The population being targeted is Hepatitis C patients. We want to evaluate their quality of life but with validated questionnaire, good enough Cronbach's alpha. Last but not the least thing i would like to add is, it should be available on simple permission and/or free of cost.
Thanking in advance
Hello,
I have not seen the full text of this:
Gralnek, I. M., Hays, R. D., Kilbourne, A., Rosen, H. R., Keeffe, E. B., Artinian, L., ... & Martin, P. (2000). Development and evaluation of the liver disease quality of life instrument in persons with advanced, chronic liver disease—the LDQOL 1.0. The American journal of gastroenterology, 95(12), 3552-3565.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12177372
Prof Ronald D Hays is a ResearchGate member.
http://hpm.ph.ucla.edu/ronald-hays
But see from this full text (below) that the above might be useful:
Casanovas, T., Jané, L., Herdman, M., Casado, A., Garcia, B., Prat, B., & Fabregat, J. (2010). Assessing outcomes in liver disease patients: reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the Liver Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (LDQOL 1.0). Value in Health, 13(4), 455-462.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/41147587
I don't know if the authors of this paper (which is on ResearchGate) could help:
Youssef, N. F., El Kassas, M., Farag, A., & Shepherd, A. (2017). Health-related quality of Life in patients with chronic hepatitis C receiving Sofosbuvir-based treatment, with and without Interferon: a prospective observational study in Egypt. BMC gastroenterology, 17(1), 18.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312713146
I don't know if these papers are of interest:
Borgaonkar, M. R., & Irvine, E. J. (2000). Quality of life measurement in gastrointestinal and liver disorders. Gut, 47(3), 444-454.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12381036
Desmorat, H., Combis, J. M., & Pradat, P. (2008). Assessment of quality-of-life in chronic hepatitis C: effect of treatment.
http://www.em-consulte.com/en/article/159043
Minghua Q et al (2016) Study on Short Version of Liver Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (LDQOL) and Its Reliability and Validity. Chemo Open Access 5:215. doi: 10.4172/2167-7700.1000215
https://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/study-on-short-version-of-liver-disease-quality-of-life-questionnaire-ldqoland-its-reliability-and-validity-2167-7700-1000215.php?aid=81321
Very best wishes,
Mary
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Hi Dr.
this link can help you
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4768563/
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › NCBI › Literature › PubMed Central (PMC
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