INTRODUCTION: Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) have a severely impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The emPHasis-10, a disease-specific HRQoL instrument for PH, has recently been developed and validated. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the translated version of emPHasis-10 in the Italian language. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Italian version of the emPHasis-10 scale was sent by post to a group of 100 PH Italian patients recruited from the Associazione Malati di Ipertensione Polmonare (AMIP). Together with the emPHasis-10 two HRQoL validated scales were also sent: the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form (SF-36) and the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP). A written Informed Consent was sent with the questionnaires for explicit approval. 70 patients completed the three questionnaires in two occasions seven days apart, the first at T0 and the second at T1, and sent back by post with the signed informed consent. Statistical analysis was performed with the statistical software SPSS version 24. RESULTS: Data showed that the scale has an excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha> 0.9) comparable with the values of the original version, and a significant reproducibility (p <0.01) evaluated by comparing the T0 and T1 compilations. The scale correlated with the SF-36 and NHP scales demonstrating a good convergent validity. DISCUSSION: The Italian version of the emPHasis-10 has been shown to be valid and reliable in the Italian population and can be recommended for use in clinical practice.
INTRODUZIONE: Gli individui affetti da Ipertensione Polmonare (IP) presentano una Qualità della Vita Correlata alla Salute (HRQoL) gravemente compromessa. L’emPHasis-10, una scala di misura della HRQoL specifica per i pazienti con IP, è stata recentemente sviluppata e convalidata. Lo scopo di questo studio è quello di valutare l’affidabilità e la validità della versione tradotta in lingua italiana dell’Emphasis-10. MATERIALI EMETODI: La scala emPHasis-10 in versione italiana è stata spedita per posta ad un gruppo di 100 pazienti italiani affetti da IPiscritti all’Associazione Malati di Ipertensione Polmonare (AMIP). Insieme al questionario sono state inviate anche due scale validate che misurano la HRQoL, ilMedical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form (SF-36) e il Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), e un foglio di Consenso Informato. 70 pazienti hanno effettuato due compilazioni dei tre questionari a distanza di sette giorni, la prima al T0 e la seconda al T1, e rispedito il tutto con accluso il consenso informato debitamente compilato e firmato. I dati ottenuti sono stati elaborati con analisi statistica effettuata tramite il software SPSS versione 24. RISULTATI: L’elaborazione dei dati ha evidenziato che la scala possiede una eccellente coerenza interna (Alpha diCronbach>0.9) comparabile con i valori della versione originale, e una riproducibilità significativa (p<0.01) valutata comparando le compilazioni T0 eT1. La scala correlacon le scaleSF-36 eNHPdimostrando una buona validità convergente DISCUSSIONE: La versione italiana dell’emPHasis-10 si è dimostrata valida ed affidabile nella popolazione italiana affetta da IP, e può essere raccomanda per l’utilizzo nella pratica clinica.
Studio di validazione dell'emPHasis-10 per la popolazione italiana Validation of the emPHasis-10 for the Italian population
Giannetta N;
2019-01-01
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) have a severely impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The emPHasis-10, a disease-specific HRQoL instrument for PH, has recently been developed and validated. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the translated version of emPHasis-10 in the Italian language. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Italian version of the emPHasis-10 scale was sent by post to a group of 100 PH Italian patients recruited from the Associazione Malati di Ipertensione Polmonare (AMIP). Together with the emPHasis-10 two HRQoL validated scales were also sent: the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form (SF-36) and the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP). A written Informed Consent was sent with the questionnaires for explicit approval. 70 patients completed the three questionnaires in two occasions seven days apart, the first at T0 and the second at T1, and sent back by post with the signed informed consent. Statistical analysis was performed with the statistical software SPSS version 24. RESULTS: Data showed that the scale has an excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha> 0.9) comparable with the values of the original version, and a significant reproducibility (p <0.01) evaluated by comparing the T0 and T1 compilations. The scale correlated with the SF-36 and NHP scales demonstrating a good convergent validity. DISCUSSION: The Italian version of the emPHasis-10 has been shown to be valid and reliable in the Italian population and can be recommended for use in clinical practice.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.