Reference: Marcilla-Toribio I, Martinez-Andres M, Moratalla-Cebrian ML, Jandhyala R, Femi-Ajao O, Galan-Moya EM. Adaptation and validation of the PAC-19QoL-specific quality of life questionnaire for the Spanish population with long COVID. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2023 Dec 2;39(12):1685-93.
Introduction
Methods
A descriptive cross-sectional study was divided into two phases. In phase one, the translation and cultural adaptation of the questionnaire was performed, while in phase two, the questionnaire was validated. The Spanish version of the questionnaire was used with a sample of 206 people, 40 males (19.4%) and 166 females (80.6%), with an age range between 21 and 70 years old. Participants completed the questionnaire through an online platform. Internal consistency, construct validity, convergent validity, test-retest reliability, and ceiling and floor effects of the Spanish version were analyzed.
Results
The Spanish version of the post-acute (long) COVID-19 Quality of Life instrument showed high internal consistency, with Cronbach’s alpha= 0.922 and an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.936. Mean scores obtained in the PAC-19QoL and SF-12 questionnaires showed that those who had a worse quality of life in the SF-12 tool also a had worse quality of life in the PAC-19QoL tool.
Conclusion
This study shows that the Spanish version of the post-acute (long) COVID-19 Quality of Life instrument is an appropriate and valid tool for assessing the quality of life of long COVID patients.
Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03007995.2023.2256222