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ArticleRheumatology and therapy2024

The Development and Content Validation of the Sjögren's Related Quality of Life Instrument (SRQoL).

Jessica Marvel, Elizabeth Gargon, Chloe Howse, Aishwarya Chohan, Megan Mayhew, Gayle Kenney, Linda Stone, Benjamin A Fisher, Monia Steenackers, Nicola Williamson and 2 more

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Jessica MarvelNovartis Services Inc., East Hanover, NJ, USA. jessica.marvel@novartis.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0757-5865
Elizabeth GargonPatient-Centered Outcomes, Adelphi Values Ltd., Bollington, UK.
Chloe HowsePatient-Centered Outcomes, Adelphi Values Ltd., Bollington, UK.
Aishwarya ChohanPatient-Centered Outcomes, Adelphi Values Ltd., Bollington, UK.
Megan MayhewPatient-Centered Outcomes, Adelphi Values Ltd., Bollington, UK.
Gayle KenneyNovartis AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Linda StoneSjögren's UK (formerly British Sjögrens Syndrome Association), Birmingham, UK.
Benjamin A FisherInstitute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Monia SteenackersNovartis AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Nicola WilliamsonPatient-Centered Outcomes, Adelphi Values Ltd., Bollington, UK.
Chiara PerellaNovartis AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Pushpendra GoswamiNovartis AG, Basel, Switzerland.

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introductionSeveral clinical outcome assessment (COA) instruments assess Sjögren's disease (Sjögren's) symptoms, but do not provide comprehensive assessment of the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) impact of Sjögren's. This study aimed to develop a patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument for the assessment of HRQoL, intended for use in clinical trials and clinical practice in the assessment of treatment benefit.

methodsReview of study sponsor proprietary data and qualitative interviews informed the development of a conceptual model, the Sjögren's Related Quality of Life (SRQoL) and patient global impression of severity (PGI-S) and change (PGI-C) items. Combined concept elicitation and cognitive debriefing interviews with patients with Sjögren's explored their HRQoL impact experience and content validity of the SRQoL and PGI items.

resultsTwenty participants were interviewed about their Sjögren's experience. Following inductive analysis of interviews, concepts were categorized into eight domains: emotional well-being (e.g., worry and stress; n = 20/20; 100%), sleep (e.g., daytime sleepiness and waking up during the night; n = 20/20; 100%), activities of daily living (e.g., difficulty looking at screens and difficulty driving; n = 20/20; 100%), cognition (e.g., concentration difficulties and word finding difficulties; n = 19/20; 95.0%), physical functioning (e.g., difficulty walking and difficulty exercising; n = 19/20; 95.0%), social and family functioning (e.g., dependent on others and relationship difficulties; n = 17/20; 85.0%), work (n = 15/20; 75.0%), and sexual functioning (n = 12/20; 60.0%). SRQoL and PGI items, instructions, response options, and recall period were well understood and relevant to participants.

conclusionsThe SRQoL is a new PRO instrument to assess Sjögren's impact on HRQoL, developed in accordance with regulatory guidance. This study provides considerable insight into the patient experience of Sjögren's and evidence to support the content validity of the SRQoL. Future research should evaluate the psychometric properties of the SRQoL to support its use in clinical trials and clinical practice and further validate its use as an assessment of treatment benefit.

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Content validityHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL)Instrument developmentPatient-reported outcome (PRO)Qualitative interviewsSjögren’s

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PMCPMC11557853

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