Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Create a head-and-neck keloid quality of life (QOL) questionnaire. Demonstrate the reliability of the keloid-specific QOL scale according to test-retest and internal consistency standards.
STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.
METHODS: Patients presenting to a keloid clinic in a tertiary referral institution between April 2012 and February 2013 were enrolled on their first visit. They were administered a questionnaire assessing demographics and a 21-item Likert keloid-specific survey assessing symptomatology, self-esteem, social functioning, and therapeutic motivation during their first three visits. Reliability of the keloid questionnaire was assessed for internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and test-retest correlations. Patients were treated with Kenalog steroid injections at each visit. The 126-point total score from the questionnaire was then compared to each subscale (physical symptoms, self-esteem, social function, and medical motivation) using a Pearson coefficient.
RESULTS: The keloid QOL questionnaire showed a Cronbach's alpha of 0.87 for the overall questionnaire and ranged from 0.66 to 0.86 for individual questions. The test-retest Pearson's R was 0.70 between visits 1 and 2 and 0.77 between visits 2 and 3. The Pearson correlation between symptoms, self-esteem, social functioning, and medical motivation subscales and the overall scale were 0.77, 0.73, 0.72, and 0.57, respectively.
CONCLUSION: This head and neck keloid-specific QOL questionnaire proved to be a reproducible method of reliably assessing QOL burden on patients with head and neck keloids.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: N/A.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2672-6 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Laryngoscope |
Volume | 125 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2015 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Head
- Humans
- Keloid
- Middle Aged
- Neck
- Prospective Studies
- Psychometrics
- Quality of Life
- Reproducibility of Results
- Self Concept
- Self-Assessment
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Triamcinolone Acetonide
- Young Adult
- Journal Article
- Validation Studies