Quality of life in spinal cord injury patients with urinary difficulties : Development and validation of Qualiveen

Quality of life (QoL) may be severely affected in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and resulting urinary difficulties (UD). There is, however, a need for instruments capable of measuring QoL in these patients. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire suitable for use i...

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Veröffentlicht in:European urology 2001, Vol.39 (1), p.107-113
Hauptverfasser: COSTA, P, PERROUIN-VERBE, B, COLVEZ, A, DIDIER, J. P, MARQUIS, P, MARREL, A, AMARENCO, G, ESPIRAC, B, LERICHE, A
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Zusammenfassung:Quality of life (QoL) may be severely affected in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and resulting urinary difficulties (UD). There is, however, a need for instruments capable of measuring QoL in these patients. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire suitable for use in SCI patients with urinary disorders. Following patient interviews, a questionnaire was developed in French that was subjected to item reduction and cross-sectional validation. The resulting Qualiveen (Qualiveen is a pending registration trade mark of Coloplast A/S, DK-3050 Humlebaek, Denmark) questionnaire underwent multi-trait and principal component analysis and the test-retest reliability of the questionnaire was examined in stable patients. Patient interviews identified 257 concepts relevant to SCI patients with urinary disorders. Item reduction led to a 30-item questionnaire, which was psychometrically validated in 281 SCI patients with UD. The median age of patients was 41 years, 78% were male and the majority were paraplegic (55%). The construct and clinical validity of the Qualiveen was confirmed, as well as its reliability in patients whose condition was stable over a 15-day period. Patients confirmed that it was easy to understand, complete and comprehensive. The Qualiveen is a reliable and psychometrically validated instrument that may be used to measure the QoL of SCI patients with UD.
ISSN:0302-2838
1873-7560
DOI:10.1159/000052421