[The DUKE health profile: a generic instrument to measure the quality of life tied to health].
Fiche publication
Date publication
mars 1997
Journal
Sante publique (Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France)
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BRIANCON Serge, Pr GUILLEMIN Francis
Tous les auteurs :
Guillemin F, Paul-Dauphin A, Virion JM, Bouchet C, Briançon S
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
To adapt the DUKE Health Profile, a 17-item self-report generic health related quality of life measure cross-culturally in french. A multidisciplinary expert committee was provided with three translations independent of each other, each backtranslated to the original language, and produced a synthesis version equivalent to the original. A cohort of 963 persons from the general population filled in the questionnaire twice in three months. The internal consistency was acceptable (Cronbach's alpha = 0.63-0.81) except in social dimension. Convergent validity was evidenced by a significant correlation with overall health. The test-retest reproducibility in stable subjects (601) was satisfactory (intraclass coefficient correlation r = 0.63-0.78) except in pain and disability dimensions. There was a significant modification of scores in the same direction as overall health change in subjects improved (n = 128) or worsened (n = 187). Age-adjusted scores were lower in females, in subjects with lower education, urban residency, unemployed and living alone and in subjects reporting a chronic disease. This short form questionnaire similar to the original version proved simple to use in the general population.
Mots clés
Health Status, Humans, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires
Référence
Sante Publique. 1997 Mar;9(1):35-44