Assessing Differences in How the CushingQoL Is Interpreted Across Countries: Comparing Patients From the U.S. and the Netherlands
Background: Cultural factors influence how individuals define, evaluate, and approach their quality of life (QoL). The CushingQoL is a widely used disease-specific questionnaire to assess QoL in patients with Cushing's syndrome. However, there is no information about potential cross-country differences in the way patients interpret the items on the CushingQoL. Thus, the current study examined if the CushingQoL is interpreted in the same way across nationalities. Methods: Patients from the U.S. (n = 260) and the Netherlands (n = 103) were asked to fill out the CushingQoL and a short demographic... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
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eScholarship
University of California |
Schlagwörter: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences / Clinical Sciences / Clinical Research / Behavioral and Social Science / Management of diseases and conditions / 7.1 Individual care needs / Good Health and Well Being / CushingQoL / quality of life / Cushing's syndrome / measurement invariance / cross-country comparison / Nutrition and Dietetics |
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Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26791821 |
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Link(s) : | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0bq0v8g8 |