Content comparison of health-related quality of life instruments for COPD

Stucki, Armin; Stucki, Gerold; Cieza, Alarcos; Schuurmans, Macé M; Kostanjsek, Nenad; Ruof, Jörg (2007). Content comparison of health-related quality of life instruments for COPD. Respiratory medicine, 101(6), pp. 1113-22. London: Elsevier 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.11.016

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BACKGROUND: Due to the increasing importance of quality of life assessments in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, and the increased use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) for comparative purposes it is essential to understand the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQL) instruments and the ICF. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare the content of recommended COPD-specific HRQL instruments using the ICF as reference. COPD-specific instruments mentioned in widely accepted guidelines were linked to the ICF using standardized linking rules. The degree of agreement between various health professionals was assessed by calculating the kappa statistic. RESULTS: Eleven instruments were included. They varied strongly in the number of concepts contained and the number of ICF categories used to map these concepts. A total of 548 concepts were identified and linked to 60 different ICF categories. Only the single category 'dyspnea' was covered by all instruments, whilst 21 categories were unique to specific instruments. The relationships of the measures with the ICF were identified. CONCLUSIONS: This study may aid researchers and clinicians to choose the most appropriate instrument for a specific purpose as well as help compare studies that have used different instruments for HRQL assessment.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of General Internal Medicine (DAIM) > Clinic of General Internal Medicine > Centre of Competence for General Internal Medicine

UniBE Contributor:

Stucki, Armin Niklaus

ISSN:

0954-6111

ISBN:

17215114

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 15:01

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:19

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.rmed.2006.11.016

PubMed ID:

17215114

Web of Science ID:

000247313000009

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/26595 (FactScience: 73638)

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