Open AccessA new tool to assess the quality of life of patients with rheumatoid arthritis that does not require a license: the QOL-RA II (Quality Of Life-Rheumatoid Arthritis Scale-II) questionnaire
Author(s) -
C. A. Isnardi,
Dafne Capelusnik,
Emilce Edith Schneeberger,
María de los Ángeles Correa,
Romina Lim,
María Hu,
María Janina Tapia,
Eduardo Kerzberg,
Eliana Blanco,
Federico Luján Benavídez,
Luciana González Lucero,
A. L. Barbaglia,
Marcela Bazzarelli,
Hernán Maldonado Ficco,
Silvana Pérez,
Claudia Hartvig,
Mariana Salcedo,
Gustavo Citera
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista argentina de reumatología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2362-3675
pISSN - 0327-4411
DOI - 10.47196/rar.v30i1.464
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , cronbach's alpha , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , multinomial logistic regression , logistic regression , cohort , psychometrics , clinical psychology , nursing , machine learning , computer science
We have recently validated the Quality of Life-Rheumatoid Arthritis Scale (QOL-RA). We have found some limitations, that is why, with the author’s permission, we have changed two questions and developed a new Spanish version, QOL-RA II. Objective: to validate the QOL-RA II in an Argentinean cohort of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Material and methods: cross-sectional study. Patients ≥18 years old, with a diagnosis of RA according to ACR-EULAR 2010 criteria were included. Sociodemographic data, comorbidities, RA characteristics, disease activity current treatment were registered. Questionnaires were administered: EQ-5D-3L, QOL-RA, HAQ-A and PHQ-9. The QOL-RA II was re-administered in 20 patients to evaluate reproducibility. Statistical analysis: Student´s T, ANOVA and Chi2 tests. Spearman correlation. Cronbach´s alpha. Reproducibility using ICC. Multinomial logistic regression with completed factorial model. Multiple linear regression.