Adaption of the RAQoL for use in Australia
| dc.contributor.author | Cox, S.R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | McWilliams, L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Massy Westropp, N.M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Meads, D.M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | McKenna, S.P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Proudman, S. | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Quality of life is an important patient-reported outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in addition to structural and functional outcomes. The RAQoL (Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life questionnaire) was developed in the UK and the Netherlands as a disease-specific tool. It was adapted for use in the Australian social context and the reliability and validity was tested. A lay panel assessed the UK version and adapted the wording for use within Australia. Reliability and validity were assessed by a postal survey of the RAQoL and comparator questionnaires to 100 patients with RA. The RAQoL was easily adapted into Australian-English. Test-retest reliability was high with a Spearman rank correlation coefficient of 0.93. RAQoL scores correlated well with patient-perceived disease activity and severity--indicating good validity. The Australian version of the RAQoL is a valid and reliable tool for the assessment of quality of life. It is practical, easy to administer and has good potential for use in clinical settings and trials in Australia. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Rheumatology International, 2007; 27(7):661-666 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s00296-006-0287-0 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0172-8172 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1437-160X | |
| dc.identifier.orcid | Proudman, S. [0000-0002-3046-9884] | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/48632 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Springer | |
| dc.rights | Copyright status unknown | |
| dc.source.uri | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-006-0287-0 | |
| dc.subject | Australia | |
| dc.subject | quality of life | |
| dc.subject | RAQoL | |
| dc.subject | Humans | |
| dc.subject | Arthritis, Rheumatoid | |
| dc.subject | Cohort Studies | |
| dc.subject | Reproducibility of Results | |
| dc.subject | Adult | |
| dc.subject | Aged | |
| dc.subject | Aged, 80 and over | |
| dc.subject | Middle Aged | |
| dc.subject | Female | |
| dc.subject | Male | |
| dc.subject | Surveys and Questionnaires | |
| dc.title | Adaption of the RAQoL for use in Australia | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | |
| ror.mmsid | 9915911469101831 |