Rochat, Mathilde; Méan, Marie; Limacher, Andreas; Hugli, Olivier; Klok, Frederikus A; Cohn, Danny M; Aujesky, Drahomir (2014). Quality of life after pulmonary embolism: validation of the French version of the PEmb-QoL questionnaire. Health and quality of life outcomes, 12(174), p. 174. BioMed Central 10.1186/s12955-014-0174-4
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BackgroundThe 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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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of General Internal Medicine (DAIM) > Clinic of General Internal Medicine > Centre of Competence for General Internal Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > CTU Bern |
UniBE Contributor: |
Méan Pascual, Marie, Limacher, Andreas, Aujesky, Drahomir |
ISSN: |
1477-7525 |
Publisher: |
BioMed Central |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Doris Kopp Heim |
Date Deposited: |
06 Feb 2015 14:14 |
Last Modified: |
20 Feb 2024 14:17 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1186/s12955-014-0174-4 |
PubMed ID: |
25464821 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.62633 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/62633 |
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