OBJECTIVE: Current guidelines recommend using both a generic and a specific instrument
to measure quality of life (QoL) among people with chronic diseases. However, the two …

This study aims to adapt and validate the Spanish version of the Osteoarthritis Knee and Hip
Quality of Life (OAKHQOL) questionnaire. The OAKHQOL was adapted into Spanish using a …

OBJECTIVE: To develop a questionnaire with which to measure quality of life (QoL) in
patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Thirty-two …

Short-form 36 (SF-36) and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis index
(WOMAC) are common instruments for measuring quality of life (QoL) in patients with knee …

OBJECTIVE: To design a quality-of-life (QOL) instrument specific for patients with knee or
hip osteoarthritis and to assess its validity and reproducibility. METHODS: One-on-one or …

Objectives. The aims of this study were to evaluate two condition-specific and two generic
health status questionnaires for measuring health-related quality of life in patients with …

Background The use of both generic and disease‐specific instruments in assessing quality
of life (QoL) in subjects may pose a barrier in a busy clinical setting with heavy case load …

Objective. To further document the measurement properties of each domain of the OA of
knee and hip quality of life (OAKHQOL) questionnaire by a Rasch analysis. Methods. The …

The construction of composite health status or quality of life (QoL) measurement scales
includes various steps, and aims to generate items with meaningful content. Standard scale …

Abstract The Mini-Osteoarthritis Knee and Hip Quality of Life (Mini-OAKHQOL) questionnaire
osteoarthritis is specific to individuals with knee or hip osteoarthritis. The objective of this …