Patient-reported outcomes in Huntington's disease: Quality of life in neurological disorders (Neuro-QoL) and Huntington's disease health-related quality of life (HDQLIFE) physical function measures.

Patient-reported outcomes in Huntington's disease: Quality of life in neurological disorders (Neuro-QoL) and Huntington's disease health-related quality of life (HDQLIFE) physical function measures.

Mov Disord. 2017 May 27;:

Authors: Carlozzi NE, Ready RE, Frank S, Cella D, Hahn EA, Goodnight SM, Schilling SG, Boileau NR, Dayalu P

Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is a need for patient-reported outcome measures that capture the impact that motor impairments have on health-related quality of life in individuals with Huntington's disease.
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to establish the reliability and validity of new physical functioning patient-reported outcome measures in Huntington's disease.
METHODS: A total of 510 individuals with Huntington's disease completed 2 Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (Lower Extremity Function and Upper Extremity Function) and 3 Huntington's Disease Health-Related Quality of Life (Chorea, Speech Difficulties, and Swallowing Difficulties) measures. Clinician-rated and generic self-report measures were also administered.
RESULTS: Reliabilities for the new patient reported physical functioning measures were excellent (all Cronbach's α > .92). Convergent, discriminant validity and known group validity was supported.
CONCLUSIONS: The results provide psychometric support for new patient-reported physical functioning measures and the fact that these measures can be used as clinically meaningful endpoints in Huntington's disease research and clinical practice. © 2017 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

PMID: 28556412 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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