Comparative Evaluation of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis_West China Medical Journal

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 WuJingcan ¹ , YanXiuying ² , WangYu ¹ , JiGuiyi ¹ ,  HeJianqing ²

1. West China Medical School, West China Hospital;Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
2. Department of Respiratory, West China Hospital;Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

HeJianqing, Email: 18980602293@qq.com

Keywords：

36-item short form health survey; World Health Organization quality of life-bref; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Quality of life; Reliability; Validity; Correlation

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10.7507/1002-0179.201600126

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Objective To compare the performance of 36-item short form health survey (SF-36) and World Health Organization quality of life-bref (WHOQOL-Bref) in assessing quality of life (QOL) in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Methods The WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire and the SF-36 questionnaire were administered to patients with tuberculosis undergoing treatment from July to September 2013. The statistical methods of reliability analysis, factor analysis and the Pearson correlation coefficient analysis were used. Results It showed that the WHOQOL-Bref and the SF-36 both had good reliability (Cronbach α=0.863 and 0.920, respectively). Constructive validity of the two instruments were checked by factor analysis and the Pearson correlation coefficient analysis, which indicated that both the two instruments had good validity. Among scales measuring similar concepts, many subscales of the SF-36 and the four domains of the WHOQOL-Bref unexpectedly had a fair correlation with one another. For example, the physical QOL, psychological QOL, and social relation QOL domains of the WHOQOL-Bref and physical functioning, mental health, and social functioning of the SF-36 were 0.482, 0.745, and 0.572, respectively. Conclusion The WHOQOL-Bref and the SF-36 have an approximately equivalent practicability in assessing the quality of life in patients with TB.

Citation： WuJingcan, YanXiuying, WangYu, JiGuiyi, HeJianqing. Comparative Evaluation of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis. West China Medical Journal, 2016, 31(3): 463-466. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201600126 Copy

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