Development and initial validation of the ILD-Anxiety-Questionnaire (IAQ): A new instrument for assessing disease specific fears in interstitial lung disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Multiple studies focusing on chronic lung diseases (i.e. COPD), have indicated that the quality of life (QoL) can be impacted by disease-related fears. In the context of Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD), however, these have never been systematically examined. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to develop and evaluate an appropriate measuring tool, and to investigate the influence of disease-related anxieties on QoL in ILD.

Method

N = 166 ILD patients participated in the study and completed an itempool on disease-related fears, based on the COPD-Anxiety-Questionnaire (CAF-R) and expert assessments. Further, demographic and psychological variables were assessed (anxiety: GAD-7, QoL: K-BILD; Beliefs about Health: KKG). Psychometric properties were a

SUBMITTER: Stenzel NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11364163 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature