A quality of life (QoL) questionnaire for neuromuscular diseases was recently constructed and validated in the United Kingdom in a sample of adult patients with a variety of muscle disorders. Preliminary results suggested it could be a more relevant and practical measure of QoL in muscle diseases than generic health measures of QoL. The purpose of our work was: (i) To validate INQoL in Italy on a larger sample of adult patients with muscle diseases (ii) to compare INQoL to SF-36.

Sansone, V., Panzeri, M., Montanari, M., Apolone, G., Gandossini, S., Rose, M., et al. (2010). Italian validation of INQoL, a quality of life questionnaire for adults with muscle diseases. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, 17(9), 1178-1187 [10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.02992.x].

Italian validation of INQoL, a quality of life questionnaire for adults with muscle diseases

MASSA, ROBERTO;
2010-09-01

Abstract

A quality of life (QoL) questionnaire for neuromuscular diseases was recently constructed and validated in the United Kingdom in a sample of adult patients with a variety of muscle disorders. Preliminary results suggested it could be a more relevant and practical measure of QoL in muscle diseases than generic health measures of QoL. The purpose of our work was: (i) To validate INQoL in Italy on a larger sample of adult patients with muscle diseases (ii) to compare INQoL to SF-36.
set-2010
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIA
English
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Male; Muscular Diseases; Health Status; Middle Aged; Female; Questionnaires; Italy; Mental Disorders; Predictive Value of Tests; Humans; Age Factors; Muscle Weakness; Quality of Life; Health Surveys; Adult
Sansone, V., Panzeri, M., Montanari, M., Apolone, G., Gandossini, S., Rose, M., et al. (2010). Italian validation of INQoL, a quality of life questionnaire for adults with muscle diseases. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, 17(9), 1178-1187 [10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.02992.x].
Sansone, V; Panzeri, M; Montanari, M; Apolone, G; Gandossini, S; Rose, M; Politano, L; Solimene, C; Siciliano, G; Volpi, L; Angelini, C; Palmieri, A; Toscano, A; Musumeci, O; Mongini, T; Vercelli, L; Massa, R; Panico, M; Grandi, M; Meola, G
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