Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
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The effect on quality of life by healing leg ulcers is not known and no validated disease-specific tool is available for measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for people with venous leg ulcers. The objective of this paper was to compare four generic instruments [MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36); EuroQol (EQ); McGill Short Form Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) and the Frenchay Activities Index (FAI)] used for measuring HRQoL in people with venous leg ulcers, and to offer guidance on the most appropriate tool for researchers. ⋯ In the absence of a validated condition-specific tool for measuring changes in general health status for patients with venous leg ulcers, we make the following recommendations. For evaluating the outcome of interventions with a short-term follow-up (three months) in a clinical study we recommend the SF-MPQ and for 12-month follow-up in a clinical study the SF-36, with or without the SF-MPQ.
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Urge incontinence has substantial impact on health related quality of life (HRQOL). The purpose of this research was to test the psychometric properties of the Urge-Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (U-IIQ) and Urge-Urinary Distress Inventory (U-UDI). ⋯ Psychometric testing indicated that the scales measured distinct and relevant domains of HRQOL for patients with urge incontinence, and that these two instruments are reliable, valid, and responsive to change in this condition.