title: Comparison of SF-36 and WHOQOL-100 life quality scales in early period tuberculosis subjects.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the quality of life levels of early-period tuberculosis subjects by using the Short Form-36 and World Health Organisation's Quality of Life-100 scales and to compare the similar fields of the two scales.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cross-sectional research, including 92 active tuberculosis subjects, was conducted from January 2007 to January 2008 at the Ministry of Health and Research's Sanitorium in Kayseri, Turkey. The two standard formats and a survey form developed by the authors were used as a means of data collection. The Bland-Altman method was used to determine the adaptation of standard protocols in physical, social and psychological functions, general health perception, pain and vitality areas. SPSS version 15 was used for data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  As a result of applied correlation analysis, a positive significant, but moderate, common relation was found between the two scales as regards similar subfields (physical function r=0.391, general health perception r=0.436, social relations r=0.411, and spiritual health r=0.546) (p< 0.001). The subgroups of the scales Cronbach-Alfa reliability coefficient were observed to vary between 0.63 to 0.94.The adaptability of the two scales was observed under physical, social and psychological functions, general health perception, pain and vitality/energy subfields by the Bland-Altman method.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study revealed the fact that there was adaptability between similar subfields of the two standard protocols in early-period tuberculosis subjects.
authors.affiliation: Erciyes University Halil Bayraktar Health Services, Vocational College, Kayseri, Turkey. unalandemet@gmail.com
authors.forename: Demet
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Unalan
authors.forename: Ferhan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Soyuer
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozturk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000523:psychology*; D014421:Turkey