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[The Chinese osteoporosis-targeted quality of life short questionnaire: design and reliability and validity
Zaopeng He1, Dehong Yang, Li Li
11Department of Spinal Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; 2Lecong Hospital of Shunde District, Foshan 528315, China.
Objective:
To design a disease-targeted life-of-quality questionnaire for Chinese patients with primary osteoporosis.
Methods:
From October 2013 to January 2014, 144 patients out- and inpatients were selected for assessment of their quality of life using the Chinese Osteoporosis-targeted Quality-of-Life short questionnaire (COQOL, 16 items) designed and reformed based on QUALEFFO-41. Statistics analysis was conducted to assess the validity of the COQOL.
Results:
Statistics analysis showed good test-retest reliability, internal consistency, content validity, construct validity and criterion validity of COQOL.
Conclusion:
COQOL is reliable and valid for evaluating participants with low bone mass in clinical practice.
