Validity and reliability of Turkish version of rhinitis and mini-rhinitis quality of life questionnaires

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dc.contributor.authorYuksel H.
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz O.
dc.contributor.authorAlkan S.
dc.contributor.authorBayrak Deǧirmenci P.
dc.contributor.authorKirmaz C.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:21:29Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:21:29Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractBackground: The aim of the present study was to develop the Turkish version of Rhinitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RQLQ) and mini-RQLQ for clinical and research purposes. Methods: Study included 55 patients with Allergic Rhinitis (AR), aged 18-69. Demographic characteristics and symptom score (T4SS) were recorded. All patients filled in the Turkish RQLQ and mini-RQLQ. Reliability analysis included internal consistency and item-total score correlations. Construct validity analysis was performed by Known Group method by correlation of RQLQ and mini-RQLQ scores with T4SS and SF36. Results: Mean age of patients was 36.4±10.6. Mean T4SS was 4.7±4.1. Cronbach's α scores of all RQLQ domains were above 0.90 and those of mini-RQLQ were above 0.80. All items were significantly correlated with their domains. All correlation coefficients for item versus domain score were above 0.75 for RQLQ and above 0.84 for mini-RQLQ. Total RQLQ score was correlated with SF36 domains except physical functioning domain. Total mini-RQLQ score was significantly correlated with all SF36 domains (all r>-0.46). T4SS revealed significant correlation with RQLQ practical score (r=0.38). On the other hand, T4SS was correlated significantly with practical, nose and total scores of mini-RQLQ (r=0.33, 0.48, 0.34 respectively). Conclusions: Health is the complete state of well-being and AR has major impact on quality of life (QoL), therefore it seems essential to include QoL measures in clinical evaluation along with traditional parameters. This study has demonstrated that RQLQ and mini-RQLQ are valid measures for use in Turkish patients with AR. © 2009 SEICAP.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1016/j.aller.2009.04.006
dc.identifier.issn15781267
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/18642
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectEducational Status
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectQuality of Life
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectReproducibility of Results
dc.subjectRhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
dc.subjectRhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectYoung Adult
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectallergic rhinitis
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectclinical evaluation
dc.subjectclinical practice
dc.subjectconstruct validity
dc.subjectcorrelation analysis
dc.subjectcorrelation coefficient
dc.subjectCronbach alpha coefficient
dc.subjectdemography
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectinternal consistency
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectnamed inventories, questionnaires and rating scales
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectreliability
dc.subjectresearch
dc.subjectRhinitis Quality of Life Questionnaire
dc.subjectscoring system
dc.subjectsymptom
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.subjectvalidity
dc.subjectwellbeing
dc.titleValidity and reliability of Turkish version of rhinitis and mini-rhinitis quality of life questionnaires
dc.typeArticle

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