PMID- 11506217
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20011207
LR  - 20191105
IS  - 1650-1977 (Print)
IS  - 1650-1977 (Linking)
VI  - 33
IP  - 4
DP  - 2001 Jul
TI  - Cross-cultural adaptation of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure 
      Questionnaire for German-speaking patients.
PG  - 182-6
AB  - We performed a cross-cultural adaptation of the "Minnesota Living with Heart 
      Failure Questionnaire" (LHFQ) for use in German-speaking chronic heart failure 
      patients. The instrument was translated and back translated, pre-tested and 
      reviewed by a committee. The German version was tested in 114 patients with 
      chronic heart failure. Reliability was assessed by a test-retest procedure and 
      Cronbach's coefficient alpha of internal consistency (0.94). To assess concurrent 
      validity, we compared the LHFQ sum scores with the New York Heart Association 
      classification rating (r = 0.53; p < 0.0001), the 6-minute walk (r = -0.39; p < 
      0.0001), the left ventricular ejection fraction (r = -0.24; p = 0.011) and 
      big-endothelin (r = 0.27; p = 0.004). Construct validity on the LHFQ scores in 
      comparison with the Medical Outcomes Study SF-36 Health Survey (MOS SF-36) was 
      significant (-0.41 to -0.74; all p < 0.0001). The reliability and validity of the 
      German version of the LHFQ was proved; the questionnaire can be recommended for 
      use in future clinical trials.
FAU - Quittan, M
AU  - Quittan M
AD  - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Vienna, Vienna 
      General Hospital, Austria.
FAU - Wiesinger, G F
AU  - Wiesinger GF
FAU - Crevenna, R
AU  - Crevenna R
FAU - Nuhr, M J
AU  - Nuhr MJ
FAU - Posch, M
AU  - Posch M
FAU - Hulsmann, M
AU  - Hulsmann M
FAU - Muller, D
AU  - Muller D
FAU - Pacher, R
AU  - Pacher R
FAU - Fialka-Moser, V
AU  - Fialka-Moser V
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Sweden
TA  - J Rehabil Med
JT  - Journal of rehabilitation medicine
JID - 101088169
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - *Cultural Characteristics
MH  - Female
MH  - Germany/ethnology
MH  - *Heart Failure
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Minnesota
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - *Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Translations
MH  - United States
EDAT- 2001/08/17 10:00
MHDA- 2002/01/05 10:01
CRDT- 2001/08/17 10:00
PHST- 2001/08/17 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/01/05 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2001/08/17 10:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/165019701750300654 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Rehabil Med. 2001 Jul;33(4):182-6. doi: 10.1080/165019701750300654.