Psychometric Validation of a Japanese Version of the emPHasis-10 Questionnaire, a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Pulmonary Hypertension ― Multicenter Study in Japan ―
Rika Takeyasu, Yuichi Tamura, Kohtaro Abe, Ayumi Goda, Toru Satoh, Rika Suda, Nobuhiro Tanabe, Ichizo Tsujino, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Koichiro Tatsumi
Abstract
Background:The emPHasis-10 questionnaire is a disease-specific patient-reported outcome assessment of quality of life (QOL) in pulmonary hypertension (PH). The aim of this study was to psychometrically validate a linguistically validated Japanese version of the emPHasis-10.
Topics & Concepts
Quality of life (healthcare)MedicineEmphasis (telecommunications)Pulmonary hypertensionPatient-reported outcomePsychometricsPhysical therapyMulticenter studyFamily medicineClinical psychologyInternal medicineComputer scienceNursingTelecommunicationsRandomized controlled trialPulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisHeart Failure Treatment and Management