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dc.contributor.author | Ranawaka, C.K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pathmeswaran, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | de Alwis, W.R.S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mufeena, M.N.F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wijewantha, H.S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Senanayake, S.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Niriella, M.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dassanayake, A.S. | |
dc.contributor.author | de Silva, A.P. | |
dc.contributor.author | de Silva, H.J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-28T11:20:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-28T11:20:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sri Lanka Medical Association, 125th International Medical Congress. 2012;57 Suppliment1: 75 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0009-0895 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/12381 | |
dc.description | Poster Presentation Abstract (PP 14), 125th Anniversary Scientific Medical Congress, Sri Lanka Medical Association, June 2012 Colombo, Sri Lanka | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | INTRODUCTION: Chronic liver disease (CLD) has a negative impact on patient quality of life (QOL). The Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) is a validated tool which measures the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) among cirrhotics. CLDQ is easy to administer, measures six domains of QOL; abdominal symptoms, fatigue, systemic symptoms, activity, emotional functions and worry. It shows good correlation with severity of CLD. Aims: To develop and validate a Sinhala version of the CLDQ (sCLDQ). METHODS: A standard method of forward and back-translation by bilingual translators was used to develop the sCLDQ. Pilot testing were done with relevant adaptations, considering differences in culture and language. The final version was self-administered to stable CLD patients without significant co-morbidities, together with the WHO BREF Sinhala version (validated for patients of any disease), for comparison. sCLDQ was re-administered 4 weeks later to study its internal consistency and reliability. The sCLDQ validation was assessed by Cronabach's alpha, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Pearson's correlation coefficient RESULTS: Forty eight patients participated in the validation process. The item total correlations of sCLDQ varied from 0.30 to 0.82 (except one item number 0.15). Overall Cronabach's alpha was 0.92. Re-administration of sCLDQ to 15 patients yielded an ICC of 0.54 (p = 0.02). There was a significant correlation (Pearson's r = 0.34; p = 0.03) between sCLDQ and WHO BREF. CONCLUSIONS: sCLDQ was reliable and valid and would be a useful tool to assess QOL of cirrhotic patients in Sri Lanka. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Sri Lanka Medical Association | en_US |
dc.subject | Liver Diseases | en_US |
dc.subject | Liver Cirrhosis | en |
dc.subject | Validation Studies | en |
dc.title | Development and validation of sinhala version of the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) for assessment of quality of life among cirrhotics | en_US |
dc.type | Conference Abstract | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Conference Papers |
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