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Validity and Reliability of the Hungarian Version of Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire

Purpose: The aim of our study was to translate the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ) into Hungarian, and to investigate the validity and reliability of the Hungarian AVVQ, as well as to assess the health-related quality of life in patients with varicose veins of the leg. Methods: 374 adult...

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Autores principales: Kiss, Gabriella, Szabó, Dorottya, Tékus, Eva, Jancsó, Gábor, Arató, Endre, Makai, Alexandra, Járomi, Melinda, Mintál, Tibor
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8834820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162662
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031639
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author Kiss, Gabriella
Szabó, Dorottya
Tékus, Eva
Jancsó, Gábor
Arató, Endre
Makai, Alexandra
Járomi, Melinda
Mintál, Tibor
author_facet Kiss, Gabriella
Szabó, Dorottya
Tékus, Eva
Jancsó, Gábor
Arató, Endre
Makai, Alexandra
Járomi, Melinda
Mintál, Tibor
author_sort Kiss, Gabriella
collection PubMed
description Purpose: The aim of our study was to translate the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ) into Hungarian, and to investigate the validity and reliability of the Hungarian AVVQ, as well as to assess the health-related quality of life in patients with varicose veins of the leg. Methods: 374 adults participated in this study who were divided into two groups (varicose vein, healthy). We analyzed internal consistency, convergent validity (using the 36-Item Short Form Survey, SF-36), repeatability, and intra-class correlation coefficient of the Hungarian AVVQ. Regarding discriminant validity, we determined the scores of the Hungarian AVVQ in both groups using the Mann-Whitney U-test. Results: The Cronbach-alpha value was 0.890, while the correlation coefficient was R = 1.000. According to the results of the convergent validation, the scores of pain and dysfunction moderately correlated with some scores of the SF-36. The score of cosmetic appearance had a relationship with many scores of the SF-36. We registered a significant relationship between the score of extent of varicosity and some scores of the SF-36. There was significant correlation between the score of complications and numerous scores of the SF-36 (physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health, pain and general health). The score of pain and dysfunction, cosmetic appearance, extent of varicosity, complications and total score of the Hungarian AVVQ showed a significant difference between both groups. Conclusions: The Hungarian AVVQ was a reliable and a valid tool to assess the health-related quality of life among patients with varicose veins and was a useful tool to justify the further treatment of the patients.
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spelling pubmed-88348202022-02-12 Validity and Reliability of the Hungarian Version of Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire Kiss, Gabriella Szabó, Dorottya Tékus, Eva Jancsó, Gábor Arató, Endre Makai, Alexandra Járomi, Melinda Mintál, Tibor Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Purpose: The aim of our study was to translate the Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ) into Hungarian, and to investigate the validity and reliability of the Hungarian AVVQ, as well as to assess the health-related quality of life in patients with varicose veins of the leg. Methods: 374 adults participated in this study who were divided into two groups (varicose vein, healthy). We analyzed internal consistency, convergent validity (using the 36-Item Short Form Survey, SF-36), repeatability, and intra-class correlation coefficient of the Hungarian AVVQ. Regarding discriminant validity, we determined the scores of the Hungarian AVVQ in both groups using the Mann-Whitney U-test. Results: The Cronbach-alpha value was 0.890, while the correlation coefficient was R = 1.000. According to the results of the convergent validation, the scores of pain and dysfunction moderately correlated with some scores of the SF-36. The score of cosmetic appearance had a relationship with many scores of the SF-36. We registered a significant relationship between the score of extent of varicosity and some scores of the SF-36. There was significant correlation between the score of complications and numerous scores of the SF-36 (physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health, pain and general health). The score of pain and dysfunction, cosmetic appearance, extent of varicosity, complications and total score of the Hungarian AVVQ showed a significant difference between both groups. Conclusions: The Hungarian AVVQ was a reliable and a valid tool to assess the health-related quality of life among patients with varicose veins and was a useful tool to justify the further treatment of the patients. MDPI 2022-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8834820/ /pubmed/35162662 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031639 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Kiss, Gabriella
Szabó, Dorottya
Tékus, Eva
Jancsó, Gábor
Arató, Endre
Makai, Alexandra
Járomi, Melinda
Mintál, Tibor
Validity and Reliability of the Hungarian Version of Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire
title Validity and Reliability of the Hungarian Version of Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire
title_full Validity and Reliability of the Hungarian Version of Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire
title_fullStr Validity and Reliability of the Hungarian Version of Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire
title_full_unstemmed Validity and Reliability of the Hungarian Version of Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire
title_short Validity and Reliability of the Hungarian Version of Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire
title_sort validity and reliability of the hungarian version of aberdeen varicose vein questionnaire
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8834820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162662
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031639
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