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  • Title: Persian Version of VEINES-QOL/Sym Questionnaire in Iranian Patients With Deep Venous Thrombosis: Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties.
    Author: Goudarzian AH, Jafarpour H, Tajik P, Taebi M, Shafizad M, Gorji AH, Hatkehlouei MB, Yazdani P, Heidari-Soureshjani R.
    Journal: J Nurs Meas; 2018 Aug; 26(2):E98-E113. PubMed ID: 30567954.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The present study was done to assess the cultural adaption and psychometric properties of Persian version of VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaire in Iranian patients with deep venous thrombosis (DVT). METHODS: This cross-cultural psychometrics study was conducted in 2016. About 270 DVT patients completed a Persian version of the VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaire. The face, content, and construct validity were assessed. Internal consistency, test-retest, and construct reliability (CR) were used to assess reliability. RESULTS: Three-factor solution was extracted that explaining 71.373% of the total variance. Goodness-of-fit indices (GFI; χ2(68) =332.037, p < .05, χ2/df = 4.882, GFI = .862, CFI = .928, NFI = .914, IFI = .928, RMSEA (90% confidence interval) =.091 [.081, .110]) in the final VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaire structure demonstrated the adequacy of the three-domain structure. The reliability was greater than .70. CONCLUSIONS: The VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaire was found to be a valid and reliable assessment tool for quality of life in Iranian patients with DVT.
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