Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the MetabQoL 1.0: A Quality of Life Questionnaire for Paediatric Patients with Intoxication-Type Inborn Errors of Metabolism
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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the MetabQoL 1.0: A Quality of Life Questionnaire for Paediatric Patients with Intoxication-Type Inborn Errors of Metabolism. / Zeltner, Nina A; Baumgartner, Matthias R; Bondarenko, Aljona; Ensenauer, Regina; Karall, Daniela; Kölker, Stefan; Mühlhausen, Chris; Scholl-Bürgi, Sabine; Thimm, Eva; Quitmann, Julia; Burgard, Peter; Landolt, Markus A; Huemer, Martina.
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T1 - Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the MetabQoL 1.0: A Quality of Life Questionnaire for Paediatric Patients with Intoxication-Type Inborn Errors of Metabolism
AU - Zeltner, Nina A
AU - Baumgartner, Matthias R
AU - Bondarenko, Aljona
AU - Ensenauer, Regina
AU - Karall, Daniela
AU - Kölker, Stefan
AU - Mühlhausen, Chris
AU - Scholl-Bürgi, Sabine
AU - Thimm, Eva
AU - Quitmann, Julia
AU - Burgard, Peter
AU - Landolt, Markus A
AU - Huemer, Martina
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - INTRODUCTION: This study is part of the "European network and registry for intoxication type metabolic diseases" (E-IMD) project. Intoxication-type inborn errors of metabolism (IT-IEM) such as urea cycle disorders (UCD) and organic acidurias (OA) have a major impact on patients' lives. Patients have to adhere to strict diet and medication and may suffer from metabolic crises and neurocognitive impairment. Disease-specific health-related quality of life (HrQoL) assessment questionnaires are the method of choice to estimate the subjective burden of a disease. To date, no such instrument is available for IT-IEM.METHODS: Disease-specific patient- and parent-reported HrQoL questions were constructed in German based on focus group interviews with patients and parents. Questionnaires for patients from 8 to 18 years were piloted with 14 participants (n = 9 children and adolescents, n = 5 parents) by cognitive debriefing and tested psychometrically with 80 participants (n = 38 patients, n = 42 parents) for item characteristics, validity, and reliability to construct the first version of a disease-specific HrQoL questionnaire.RESULTS: Twenty-eight questions were selected based on item descriptives. Scales of self- and proxy questionnaires demonstrated acceptable to excellent reliability in terms of internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.70-0.93). Scales and total scores correlated with those of generic HrQoL questionnaires, showing convergent validity.DISCUSSION: The MetabQoL 1.0 questionnaire exhibits sound psychometric properties and is a promising step towards assessing patient-reported outcomes in research and clinical practice. It provides a solid basis for translation into other languages and further elaboration and psychometric exploration in larger populations.
AB - INTRODUCTION: This study is part of the "European network and registry for intoxication type metabolic diseases" (E-IMD) project. Intoxication-type inborn errors of metabolism (IT-IEM) such as urea cycle disorders (UCD) and organic acidurias (OA) have a major impact on patients' lives. Patients have to adhere to strict diet and medication and may suffer from metabolic crises and neurocognitive impairment. Disease-specific health-related quality of life (HrQoL) assessment questionnaires are the method of choice to estimate the subjective burden of a disease. To date, no such instrument is available for IT-IEM.METHODS: Disease-specific patient- and parent-reported HrQoL questions were constructed in German based on focus group interviews with patients and parents. Questionnaires for patients from 8 to 18 years were piloted with 14 participants (n = 9 children and adolescents, n = 5 parents) by cognitive debriefing and tested psychometrically with 80 participants (n = 38 patients, n = 42 parents) for item characteristics, validity, and reliability to construct the first version of a disease-specific HrQoL questionnaire.RESULTS: Twenty-eight questions were selected based on item descriptives. Scales of self- and proxy questionnaires demonstrated acceptable to excellent reliability in terms of internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.70-0.93). Scales and total scores correlated with those of generic HrQoL questionnaires, showing convergent validity.DISCUSSION: The MetabQoL 1.0 questionnaire exhibits sound psychometric properties and is a promising step towards assessing patient-reported outcomes in research and clinical practice. It provides a solid basis for translation into other languages and further elaboration and psychometric exploration in larger populations.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1007/8904_2017_11
DO - 10.1007/8904_2017_11
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 28247338
JO - JIMD reports
JF - JIMD reports
SN - 2192-8304
ER -