Readability of 3 Heart Disease Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaires

被引：6

作者：

Gromoske, Andrea N. ^{[1
]}

Oldridge, Neil ^{[2
,3
]}

Brondino, Michael J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Wisconsin Milwaukee, Helen Bader Sch Social Welf, Milwaukee, WI USA

[2] Univ Wisconsin, Sch Med & Publ Hlth, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA

[3] Aurora Cardiovasc Serv, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION AND PREVENTION | 2011年 / 31卷 / 04期

关键词：

health-related quality of life; heart disease; questionnaire; readability; FORMULA;

D O I：

10.1097/HCR.0b013e31821c13c6

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

PURPOSE: To compare the readability of the English language versions of 3 heart disease health-related quality of life questionnaires, the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure (MLHF) Questionnaire, the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ), and the MacNew Heart Disease Health-Related Quality of Life (MacNew) Questionnaire. METHODS: The readability of the MLHF, the SAQ, and the MacNew was calculated using 6 different readability formulas; the FOG Index, the Fry Readability Formula for Short Passages, the Harris-Jacobson, the Flesch, the New Dale-Chall, and the SMOG. RESULTS: The reading grade level of the MacNew averaged between the fifth and sixth grades. Readability of the MLHF and the SAQ averaged between the seventh and eighth grade levels. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that care should be taken to select heart disease health-related quality of life instruments that match closely the reading level of the target population as the ease of reading these 3 heart disease health-related quality of life instruments varies.

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页数：4

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