Translation, Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation of the MGQOL-15-F
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to translate and culturally adapt the MGQOL-15 (health-related quality of life scale for myasthenia gravis) for use with French-speaking patients in France and to evaluate its psychometric properties to ensure reliability and validity.
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Detailed Description
It is a translation and validation of a quality of life scale.
Step 1: Translation and cultural adaptation (Forward and back translation, committee review, pre-testing with 10 patients for content and face validity).
Step 2 : Psychometric testing : Test-retest with a 2 day interval, correlation with clinical scores - the Myasthenic Muscle Score and the (MG-ADL) score and with a global quality of life score (WHOQOL-BREF).
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Perceived quality of life measured via the MGQOL-15-F (French version of the MGQOL-15), a myasthenia-specific quality of life auto-questionnaire [3 days]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Global quality of life evaluated via the WHOQOL-BREF scale [1 day]
- Clinical evaluation : Myasthenic Muscle Score [1 day]
- Disease severity assessed via the Myasthenic Muscle Score [1 day]
- Impact of symptoms on daily activities and daily life using the MG-ADL score [1day]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Auto-immune myasthenia gravis
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Age ≥ 18 years old
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Clinical Classification (MGFA) I-IV
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French speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
- cognitive or visual impairment which would limit the capacity to fill out the MGQOL-15-F
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Institute of Myology, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital | Paris | France | 75013 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Simone Birnbaum, Physiotherapist, Institute of Myology, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, 75013 Paris, France
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- MGQOL-15