title: Cross-cultural adaptation of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire for German-speaking patients.
abstract: We performed a cross-cultural adaptation of the "Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire" (LHFQ) for use in German-speaking chronic heart failure patients. The instrument was translated and back translated, pre-tested and reviewed by a committee. The German version was tested in 114 patients with chronic heart failure. Reliability was assessed by a test-retest procedure and Cronbach's coefficient alpha of internal consistency (0.94). To assess concurrent validity, we compared the LHFQ sum scores with the New York Heart Association classification rating (r = 0.53; p < 0.0001), the 6-minute walk (r = -0.39; p < 0.0001), the left ventricular ejection fraction (r = -0.24; p = 0.011) and big-endothelin (r = 0.27; p = 0.004). Construct validity on the LHFQ scores in comparison with the Medical Outcomes Study SF-36 Health Survey (MOS SF-36) was significant (-0.41 to -0.74; all p < 0.0001). The reliability and validity of the German version of the LHFQ was proved; the questionnaire can be recommended for use in future clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Austria.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quittan
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Wiesinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crevenna
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Nuhr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Posch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hülsmann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pacher
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fialka-Moser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000208:ethnology; D006333:Heart Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations; D014481:United States