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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2013; 19(22): 3494-3501
Published online Jun 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3494
Published online Jun 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3494
Psychometrics of chronic liver disease questionnaire in Chinese chronic hepatitis B patients
Kai-Na Zhou, Min Zhang, Qian Wu, Zhen-Hao Ji, Xiao-Mei Zhang, Gui-Hua Zhuang, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Xi’an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Author contributions: All authors participated in the design of the study; Zhou KN, Zhang M, Ji ZH and Zhang XM collected data; Zhou KN, Zhang M and Zhuang GH were involved in data analysis and interpretation; Zhou KN and Zhuang GH drafted the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by The National TS Major Project of China, No. 2008ZX10002-001 and No. 2012ZX10002001
Correspondence to: Gui-Hua Zhuang, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Xi’an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, No. 76 Yanta Western Road, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China. zhuanggh@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
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Received: January 8, 2013
Revised: March 25, 2013
Accepted: March 28, 2013
Published online: June 14, 2013
Processing time: 157 Days and 12 Hours
Revised: March 25, 2013
Accepted: March 28, 2013
Published online: June 14, 2013
Processing time: 157 Days and 12 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a common chronic liver disease in mainland China, and its adverse prognosis might impair the patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The chronic liver disease questionnaire (CLDQ) is the first liver specific HRQoL instrument, however, few studies have examined psychometrics of the Chinese (mainland) CLDQ in CHB patients. This study tested psychometrics of the Chinese (mainland) CLDQ in patients with CHB (including CHB without cirrhosis and CHB-related cirrhosis). The findings will help find suitable disease-specific questionnaire in the management of CHB in mainland China and provide evidence for expanding the use of the CLDQ.