RUSSIAN VERSION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE THE KIDNEY DISEASE AND QUALITY OF LIFE SHORT FORM (KDQOL-SF TM) A VALUABLE DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT FOR ASSESSING QUALITY OF LIFE OF DIALYSIS PATIENTS
https://doi.org/10.24884/1561-6274-2007-11-1-64-70
Abstract
THE AIM of the investigation was translation into Russian and cultural adaptation of questionnaire "THE KIDNEY DISEASE AND QUALITY OF LIFE SHORT FORM (KDQOL-SFtm) version 1.3, and an assessment of its reliability and validity. PATIENTS AND METHODS. Chronic hemodialysis patients (n=91) were examined. THE KIDNEY DISEASE AND QUAUTYOF LIFE SHORT FORM (KDQOL-SF"") includes 36 questions from SF-36 (a general questionnaire for measuring quality of life (QL) independent of the kind of disease), 43 questions showing the specificity of dialysis therapy, and one question allowing an assessment of health as a whole. The process of realizing the Russian version of the questionnaire included translation into Russian, reversed translation into English, assessment of quality of the translation made by the authors of the initial English language version, translators, a coordinator of the project in Russia, a nephrologist. The reliability and validity of the Russian version of the questionnaire were estimated. RESULTS. For seven scales specific for dialysis the Kronbach reliability coefficient alpha was within the limits from 0.72 to 0.86 which corresponds to a sufficiently high co-ordination of the questionnaire points included in these scales. Reliable correlations were established between the scales of the questionnaire KDQOL-SFlm specific for dialysis and scales of the general questionnaire SF-36, that evidences constructive validity of the KDQOL-SF lm method. CONCLUSION. The Russian version of the questionnaire KDQOL-SFtm 1.3 has been developed and its reliability and validity demonstrated. The results obtained allow recommendation of the Russian version of the questionnaire KDQOL-SFlm 1.3 to be used for an assessment of effectiveness of different kinds of substitution renal therapy and for monitoring QL of dialysis patients. It is the first standardized questionnaire in Russian intended for a thorough assessment of QL of patients with chronic kidney disease.
About the Author
I. A. Vasilieva
Научно-исследовательский институт нефрологии Санкт-Петербургского государственного медицинского университета им. акад. И.П.
Павлова
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Vasilieva I.A. RUSSIAN VERSION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE THE KIDNEY DISEASE AND QUALITY OF LIFE SHORT FORM (KDQOL-SF TM) A VALUABLE DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT FOR ASSESSING QUALITY OF LIFE OF DIALYSIS PATIENTS. Nephrology (Saint-Petersburg). 2007;11(1):64-70. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24884/1561-6274-2007-11-1-64-70
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