title: The Turkish validity and reliability of the venous insufficiency epidemiological and economic study-quality of life/symptoms scales.
abstract: The aim of the study was to test Turkish validity and reliability of Venous Insufficiency Epidemiological and Economic Study-Quality of Life/Symptoms (VEINES-QoL/Sym) in patients with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). A total of 118 patients with CVI hospitalized in 3 different hospitals were enrolled in this study. VEINES-QoL/Sym, translated to Turkish with a standard methodology, was applied to the patients and was evaluated for acceptability, reliability, validity, and responsiveness. Cronbach α (including if item deleted) values were used for the reliability analysis. Construct and criterion validity approaches were used for validity analysis. Cronbach α values are .86 for the VEINES-QOL and .81 for the VEINES-Sym. No problematic items were observed for the scale. The VEINES-QoL/Sym was significantly sensitive to clinical, etiology, anatomy, and pathophysiology (CEAP) classification, indicating good criterion validity. Significant correlation was found between scores of SF-36 and VEINESQoL (r = .43-.66). Turkish version of the VEINES-QOL/Sym was found reliable and valid for Turkish patients with CVI.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Celal Bayar University, Manisa Health Sciences College, Manisa, Turkey. adaletkutlu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Adalet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kutlu
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ceçen
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eser
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozbakkaloglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology