Investigating quality of life instrument measurement properties for adults with active venous leg ulcers: A systematic review
- Abstract:
- The primary objective of this systematic review was to identify which quality of life instruments have been applied in published studies of patients with active venous leg ulcers. Our secondary objective was to map the measurement properties of each identified quality of life instrument and to inform future recommendations for clinical practice and research. We searched CINAHL, Ovid Medline, Ovid Emcare and ProQuest to identify studies published from 1 January 2000 to 31 July 2021. Eleven studies that utilised quality of life instruments in adults with active venous leg ulcers met the inclusion criteria. Thirteen quality of life instruments were identified as some studies utilised both generic and condition-specific quality of life instruments. Six out of nine (6/9) instruments were rated 'very good' of methodological quality on internal consistency; 1/7 studies rated 'adequate' on reliability; 2/4 rated 'adequate' on content validity; 3/6 studies rated 'adequate' on structural validity; 5/6 rated 'adequate' on hypotheses testing for construct and 2/6 studies rated 'adequate' on responsiveness. There is limited evidence of measurement properties of quality of life instruments for people with active venous leg ulcers. The Venous Leg Ulcer Quality of Life Questionnaire (VLU-QoL) could be provisionally recommended for use although from our review it is clear further studies to assess VLU-QoL measurement properties are needed to inform future recommendations for clinical practice and research.
- DOI:
- 10.1111/wrr.13034
- URL:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9545457/pdf/WRR-30-468.pdf
- Journal:
- Wound Repair Regen
- issn:
- 1067-1927
- Publication year:
- 2022
- pages:
- 468-486
- General health perceptions / HRQoL:
- Health-related quality of life
- Overall quality of life:
- Overall quality of life
- Age:
- Adults (18-65)
Seniors (65+) - Disease:
- Certain infections and parasitic diseases and related symptoms
Diseases of and symptoms related to the circulatory system
Diseases of and symptoms related to the skin and subcutaneous tissue - PRO / non-PRO:
- Patient Reported Outcome
- Type of measurement instrument:
- 1 - Questionnaires
- Instrument:
- CCVLUQ - Charing Cross Venous Leg Ulcer Questionnaire (also: CCVUQ)
CGI - Client Generated Index
EQ-5D - EuroQoL-5 Dimensions (versions: EQ5D-VAS; Patient-Reported Health Score; EQ-5D-Pso - EQ-5D-Psoriasis)
LFQ - Hyland Questionnaire
NHP - Nottingham Health Profile
SF-12 - 12-item Short Form Health Survey [alias: RAND-12] (versions: SF-12v2; VR-12 - Veterans SF-12; SF-12 MCS; SF-12 PCS)
SF-36 - 36-item Short Form Health Survey [alias: RAND-36][alias: MOS SF-36]] (versions: VSF-36 LoA - Visual Version of the SF-36 Limitations of Physical Activities domain; VR-36 - Veterans SF-36)
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SPVLU-D5 - Sheffield Preference-based Venous Leg Ulcer 5
VEINES-QoL/Sym - Venous Insufficiency Epidemiological and Economic Study Questionnaire