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Vol 66, No 4 (2015)
Review paper
Submitted: 2015-01-25
Accepted: 2015-02-16
Published online: 2015-09-01
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GO-QOL — disease-specific quality of life questionnaire in Graves’ orbitopathy

Nadia Sawicka-Gutaj, Tomasz Bednarczuk, Jacek Daroszewski, Joanna Waligórska-Stachura, Piotr Miśkiewicz, Jerzy Sowiński, Marek Bolanowski, Marek Ruchała
DOI: 10.5603/EP.2015.0046
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Pubmed: 26323474
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Endokrynol Pol 2015;66(4):362-366.

open access

Vol 66, No 4 (2015)
Reviews — Postgraduate Education
Submitted: 2015-01-25
Accepted: 2015-02-16
Published online: 2015-09-01

Abstract

The main goal of therapy for Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) is to restore visual function and to improve quality of life (QOL); therefore, the idea of self-assessment of eye changes by the patient has been developed. We developed a validated Polish version of the GO-QOL questionnaire (GO-QOLpl). As an original version we used the English version of GO-QOL, which consists of 15 questions summarised in two subscales. GO-QOLpl was translated and validated in accordance with standard principles for translation of patient-reported outcomes (PRO). GO-QOLpl is a linguistically validated version of the original GO-QOL questionnaire, which is recommended by the European Group of Graves’ Orbitopathy (EUGOGO). We strongly support the use of GO-QOLpl for the assessment of QOL among Polish patients with GO in clinical practice. (Endokrynol Pol 2015; 66 (4): 362–366)

Abstract

The main goal of therapy for Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) is to restore visual function and to improve quality of life (QOL); therefore, the idea of self-assessment of eye changes by the patient has been developed. We developed a validated Polish version of the GO-QOL questionnaire (GO-QOLpl). As an original version we used the English version of GO-QOL, which consists of 15 questions summarised in two subscales. GO-QOLpl was translated and validated in accordance with standard principles for translation of patient-reported outcomes (PRO). GO-QOLpl is a linguistically validated version of the original GO-QOL questionnaire, which is recommended by the European Group of Graves’ Orbitopathy (EUGOGO). We strongly support the use of GO-QOLpl for the assessment of QOL among Polish patients with GO in clinical practice. (Endokrynol Pol 2015; 66 (4): 362–366)

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Keywords

quality of life; Graves’ orbitopathy; thyroid associated ophthalmopathy; Graves’ disease; autoimmune thyroid diseases

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Title

GO-QOL — disease-specific quality of life questionnaire in Graves’ orbitopathy

Journal

Endokrynologia Polska

Issue

Vol 66, No 4 (2015)

Article type

Review paper

Pages

362-366

Published online

2015-09-01

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4375

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4329

DOI

10.5603/EP.2015.0046

Pubmed

26323474

Bibliographic record

Endokrynol Pol 2015;66(4):362-366.

Keywords

quality of life
Graves’ orbitopathy
thyroid associated ophthalmopathy
Graves’ disease
autoimmune thyroid diseases

Authors

Nadia Sawicka-Gutaj
Tomasz Bednarczuk
Jacek Daroszewski
Joanna Waligórska-Stachura
Piotr Miśkiewicz
Jerzy Sowiński
Marek Bolanowski
Marek Ruchała

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