PMID- 11594639
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20020117
LR  - 20220321
IS  - 0269-2155 (Print)
IS  - 0269-2155 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 5
DP  - 2001 Oct
TI  - Psychometric properties of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire 
      (MLHF-Q).
PG  - 489-500
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Minnesota Living with 
      Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHF-Q) in patients with atrial fibrillation. 
      DESIGN: A prospective study of the patients who underwent DC electrical 
      cardioversion. SETTING: Clinics of cardiology and thoracic surgery of the 
      University Hospital in Groningen, the Netherlands. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The 
      disease-specific MLHF-Q and generic measures of quality of life were 
      administered. The sensitivity to change over time was tested with effect sizes 
      (ES). Internal consistency of MLHF-Q scales was estimated with Cronbach's alpha. 
      To evaluate the construct validity multitrait-multimethod analysis was applied. 
      The 'known group validity' was evaluated by the comparison of mean scores and 
      effect sizes between two groups of the New York Heart Association (NYHA) 
      classification (NYHA I versus II-III). Stability of MLHF-Q scales was estimated 
      in a subgroup of patients who remained stable. Perfect congruence analysis and 
      factor analysis were applied to confirm the a priori determined structure. 
      RESULTS: Cronbach's alpha was > or = 0.80 of the MLHF-Q scales. Perfect 
      congruence analysis (PCA) showed that the results resemble quite well the a 
      priori assumed factor structure. Multitrait-multimethod analysis showed 
      convergent validity coefficients ranging from 0.59 to 0.73 (physical impairment 
      dimension) and 0.39 to 0.69 (emotional dimension). The magnitude of change can be 
      interpreted as medium (ES = 0.50). The results of a 'test-retest' analysis in a 
      stable group can be valued as satisfactory for the MLHF-Q scales (Pearson's r > 
      0.60). The physical dimension and the overall score of the MLHF-Q discriminated 
      significantly between the NYHA I and II-III groups (p < 0.001) with large effect 
      sizes (ES > 1.0).
FAU - Middel, B
AU  - Middel B
AD  - Northern Centre for Healthcare Research, School of Medicine, University of 
      Groningen, The Netherlands. B.Middel@med.rug.nl
FAU - Bouma, J
AU  - Bouma J
FAU - de Jongste, M
AU  - de Jongste M
FAU - van Sonderen, E
AU  - van Sonderen E
FAU - Niemeijer, M G
AU  - Niemeijer MG
FAU - Crijns, H
AU  - Crijns H
FAU - van den Heuvel, W
AU  - van den Heuvel W
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Validation Study
PL  - England
TA  - Clin Rehabil
JT  - Clinical rehabilitation
JID - 8802181
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Atrial Flutter/psychology/therapy
MH  - *Attitude to Health
MH  - Electric Countershock
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Status
MH  - Heart Failure/*psychology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - *Quality of Life
MH  - *Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2001/10/12 10:00
MHDA- 2002/01/18 10:01
CRDT- 2001/10/12 10:00
PHST- 2001/10/12 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/01/18 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2001/10/12 10:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1191/026921501680425216 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Clin Rehabil. 2001 Oct;15(5):489-500. doi: 10.1191/026921501680425216.