Development and Validation of the Singapore Thyroid Eye Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Current instruments to assess thyroid eye disease (TED) quality of life (QoL) were not developed using modern psychometric theory and may not be applicable to Asian populations. Therefore, we developed a psychometrically robust questionnaire, the Singapore Thyroid Eye Disease Quality of Life questionnaire (STED-QoL), for assessing QoL in Asian patients.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Singapore National Eye Centre between 2012 and 2015. In Phase 1, content for the questionnaire was developed using qualitative methods. A total of 20 patients participated in three different focus groups. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify relevant themes from which 12 items, rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale, were generated. In Phase 2, the pilot ins

SUBMITTER: Wong MHY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6166898 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature