practice as well as the Tinnitus Questionnaire (TQ) which has been evaluated in a number of studies. This instrument differentiates between emotional and cognitive distress, auditory perceptual difficulties and self-experienced intrusiveness produced by the tinnitus. The results of a German multicenter study are presented which show that the TQ can be used to demonstrate differences of tinnitus distress under different clinical conditions (e.g., ENT clinic vs psychosomatic clinic and in- vs out-patient care). The TQ can be employed for comparative studies in different tinnitus-related institutions and for the evaluation of the relative effects of different treatment approaches.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed2005

The development of the Indian vision function questionnaire: questionnaire content.

AIM: To elicit problem statements describing the consequences of vision impairment as a first step towards the development of a vision related quality of life instrument for use in India METHODS: 46 focus groups were conducted in three regions of India. Separate focus groups were held for men and women and according to disease categories: cataract (24), glaucoma (six), diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration (10), and "mixed low vision" (six). Facilitators followed a topic guide and sessions were audio taped and transcribed. Problem statements were extracted and coded and summarised into major problem domain areas. RESULTS: Nearly 5000 problem statements, an average of 15 statements per participant, were consolidated into 18 broad domain areas. The most important problem areas accounting for over 50% of all statements were ambulation, household or occupational activities, vision symptoms, and people recognition. A further quarter of statements related to difficulties with eating and drinking, psychological concerns, self care, reading, and watching television. Problem statements were similar across the disease groups, although rankings varied. CONCLUSIONS: The functional and psychological impacts described by visually impaired participants in India are similar to those reported in other population settings although the context and impact of problems vary.

Activities of Daily Living↗