The Turkish version of the EmPHasis-10 questionnaire demonstrated high validity against the MLHFQ (r = 0.85, P = 0.001) and excellent reliability (Cronbach α = 0.98, ICC = 0.97) in PH patients.
Cross-Sectional (n=101)
Is the Turkish version of the EmPHasis-10 questionnaire a valid and reliable tool for assessing quality of life in patients with pulmonary hypertension?
The Turkish version of the EmPHasis-10 questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool for assessing quality of life in patients with pulmonary hypertension.
Effect estimate: r = 0.85
p-value: p=0.001
RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the EmPHasis-10 questionnaire to ensure cultural adaptation. METHODS: This study involved translation, back translation, and cross-cultural adaptation. One hundred and one patients who were diagnosed as having pulmonary hypertension (PH) for at least 6 months were evaluated using the Turkish version of EmPHasis-10. Turkish version of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) was used as gold standard to assess the validation of the Turkish version of the EmPHasis-10 questionnaire. Relationship between MLHFQ and EmPHasis-10 was analysed using Spearman correlation analysis to assess the validation. Cronbach alpha (internal consistency) and exploratory factor analyses were used to assess the questionnaire's reliability. RESULTS: The statistical analysis showed that the EmPHasis-10 questionnaire showed a high validity with MLHFQ (r = 0.85) (P = 0.001). Reliability analysis showed that EmPHasis-10 had a high level of Cronbach alpha (α = 0.98) and internal consistency (ICC = 0.97). CONCLUSIONS: The Turkish version of EmPHasis-10 is a quality of life questionnaire specific to PH. It has a high-level validity and reliability questionnaire that can be used by researchers and physicians.
Ödevoğlu et al. (Fri,) conducted a cross-sectional in Pulmonary hypertension (n=101). Turkish version of the EmPHasis-10 questionnaire vs. Turkish version of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) was evaluated on Validity (correlation with MLHFQ) and reliability (Cronbach alpha and ICC) (r = 0.85, p=0.001). The Turkish version of the EmPHasis-10 questionnaire demonstrated high validity against the MLHFQ (r = 0.85, P = 0.001) and excellent reliability (Cronbach α = 0.98, ICC = 0.97) in PH patients.