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Grove, B.E., Schougaard, L.M.V., Ivarsen, P.R., Kyte, Derek 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7679-6741, Henrik, N.H. and de Thurah, A.
(2021)
Patient-reported outcome measures for clinical decision-making in outpatient follow-up: validity and reliability of a renal disease questionnaire.
Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 5 (1).
p. 107.
ISSN 2509-8020
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Abstract
Background
Patient-reported outcome measures are increasingly used by clinicians to support communication in telephone- or face-to-face consultations with patients. A renal disease questionnaire has been developed, but not sufficiently evaluated through clinimetrics in clinical setting. Hence, we aimed to evaluate the content validity, construct validity and the test–retest reliability of a renal disease questionnaire to be used for clinical decision-making.
Methods
A content, construct validity and test–retest reliability study was conducted in 3 nephrology outpatient clinics in Central Denmark Region, Denmark. Content validity (face validity, comprehensibility and relevance) was assessed among 8 patients and 6 clinicians. Reliability was assessed by asking outpatients with chronic kidney disease to complete the questionnaire twice. Reliability was assessed by kappa statistics and agreement by percentage. Construct validity was determined using 4 a priori defined hypotheses and comparing 2 known groups.
Results
Five new domains emerged, 6 items were rephrased and 3 items were removed following the content validity test. A total of 160 patients completed the questionnaire with median 8 days (IQR 2 days) between assessments. The test–retest reliability parameters of the single items in the questionnaire were substantial to almost perfect as all the observed weighted kappa values ranged from 0.61 to 0.91, 95% CI (0.34 to 0.95). In total, 61% of the single items showed almost perfect agreement. In total, 3 of the 4 hypotheses were accepted and 44% of the items showed satisfying known-group discriminative validity.
Conclusion
A renal disease questionnaire used for clinical decision-making in outpatient follow-up showed acceptable content validity and substantial to almost perfect reliability. Sufficient construct validity was not established. Incorporating the questionnaire into routine clinical practice may improve the evaluation of disease burden in patients with chronic kidney disease.
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| Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords: | renal insufficiency, ambulatory care, patient reported outcome measures, reproducibility of results |
| Divisions: | College of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences > School of Allied Health and Community |
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| Copyright Info: | Open Access article |
| Depositing User: | Derek Kyte |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Nov 2021 14:17 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2021 14:17 |
| URI: | https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11517 |
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