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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2013

Further evidence of reliability and validity of the Huntington's disease quality of life battery for carers: Italian and French translations.

Aimee Aubeeluck, Julie Dorey, Ferdinando Squitieri, Emilie Clay, Edward J N Stupple, Annunziata De Nicola, Heather Buchanan, Tiziana Martino, Mondher Toumi

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Aimee AubeeluckDivision of Nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham, Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Road , Derby, DE22 3DT, UK. aimee.aubeeluck@nottingham.ac.uk
Julie Dorey
Ferdinando Squitieri
Emilie Clay
Edward J N Stupple
Annunziata De Nicola
Heather Buchanan
Tiziana Martino
Mondher Toumi

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backgroundExisting research suggests that family caregivers of persons with Huntington's disease (HD) face a distinct series of problems, linked to the complex nature of the disease. Aubeeluck and Buchanan (Clin Genet, 71(5):434-445, 2007) developed and validated a disease-specific measure used to explore caregivers quality of life and assess the efficacy of therapeutic interventions. This current study builds on this research through the validation of French and Italian translations of the Huntington's disease quality of life battery for carers (HDQoL-C).

methodA total of 301 family carers completed the HDQoL-C. Participants were recruited through the "Euro-HDB" study which is measuring the burden in HD across Europe and the USA.

resultsFactor analysis demonstrated good internal consistency, reliability and congruent validity. Carers who cared for patients with less clinically severe symptoms reported significantly better QoL than carers of patients with more clinically severe symptoms. DISCUSSION: Findings indicate the HDQoL-C is multi-lingual, multi-cultural and easily applicable in other languages.

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AdultAgedCaregiversFactor Analysis, StatisticalFamilyFemaleFranceHumansHuntington DiseaseItalyMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness Index

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