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Revista Colombiana de Reumatología

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VINACCIA, Stefano; FERNANDEZ, Hamilton; MORENO SAN PEDRO, Emilio  and  PADILLA, Geraldine V.. Spanish Quality of Life Measure for Rheumatoid Arthritis (QOL-RA) Tested in Colombia. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2006, vol.13, n.4, pp.264-270. ISSN 0121-8123.

Goal: this study investigated the quality of life of Colombian patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), using a RA-specific questionnaire, the Quality of Life in Rheumatoid Arthritis scale (QOL-RA). Investigators hypothesized that an RA-specific measure would provide additional, valid information about QOL to that revealed by generic measures of function or depression. Sample: 82 patients (65 women, 17 men) with RA. Instruments: QOL was measured with the Spanish version of the QOL-RA, the Short-Form - 36 (SF-36) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression (CES-D) scales. Results: as expected, Colombian patients with RA reported a better QOL in all QOL-RA dimensions, compared with female RA patients of Hispanic/Latin background from California, who were younger but had similar levels of arthritis severity, were homebound, unpartnered, and less educated. Correlations between the QOL-RA items and total score with the SF-36 subscales (r = 0.31 to 0.48) and CES-D total score (r = 0.28 to 0.46) show that the QOL-RA contributes with unique information about QOL not measured by the other two scales. Conclusion: the Spanish version of the QOL-RA scale is a reliable and valid measure of RA-specific QOL.

Keywords : rheumatoid arthritis; quality of life; QOL-RA; SF-36; CES-D.

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