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VALIDATION OF THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE-54 IN SLOVAKIA

Ľudmila Majerníková
1
,
Andrea Obročníková
1
,
Anna Hudáková
1
,
Beata Grešš Halász
2

  1. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Care, University of Prešov, Slovakia
  2. Department of Nursing Care, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia
Health Prob Civil.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2024.139095
Online publish date: 2024/05/17
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Background
Quality of life assessment of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is not commonly performed in the Slovak Republic due to the unavailability of a validated Slovak version of a specific assessment tool.

Material and methods
The aim of this study was to transculturally adapt and validate the Slovak version of the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Questionnaire (MSQoL-54). Psychometric analysis was performed by assessing reliability (Cronbach α), internal validation and external validation by measuring correlation with clinical factors such Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) as well as other demographic factors. The questionnaire was validated on a sample of 298 patients with MS.

Results
Based on the results of the factor analysis, it can be concluded that the Slovak version of the MSQoL-54 questionnaire has comparable psychometric properties to the original version. External validation using EDSS showed a statistically significant inverse (negative) correlation on all components of the questionnaire.

Conclusions
The Slovak version of the MSQoL-54 questionnaire assessment tool can be used by Slovak healthcare professionals for a more comprehensive treatment of patients with MS.

keywords:

MSQoL-54, Slovakia, multiple sclerosis, validation, quality of life

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