VALIDATION DATA

MEASUREMENT PROPERTIES
Limitations >=5 European languages (English)
Observations

61 language versions available, 9 of these are fully validated and published.

1. RELIABILITY
A. Internal Consistency Tested
Cronbach's (Describe)

Cronbach' alpha: 0.91

B. Reliability intraobserver or test-retest Tested
Continuous scores: intraclass
correlation coefficient (ICC)
Dichotomus: Cohen kappa (Describe)

The test-retest Spearman rank correlation coefficient was 0.89.

C. Reliability interobserver or Measurement error Not Tested
Standard error of measurement (SEM),
smallest detectable change (SDC) or
Limits of agreement (LoA) (Describe)
2. VALIDITY
A. Content validity: face validity Tested
Expert opinion (relevance and
comprehensiveness) (Describe)

The content of the PsAQoL was derived from unstructured, qualitative interviews conducted with patients with PsA in their own homes. The interviews, which were audio recorded, were informal, focused conversations and were designed to explore how PsA affects the lives of patients.

B. Construct Validity:
Structural validity
Tested
Hypotheses-testing Tested
Cross-cultural validity Tested
Brief Description

Unidimensionality was assessed by Rash analysis and differential item functioning (DIF).

C. Criterion validity Not Tested
Comparison with a 'gold standard' Continuous scores:
correlations, ROC curves Dichotomus:
Sensitivity & Specificity (Describe)