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Conference Paper: Validity and psychometrics of the Chinese (Hong Kong) version of the chronic liver disease questionnaire

TitleValidity and psychometrics of the Chinese (Hong Kong) version of the chronic liver disease questionnaire
Authors
Issue Date2007
PublisherSpringer Verlag Dordrecht.
Citation
The 14th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL 2007), Toronto, Canada, 10-13 October 2007. In Conference Proceedings, 2007, p. A-48, abstract no. 25/1472 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: The Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) is the first available and widely used disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measure for chronic liver disease. It has been adapted to different countries but it has not been validated in the Cantonese-speaking Chinese population in Hong Kong (HK) where 8% of the population has chronic hepatitis B infection. Aim: The aim of this study is to translate, validate and test the psychometric properties of the CLDQ for the Chinese population in HK so that we can have a disease-specific HRQOL measures to evaluate the impact of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infections.and the effectiveness of treatment. Methods: The Chinese (HK) CLDQ was tested on 150 patients in HK. Each patient completed a structured questionnaire on morbidity and socio-demographic, the Chinese (HK) CLDQ and Chinese (HK) SF-36 administered by a trained interviewer. Scaling assumptions were tested by item-domain correlations. Internal reliability was measured by the Cronbach's alpha coefficient (CAC). Two-week test-retest reliability was assessed by intra-class correlation (ICC) coefficients in patients with stable condition. Validity was determined by Spearman correlations between corresponding CLDQ and SF-36 domain scores. The mean CLDQ scores between patients with uncomplicated and complicated CHB groups were compared. Results: The sample consisted of 73 uncomplicated CHB (normal liver function) and 77 complicated (cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma) patients, and 71.3% of them were male. Corresponding item-domain correlations within the same domain were similar and ranged from 0.43 to 0.85 for different domains. Internal consistency (CAC>0.70) and test-retest reliability (ICC=0.59-0.89) were acceptable for all domains. Validity was supported by moderate to strong correlations between the CLDQ and SF-36 scores of similar domains. The mean scores of CLDQ were significantly lower in complicated than uncomplicated CHB for all domains except emotional function, supporting sensitivity. Conclusions: The CLDQ has been shown to be valid, reliable and sensitive for evaluating the HRQOL the Chinese CHB patients in HK.
DescriptionConference Theme: Health Related QOL Research: From Measurement to Understanding
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86614
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.3
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dc.contributor.authorLam, ETPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, CLKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, GMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMcGhee, SMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, CLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, RMFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFong, DYTen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:19:12Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:19:12Z-
dc.date.issued2007en_HK
dc.identifier.citationThe 14th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL 2007), Toronto, Canada, 10-13 October 2007. In Conference Proceedings, 2007, p. A-48, abstract no. 25/1472en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0962-9343en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86614-
dc.descriptionConference Theme: Health Related QOL Research: From Measurement to Understanding-
dc.description.abstractBackground: The Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) is the first available and widely used disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measure for chronic liver disease. It has been adapted to different countries but it has not been validated in the Cantonese-speaking Chinese population in Hong Kong (HK) where 8% of the population has chronic hepatitis B infection. Aim: The aim of this study is to translate, validate and test the psychometric properties of the CLDQ for the Chinese population in HK so that we can have a disease-specific HRQOL measures to evaluate the impact of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infections.and the effectiveness of treatment. Methods: The Chinese (HK) CLDQ was tested on 150 patients in HK. Each patient completed a structured questionnaire on morbidity and socio-demographic, the Chinese (HK) CLDQ and Chinese (HK) SF-36 administered by a trained interviewer. Scaling assumptions were tested by item-domain correlations. Internal reliability was measured by the Cronbach's alpha coefficient (CAC). Two-week test-retest reliability was assessed by intra-class correlation (ICC) coefficients in patients with stable condition. Validity was determined by Spearman correlations between corresponding CLDQ and SF-36 domain scores. The mean CLDQ scores between patients with uncomplicated and complicated CHB groups were compared. Results: The sample consisted of 73 uncomplicated CHB (normal liver function) and 77 complicated (cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma) patients, and 71.3% of them were male. Corresponding item-domain correlations within the same domain were similar and ranged from 0.43 to 0.85 for different domains. Internal consistency (CAC>0.70) and test-retest reliability (ICC=0.59-0.89) were acceptable for all domains. Validity was supported by moderate to strong correlations between the CLDQ and SF-36 scores of similar domains. The mean scores of CLDQ were significantly lower in complicated than uncomplicated CHB for all domains except emotional function, supporting sensitivity. Conclusions: The CLDQ has been shown to be valid, reliable and sensitive for evaluating the HRQOL the Chinese CHB patients in HK.-
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherSpringer Verlag Dordrecht.en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofQuality of Life Researchen_HK
dc.rightsThe original publication is available at www.springerlink.com-
dc.titleValidity and psychometrics of the Chinese (Hong Kong) version of the chronic liver disease questionnaireen_HK
dc.typeConference_Paperen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailLam, CLK: clklam@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailLeung, GM: gmleung@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailMcGhee, SM: smmcghee@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailLai, CL: hrmelcl@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailYuen, RMF: mfyuen@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailFong, DYT: dytfong@hku.hk, dytfong@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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