Quality-of-life in insect venom allergy: validation of the Turkish version of the “Vespid Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire” (VQLQ-T)

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dc.contributor.authorSin B.A.
dc.contributor.authorÖztuna D.
dc.contributor.authorGelincik A.
dc.contributor.authorGürlek F.
dc.contributor.authorBaysan A.
dc.contributor.authorSin A.Z.
dc.contributor.authorAydın Ö.
dc.contributor.authorMısırlıgil Z.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T08:20:24Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T08:20:24Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose: “Vespid Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire (VQLQ)” has been used to assess psychological burden of disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate validity, reliability and responsiveness to interventions of the Turkish version. Methods: The Turkish language Questionnaire (VQLQ-T) was administered to 81 patients with bee allergy and 65 patients with vespid allergy from different groups to achieve cross-sectional validation. To establish longitudinal validity, the questionnaire was administered to 36 patients treated with venom immunotherapy. Results: The cross-sectional validation in patients with vespid venom allergy showed a correlation coefficient of 0.97 (Cronbach ?). Spearman’s correlation coefficient of the pretreatment VQLQ-T score with Expectation of Outcome (EoO) questionnaire score was 0.55 (p < 0.001). After treatment, correlation between VQLQ-T score and EoO score was 0.64 (p = 0.003) in these patients. The cross-sectional instrument validation for non-beekeepers with bee venom allergy yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.96 (Cronbach ?). Spearman’s correlation coefficient between pretreatment VQLQ-T score and EoO score was 0.47 (p < 0.001) and after treatment, correlation between VQLQ-T score and EoO score was 0.78 (p = 0.008) in these patients. These findings indicate cross-sectional validity of VQLQ-T. In the longitudinal validation, there was a positive correlation between EoO and VQLQ-T with a correlation coefficient of 0.562 (p < 0.001). While mean (±SD) VQLQ-T score was 5.27 (±1.29) in pretreatment, it was 2.78 (±1.01) after treatment (p < 0.001). The correlation between the mean change in VQLQ-T score and the mean change in EoO score was 0.42 (p = 0.011). Conclusions: The Turkish version of VQLQ-T enables measurement of Quality of Life (QoL) in patients with either vespid or bee venom allergy. Furthermore, responsiveness of this instrument demonstrates the questionnaire’s ability to detect changes over time. © 2016, The Author(s).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s40064-016-2246-x
dc.identifier.endpage10en_US
dc.identifier.issn2193-1801
dc.identifier.issn2193-1801en_US
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-2246-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/25634
dc.identifier.volume5en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringerOpenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSpringerPlusen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectHoney beeen_US
dc.subjectQuality of Lifeen_US
dc.subjectQuestionnaireen_US
dc.subjectVenom allergyen_US
dc.subjectVespiden_US
dc.titleQuality-of-life in insect venom allergy: validation of the Turkish version of the “Vespid Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire” (VQLQ-T)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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