Comparability of Interviewer-Administration Versus Self-Administration of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Tuberculosis (FACIT-TB) Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients
| Author | Dujaili, Juman Abdulelah |
| Author | Sulaiman, Syed Azhar Syed |
| Author | Awaisu, Ahmed |
| Author | Hassali, Mohamed Azmi |
| Author | Blebil, Ali Qais |
| Author | Bredle, Jason M. |
| Available date | 2022-12-15T07:16:21Z |
| Publication Date | 2016 |
| Publication Name | Pulmonary Therapy |
| Resource | Scopus |
| Abstract | Objective To investigate the extent to which two different modes of administration (interview by a trained interviewer versus self-administration) yielded a comparable estimate of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Methods The study was conducted between September 2012 and July 2013, among consecutive patients treated for PTB at the Thoracic and Respiratory Disease Specialist Centre in Baghdad, Iraq. The mode of administration of the functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-tuberculosis (FACIT-TB), a new TB-specific HRQL instrument, was recorded at baseline in 305 subjects. Results Although the FACIT-TB questionnaire was designed for self-administration, most patients in our sample (n = 193, 63.3 %) requested some help from an interviewer to fill out the questionnaire. Patients capable of self-administration were younger (38.2 ± 12.9 years vs. 43.6 ± 16.4 years, p = 0.005) and required less time to complete the questionnaire (14.6 ± 3.2 min vs. 17.2 ± 2.6 min, p < 0.001) compared to those who were interviewed by a trained interviewer. No differences in gender were observed between the two groups. HRQL scores across all domains for those who were interviewed were slightly lower than those who answered the questionnaire by self-administration. However, the results did not reach statistical significance (p > 0.05). Conclusions The study demonstrates that the administration of FACIT-TB instrument using either self-administration or interviewing techniques has resulted in a comparable estimate of HRQL among patients with PTB. The FACIT-TB instrument is able to accommodate the needs of patients with diverse social, educational, and functional skills. |
| Sponsor | The authors would like to thank the investigators from Thoracic and Respiratory Diseases Specialist Center Iraq for their help and support in the collection of the required data. We also greatly acknowledge the support rendered by the FACIT measurement system and FACT-G developers for granting permission to use the FACT-G and for their input during the development process of FACIT-TB. This research project was partly sponsored by a grant from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Research University, Postgraduate Research Grant Scheme (USM-RU-PRGS). All named authors meet the international committee of medical journal editors (ICMJE) criteria for authorship for this manuscript, take responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole, and have given final approval for the version to be published. JAD, SASS, and AA conceived the research idea, participated in the design of the study, and drafted the manuscript. MAH participated in the design of the study and helped in drafting the manuscript. AQB participated in the design of the study and performed statistical analysis. JMB participated in the development of the FACIT-TB instrument and revised the manuscript with important intellectual contributions. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Juman Abdulelah Dujaili, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Ahmed Awaisu, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Ali Qais Blebil, and Jason M Bredle have nothing to disclose. The study protocol, informed consent, and other relevant documents were reviewed and approved by the Research and Teaching Aids Division, Training and Development Centre, Ministry of Health, Iraq. All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (Thoracic and Respiratory Diseases Specialist Center, Ministry of Health Iraq) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1964, as revised in 2013. Informed consent was obtained from all patients for being included in the study. |
| Language | en |
| Publisher | Adis |
| Subject | FACIT-TB Mode of administration Quality of life Questionnaire Tuberculosis |
| Type | Article |
| Pagination | 127-137 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 2 |
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