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QualiPso questionnaire found to be valid to assess HRQoL in patients with psoriasis
QualiPso questionnaire found to be valid to assess HRQoL in patients with psoriasis
A French study developed and validated a standardized tool to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a cohort of 569 patients with psoriasis. A draft questionnaire was created based on individual interviews of 50 patients by psychologists; 56 items were retained and validated and this became the QualiPso questionnaire. Four subscales from the questionnaire were derived from factor analysis. These accounted for 60% of the common variance and comprised: disturbances of social life, impact on mental health, concern for treatment outcomes and skin symptoms. The Cronenbach alpha coefficients were 0.948, 0.932, 0.873 and 0.772, respectively. The QualiPso questionnaire seems to be a reliable and valid measure of a patient's psychosocial status ...
Last updated: Thursday, December 29, 2011
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