TY - JOUR
T1 - Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With a Left Ventricular Assist Device (QOLVAD) Questionnaire
AU - Sandau, Kristin E.
AU - Lee, Christopher S.
AU - Faulkner, Kenneth M.
AU - Pozehl, Bunny
AU - Eckman, Peter
AU - Garberich, Ross
AU - Weaver, Carrie E.
AU - Joseph, Susan M.
AU - Hall, Shelley
AU - Carey, Sandra A.
AU - Chaudhry, Sunit Preet
AU - Schroeder, Sarah E.
AU - Hoffman, Russell O.
AU - Feldman, David
AU - Birati, Edo Y.
AU - Soni, Meshal
AU - Marble, Judith Feighery
AU - Jurgens, Corrine Y.
AU - Hoglund, Barbara
AU - Cowger, Jennifer A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by grants from the following sources: Abbott-Northwestern Hospital Foundation, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, and Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation.
Funding Information:
P.E. received honoraria from or is a consultant for Abbott Laboratories and Medtronic (paid to the institution, not the individual). S.M.J. receives speaking honoraria from Abbot (modest) and consulting fees from Medtronic (minimal). S.H. is a consultant for Abbott Laboratories. E.Y.B. received grants from Impulse Dynamics, personal fees from American Regent, and grants from Medtronic Inc. B.H. received a grant (shared with K.E.S.) from Minnesota Nurses Association Foundation (completed). All were paid to Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation to be managed (not paid to the individual). J.A.C. Received personal fees from Abbott and Medtronic and is a member of the scientific advisory committee for Medtronic and Procyrion—all outside the submitted work. K.E.S. and B.H. are coauthors of the QOLVAD questionnaire and hold it as intellectual property. BH does contract work with Lippincott/WK as a Nurse Educator Consultant. (JCVN is owned/published by Lippincott/Wolters Kluwer - which is the owner of a Lippincott Clinical Experiences product from which BH receives royalties). [The QOLVAD questionnaire has been granted without charge to others who request permission in advance for nonprofit use.]
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - Background Patients with a left ventricular assist device are a unique and growing population who deserve their own valid, reliable instrument for health-related quality of life. Objective We developed and tested the Health-Related Quality of Life with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (QOLVAD) questionnaire. Methods In a prospective, descriptive study, patients from 7 sites completed the QOLVAD and comparator questionnaires. Construct validity was tested using confirmatory factor analysis. Convergent validity was tested using correlations of QOLVAD scores to well-established measures of subjective health status, depression, anxiety, and meaning/faith. Reliability and test-retest reliability were quantified. Results Patients (n = 213) were 58.7 ± 13.9 years old; 81.0% were male, 73.7% were White, and 48.0% had bridge to transplant. Questionnaires were completed at a median time of 44 weeks post ventricular assist device. The 5 QOLVAD domains had acceptable construct validity (root mean square error of approximation = 0.064, comparative and Tucker-Lewis fit indices > 0.90, weighted root mean square residual = 0.95). The total score and domain-specific scores were significantly correlated with the instruments to which they were compared. Internal consistency reliability was acceptable for all subscales (α =.79-.83) except the cognitive domain (α =.66). Unidimensional reliability for the total score was acceptable (α =.93), as was factor determinacy for multidimensional reliability (0.95). Total test-retest reliability was 0.875 (P <.001). Conclusion Our analysis provided initial support for validity and reliability of the QOLVAD for total score, physical, emotional, social, and meaning/spiritual domains. The QOLVAD has potential in research and clinical settings to guide decision making and referrals; further studies are needed.
AB - Background Patients with a left ventricular assist device are a unique and growing population who deserve their own valid, reliable instrument for health-related quality of life. Objective We developed and tested the Health-Related Quality of Life with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (QOLVAD) questionnaire. Methods In a prospective, descriptive study, patients from 7 sites completed the QOLVAD and comparator questionnaires. Construct validity was tested using confirmatory factor analysis. Convergent validity was tested using correlations of QOLVAD scores to well-established measures of subjective health status, depression, anxiety, and meaning/faith. Reliability and test-retest reliability were quantified. Results Patients (n = 213) were 58.7 ± 13.9 years old; 81.0% were male, 73.7% were White, and 48.0% had bridge to transplant. Questionnaires were completed at a median time of 44 weeks post ventricular assist device. The 5 QOLVAD domains had acceptable construct validity (root mean square error of approximation = 0.064, comparative and Tucker-Lewis fit indices > 0.90, weighted root mean square residual = 0.95). The total score and domain-specific scores were significantly correlated with the instruments to which they were compared. Internal consistency reliability was acceptable for all subscales (α =.79-.83) except the cognitive domain (α =.66). Unidimensional reliability for the total score was acceptable (α =.93), as was factor determinacy for multidimensional reliability (0.95). Total test-retest reliability was 0.875 (P <.001). Conclusion Our analysis provided initial support for validity and reliability of the QOLVAD for total score, physical, emotional, social, and meaning/spiritual domains. The QOLVAD has potential in research and clinical settings to guide decision making and referrals; further studies are needed.
KW - LVAD
KW - cardiac assist device
KW - health-related quality of life
KW - instrument development
KW - quality of life
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U2 - 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000774
DO - 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000774
M3 - Article
C2 - 33306621
AN - SCOPUS:85101923077
VL - 36
SP - 172
EP - 184
JO - Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
JF - Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
SN - 0889-4655
IS - 2
ER -