Quality of life after pulmonary embolism: validation of the French version of the PEmb-QoL questionnaire.
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Etat: Public
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ID Serval
serval:BIB_5959D477B1CD
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Quality of life after pulmonary embolism: validation of the French version of the PEmb-QoL questionnaire.
Périodique
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
ISSN
1477-7525 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1477-7525
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2014
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
12
Numéro
1
Pages
174
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: ARTICLE
Résumé
Background The PEmb-QoL is a validated 40-item questionnaire to quantify health-related quality of life in patients having experienced pulmonary embolism (PE). It covers six health dimensions: frequency of complaints, activities of daily living limitations, work-related problems, social limitations, intensity of complaints, and emotional complaints. Originally developed in Dutch and English, we sought to prospectively validate the psychometric properties of a French version of the PEmb-QoL.MethodsWe performed a forward and backward translation of the English version of the PEmb-QoL into French. French-speaking consecutive adult patients with an acute, objectively confirmed PE admitted to the emergency department of a Swiss university hospital between 08/2009 and 09/2011 were recruited telephonically. We used standard psychometric tests and criteria to evaluate the acceptability, reliability, and validity of the French version of the PEmb-QoL. We also performed an exploratory factor analysis.ResultsOverall, 102 patients were enrolled in the study. The French version of the PEmb-QoL showed good reliability (internal consistency, item¿total and inter-item correlations), reproducibility (test-retest reliability), and validity (convergent, discriminant) in French-speaking patients with PE. The exploratory factor analysis suggested three underlying dimensions: limitations in daily activity (items 4b-m, 5a-d), symptoms (items 1a-h and 7), and emotional complaints (items 9a-f and j).ConclusionWe successfully validated the French version of the PEmb-QoL questionnaire in patients with PE. Our results show that the PEmb-QoL is a valuable tool for assessing health-related quality of life after PE in French-speaking patients.
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Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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