TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and validation of a disease-targeted quality of life instrument in chronic hepatitis B
T2 - The hepatitis B quality of life instrument, version 1.0
AU - Spiegel, Brennan M.R.
AU - Bolus, Roger
AU - Han, Steven
AU - Tong, Myron
AU - Esrailian, Eric
AU - Talley, Jennifer
AU - Tran, Tram
AU - Smith, Jason
AU - Karsan, Hetal A.
AU - Durazo, Francisco
AU - Bacon, Bruce
AU - Martin, Paul
AU - Younossi, Zobair
AU - Hwa-Ong, Siew
AU - Kanwal, Fasiha
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - Despite the increasing realization that health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important outcome in chronic HBV infection, there are no validated, disease-targeted instruments currently available. We sought to develop and validate the first disease-targeted HRQOL instrument in noncirrhotic HBV: the Hepatitis B Quality of Life instrument, version 1.0 (HBQOLv1.0). We established content validity for the HBQOL v1.0 by conducting a systematic literature review, an expert focus group, and cognitive interviews with HBV patients. We administered the resultant questionnaire to 138 HBV patients. We used factor analysis to test hypotheses regarding HRQOL domains and measured construct validity by comparing HBQOL v1.0 scores across several anchors, including viral response to treatment, SF-36 scores, and global health. Finally, we measured test-retest and internal consistency reliability. Content validation revealed that HBV affects multiple aspects of psychological, social, and physical health. The resultant questionnaire summarized this HRQOL impact with 31 items across six subscales: psychological well-being, anticipation anxiety, vitality, disease stigma, vulnerability, and transmissibility. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were excellent. The HBQOL v1.0 discriminated between viral responders versus nonresponders and correlated highly with SF-36 scores and global health. Conclusion: Patients with chronic HBV infection attribute a wide range of negative psychological, social, and physical symptoms to their condition, even in the absence of cirrhosis or cancer. The HBQOL v1.0 is a valid and reliable measure that captures this HRQOL decrement. This instrument may be useful in everyday clinical practice and in future clinical trials.
AB - Despite the increasing realization that health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important outcome in chronic HBV infection, there are no validated, disease-targeted instruments currently available. We sought to develop and validate the first disease-targeted HRQOL instrument in noncirrhotic HBV: the Hepatitis B Quality of Life instrument, version 1.0 (HBQOLv1.0). We established content validity for the HBQOL v1.0 by conducting a systematic literature review, an expert focus group, and cognitive interviews with HBV patients. We administered the resultant questionnaire to 138 HBV patients. We used factor analysis to test hypotheses regarding HRQOL domains and measured construct validity by comparing HBQOL v1.0 scores across several anchors, including viral response to treatment, SF-36 scores, and global health. Finally, we measured test-retest and internal consistency reliability. Content validation revealed that HBV affects multiple aspects of psychological, social, and physical health. The resultant questionnaire summarized this HRQOL impact with 31 items across six subscales: psychological well-being, anticipation anxiety, vitality, disease stigma, vulnerability, and transmissibility. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were excellent. The HBQOL v1.0 discriminated between viral responders versus nonresponders and correlated highly with SF-36 scores and global health. Conclusion: Patients with chronic HBV infection attribute a wide range of negative psychological, social, and physical symptoms to their condition, even in the absence of cirrhosis or cancer. The HBQOL v1.0 is a valid and reliable measure that captures this HRQOL decrement. This instrument may be useful in everyday clinical practice and in future clinical trials.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/34547457680
U2 - 10.1002/hep.21692
DO - 10.1002/hep.21692
M3 - Article
C2 - 17596882
AN - SCOPUS:34547457680
SN - 0270-9139
VL - 46
SP - 113
EP - 121
JO - Hepatology
JF - Hepatology
IS - 1
ER -