Quality of life following acute deep vein thrombosis: the cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the VEINES-QOL/Sym scale: a Turkish version study

Cirak, Yasemin; SAVCI, SEMA; Karahan, Zehra; Demirkilic, Ufuk

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.7463

Quality of life following acute deep vein thrombosis: the cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the VEINES-QOL/Sym scale: a Turkish version study

Cirak Y., SAVCI S., Karahan Z., Demirkilic U.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.659-668, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.7463
Dergi Adı: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.659-668
Anahtar Kelimeler: Deep vein thrombosis, quality of life, reliability, validity
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: This study aims to translate and make cultural adaptation of a widely used Venous Insufficiency Epidemiologic and Economic Study Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (VEINES-QOL/Sym) into Turkish according to international guidelines and to statistically evaluate its validity and reliability by administering it to Turkish-speaking patients with acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT).