Assessment of the face validity, feasibility and utility of a patient-completed questionnaire for polymyalgia rheumatica: a postal survey using the QQ-10 questionnaire

Assessment of the face validity, feasibility and utility of a patient-completed questionnaire for polymyalgia rheumatica: a postal survey using the QQ-10 questionnaire

Abstract Background The development of a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), a condition that causes pain, stiffness and disability, is necessary as there is no current validated disease-specific measure. Initial literature synthesis and qualitative research est...

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Main Authors: Helen Twohig, Georgina Jones, Sarah Mackie, Christian Mallen, Caroline Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Patient perspective
Outcomes research
Patient-reported outcome measures
Questionnaire validity and utility assessment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-017-0150-y

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