Abstract
Method
One hundred and fifty-five consecutive adult patients awaiting liver transplantation completed the Persian version of CLDQ
and the short-form health survey (SF-36). The etiology of cirrhosis, Child Pugh classification and Model for End stage Liver
Disease (MELD) scores were taken from medical records.
and the short-form health survey (SF-36). The etiology of cirrhosis, Child Pugh classification and Model for End stage Liver
Disease (MELD) scores were taken from medical records.
Results
The scaling success rate for convergent validity was 100% for all domains, and the success rate for item discriminant validity
was 95.8% (139/145). The internal consistency (Cronbach α) for the domains ranged from 0.65 to 0.89. Multitrait–multimethod
correlation matrix and factor analysis revealed that the CLDQ and SF-36 measure different constructs of quality of life.
was 95.8% (139/145). The internal consistency (Cronbach α) for the domains ranged from 0.65 to 0.89. Multitrait–multimethod
correlation matrix and factor analysis revealed that the CLDQ and SF-36 measure different constructs of quality of life.
Conclusion
The Persian version of the CLDQ, a disease-specific questionnaire for measuring health-related quality of life, is accepted
by liver transplantation candidates with adequate reliability and validity. There is no significant correlation of Child Pugh
classification and MELD score with quality of life.
by liver transplantation candidates with adequate reliability and validity. There is no significant correlation of Child Pugh
classification and MELD score with quality of life.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Brief Communication
- Pages 1-7
- DOI 10.1007/s11136-011-0059-5
- Authors
- Hilda Mahmoudi, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Anesthesia Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Peyman Jafari, Department of Biostatistics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Mahvash Alizadeh-Naini, Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Internal Medicine Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Siyavash Gholami, Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Seyed Ali Malek-Hosseini, Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Sina Ghaffaripour, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Journal Quality of Life Research
- Online ISSN 1573-2649
- Print ISSN 0962-9343