Development and validation of a short version of the Freiburg Life Quality Assessment for chronic venous disease (FLQA-VS-10)

Augustin, Matthias; Debus, Eike Sebastian; Bruning, Guido; Faubel, Roman; Lohrberg, David; Goepel, Lisa; Herberger, Katharina; Blome, Christine

doi:10.1016/j.wndm.2015.01.002

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“…Of the remaining papers, five were excluded due to unavailability in English. 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 Fifteen papers were reviewed in full, of which seven were included and analyzed further. 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 Six of the eight excluded papers were review papers.…”

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Health‐related quality‐of‐life questionnaires for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: A systematic review on questionnaire development and methodology

Asady

Ghanima

Jelsness-Jørgensen

et al. 2021

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis

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To improve the quality and accuracy of the patient‐reported outcome measures that assess health‐related quality of life (HRQoL), guidelines have been developed to standardize the development and validation process. Considering the increasing importance of HRQoL questionnaires in research, we set out to review the literature and evaluate whether existing questionnaires developed for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) fulfill state‐of‐the‐art requirements. The literature search was conducted in March 2019 and updated in September 2020. Seven databases were searched. No time limit was set for the search to include all available questionnaires. The inclusion criteria were original publications describing the development of disease‐specific HRQoL questionnaires specific to DVT or PE in adults and available in English. The questionnaires were assessed to determine whether they fulfill the requirements in the latest guidelines. A total of 3826 references were identified. After the exclusion process, 15 papers were reviewed in full, of which 7 were included. Four questionnaires were developed for chronic venous disease, two were specific to DVT, and one was specific to PE. Most questionnaires we found in this review, fulfilled some but none fulfilled all recommendations in existing guidelines. Because the development of current available HRQoL questionnaires specific to DVT or PE do not fulfil all recommendations of existing guidelines, there is room for improvements within this field. Such improvements could likely enhance the quality associated with the use of these end points in clinical trials and practice.

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“…The search yielded 3826 papers after removal of duplicates, of which 3806 were excluded on the basis of title and abstract (Figure 1). Of the remaining papers, five were excluded due to unavailability in English 12–16 . Fifteen papers were reviewed in full, of which seven were included and analyzed further 17–23 .…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health‐related quality‐of‐life questionnaires for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: A systematic review on questionnaire development and methodology

Asady

Ghanima

Jelsness-Jørgensen

et al. 2021

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis

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“…According to the German data, venous diseases cause an impairment in quality of life that increases with the stage of the disease (19)(20)(21)(22).…”

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Epidemiologie, Versorgungsbedarf und Versorgungsvolumina peripherer Venenkrankheiten in Deutschland: Multi-Source Analyse von Primärund Sekundärdaten

Augustin¹,

Sommer²,

Zander³

et al. 2018

Phlebologie

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ZusammenfassungHintergrund: Venenleiden sind häufig und medizinisch relevant. Fragestellungen: Wie ist die Versorgung der Venenkrankheiten in Deutschland, wie entwickelt sich der Bedarf? Methoden: Multisource-Analyse von Daten der GKV, des statistischen Bundesamtes sowie Primärstudien in Deutschland. Ergebnisse: In Deutschland leiden mind. 22% der Bevölkerung (18 Mio.) unter behandlungsbedürftigen Venenerkrankungen. Ambulant werden jährlich 4,1 Mio. phlebologische Behandlungen durchgeführt, stationär etwa 125 000 Fälle als Hauptdiagnose dokumentiert, davon ca. 88 500 mit Varizen der unteren Extremität und ca. 35 300 mit (Thrombo-)Phlebitis. Die Anzahl stationärer Behandlungen für Varizen ist in den letzten 10 Jahren um 16% zurückgegangen, in den letzten 17 Jahren um 47%, die Anzahl ambulanter phlebologischer Behandlungen in den letzten 5 Jahren jährlich um 5–10% gestiegen. Ambulant hauptversorgende Fachgruppen sind Chirurgen und Dermatologen, stationär versorgende Chirurgie, Dermatologie und Angiologie sowie Venenfachkliniken. Der Versorgungsbedarf wird zukünftig jährlich um 3–8% steigen. Die Zusatzweiterbildung „Phlebologie“ als Teil der qualitätsgesicherten Versorgung wurde in Deutschland 2016 von 3 049 Ärzten geführt. Fazit: Periphere Venenerkrankungen weisen einen hohen Versorgungsbedarf auf. Die Phlebologie stellt eine wichtige Säule der spezialisierten Versorgung dar.

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“…The FLQA-v is a validated questionnaire that was developed including six scales (Physical impairments, daily life, social life, psychological well-being, therapy, satisfaction) (28). Since the FLQA-v proved to be too long for clinical routine, the FLQAvs-10 was developed and is currently under validation (29). The items of the FLQAvs-10 represent five dimensions: negative emotions, impairments in everyday life, treatment burden, social problems and physical symptoms (29).…”

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“…Since the FLQA-v proved to be too long for clinical routine, the FLQAvs-10 was developed and is currently under validation (29). The items of the FLQAvs-10 represent five dimensions: negative emotions, impairments in everyday life, treatment burden, social problems and physical symptoms (29). The VeinesQoL questionnaire for chronic leg ulcers consists of 26 items that are assigned to three scales, namely "symptoms", "limitations in daily activities", "psychological impact", plus two single questions referring to the amount of change in the respondents' leg problem over a one-year period and the time of the day that the leg problem is most intense (27).…”

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Quality of life assessment and use of patient-reported outcomes in practice

Sommer¹,

Augustin²,

Blome³

2017

Phlebologie

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SummaryBackground: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are essential components of wound and vascular diagnostics and management. Aim: To provide an overview of PROs as diagnostic tools in the management of chronic wounds.Methods: Review of different concepts on inclusion of PROs in wound practice from literature.Results: PROs are indispensable sources of information for the understanding of the biopsycho- social context of wound diseases. Essential dimensions to be recorded are pain, health-related quality of life and patient benefit. Psychological parameters, adherence, treatment goals and treatment benefits are often needed. Further fields of interest include cumulative life course impairment, coping with disease, stigmatisation specifically applied according to clinical questions.Conclusion: Patient-reported outcomes are mandatory for the diagnostic work-up of chronic wounds. They also provide essential information in the course of a disease, can be diagnostic clues for non-adherence and treatment failures. Measurement of many PRO parameters in wound disease, such as health-related quality of life and pain, is facilitated by validated instruments, which are recommended for practice.

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Development and validation of a short version of the Freiburg Life Quality Assessment for chronic venous disease (FLQA-VS-10)

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Health‐related quality‐of‐life questionnaires for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: A systematic review on questionnaire development and methodology

Health‐related quality‐of‐life questionnaires for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: A systematic review on questionnaire development and methodology

Epidemiologie, Versorgungsbedarf und Versorgungsvolumina peripherer Venenkrankheiten in Deutschland: Multi-Source Analyse von Primärund Sekundärdaten

Quality of life assessment and use of patient-reported outcomes in practice

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