UDK: 614.2:616-01

DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL VALIDATION OF A QUESTIONNAIRE TO STUDY DISEASE ACTIVITY IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, кафедра амбулаторной и скорой медицинской помощи

Abstract

Current work presents the results of development and initial validation of a questionnaire for self-assessment of disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Three-stage process provided formulation of an initial questionnaire,further improvement after application in different SLE patients and assessment of external, content and divergent validity as well as reproducibility in a cohort of 30 SLE patients with various disease activity. Good correlation with valid SLE activity indices was demonstrated and no correlation with damage was seen. Reliability analysis have shown acceptable internal consistency of a new questionnaire.

Keywords

systemic lupus erythematosus, disease activity, activity index, questionnaire, validity.

Contacts

Сущук Евгений Александрович — к. м. н., ассистент кафедры амбулаторной и скорой медицинской помощи, Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, e-mail: Eugene.sushchuk@gmail.com