Evaluation of Health Related Quality of Life and Patient Adherence in Case of Hungarian Patients Affected by Osteoarthritis

Translation and Cross-cultural adaptation process of the Osteoarthritis Knee and Hip Quality of Life questionnaire. According to granted guidelines, shared by the developer of the questionnaire, the study was conducted among Hungarian patients affected by osteoarthrosis.

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Key information

Conditions

Osteoarthritis Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Rheumatic Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

This prospective study was performed among patients diagnosed - by the doctors acting as the expert panel of this study - with OA of the lower limb. The recruitment period was: June 2017 and November 2017, in six hospitals situated in six different geographical regions of Hungary. The participating hospitals were selected in a way to represent different geographic and cultural areas of the country; the patients were selected randomly by the doctors of the given sites. The process was conducted with the contribution of: (1) Translation committee (4 members), (2) Our research team, as moderator (4 members), (3) Expert panel (6 doctors professors of the study sites: orthopaedists, rheumatologists, musculoskeletal rehabilitation doctors). The used instruments were for the validation process: Short version of World Health Organization Quality of life questionnaire (WHOQoL-BREF), EuroQuality of Life - 5-dimension questionnaire as generic quality of life measurement tools (EQ-5D - VAS). In addiction 99 patients filled the questionnaires in an appropriate way. The results were evaluated by 23.0 version of SPSS program.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

age over 18 years
clinically/doctor diagnosed knee and/or hip osteoarthritis
native Hungarian language
ability of self-filling and completely filled patient data sheet.

Exclusion criteria

age under 18 years
other type of OA osteoarthritis
psychiatric disorders
surgeries within 1 month
incapable of filling out the forms/tools

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Validity and Reliability of the translated and adapated questionnaire

Time frame: 17 months

The translated questionnaire was tested among affected patients. First of all the face and content validity were evaluated, namely how understandable is the translated questionnaire for patients with Hungarian native language. How many percent of the items were no answered. According to the shared guideline if more then 5 % of an item is not answered should be selected from the final version of the questionnaire - with the exception of the items based on sexual life(3 items). The research team noticed that face and content validity were adequate.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Szeged University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2018
First posted: Aug 5, 2019
Registry last updated: Aug 5, 2019

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