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ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2017

Validation of the Italian version of the Laval questionnaire: health-related quality of life in subjects with obesity.

Lorenzo Maria Donini, Aldo Rosano, Luca Di Lazzaro, Eleonora Poggiogalle, Carla Lubrano, Silvia Migliaccio, Mariagrazia Carbonelli, Alessandro Pinto, Andrea Lenzi

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Lorenzo Maria DoniniHigh Specialization Centre for the Care of Obesity ("CASCO"), Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology Section, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy. lorenzomaria.donini@uniroma1.it.
Aldo RosanoIstituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Luca Di LazzaroHigh Specialization Centre for the Care of Obesity ("CASCO"), Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology Section, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Eleonora PoggiogalleHigh Specialization Centre for the Care of Obesity ("CASCO"), Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology Section, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Carla LubranoHigh Specialization Centre for the Care of Obesity ("CASCO"), Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology Section, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Silvia Migliaccio"Foro Italico" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Mariagrazia Carbonelli"S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Alessandro PintoHigh Specialization Centre for the Care of Obesity ("CASCO"), Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology Section, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Andrea LenziHigh Specialization Centre for the Care of Obesity ("CASCO"), Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology Section, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITCarlo Forlanini Hospital · ITForo Italico University of Rome · ITIstituto Superiore di Sanità · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity is associated to increased risk of metabolic comorbidity as well as increased mortality. Notably, obesity is also associated to the impairment of the psychological status and of quality of life. Only three questionnaires are available in the Italian language evaluating the health-related quality of life in subjects with obesity. The aim of the present study was to test the validity and reliability of the Italian version of the Laval Questionnaire.

methodsThe original French version was translated into Italian and back-translated by a French native speaker. 273 subjects with obesity (Body Mass Index ≥ 30 kg/m

resultsThe observed proportion of agreement concordance of results was 50.2% with Cohen's K = 0.336 (CI 95%: 0.267-0.404), indicating a fair agreement between the two tests. Test-retest correlation was statistically significant (ρ = 0.82; p < 0.01); validity (standardized Chronbach's alpha) was considered reliable (α > 0.70). The analysis of construct validity showed a statistically significant association in terms of both total score (ρ = -0.66) and scores at each single domain (p < 0.01). A high correlation (p < 0.01) was observed between Laval questionnaire total and single domain scores and other related measures (Body Mass Index, TSD-OC scores, SCL-90 global severity index), revealing a high construct validity of the test.

conclusionsThe Italian version of the Laval Questionnaire is a valid and reliable measure to assess the health-related quality of life in subjects with obesity.

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Quality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesAdultFemaleHumansLanguageMaleMiddle AgedObesityPersons with DisabilitiesReproducibility of ResultsTranslationsObesityQuality of life

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