The Chinese osteoporosis- targeted quality of life short questionnaire：design and reliability and validity assessment
Abstract：Objective To design a disease-targeted life-of-quality questionnaire for Chinese patients with primary osteoporosis. Methods From October 2013 to January 2014, 144 patients out-and inpatients were selected for assessment of their quality of life using the Chinese Osteoporosis-targeted Quality-of-Life short questionnaire (COQOL, 16 items) designed and reformed based on QUALEFFO-41. Statistics analysis was conducted to assess the validity of the COQOL. Results Statistics analysis showed good test-retest reliability, internal consistency, content validity, construct validity and criterion validity of COQOL. Conclusion COQOL is reliable and valid for evaluating participants with low bone mass in clinical practice.
Keywords：osteoporosisquality of lifeQUALEFFO-41reliabilityvalidity
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 1637-1641 )