| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Osteoarthritis Knee and Hip Quality Of Life (OAKHQOL) |
| First Description |
AC Rat, J Coste, J Pouchot, M Baumann, E Spitz, N Retel-Rude, JS Le Quintrec, D Dumont-Fischer, F Guillemin. OAKHQOL: A new instrument to measure quality of life in knee and hip osteoarthritis. J Clin Epidemiol, 2005; 58: 47–55 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Health related quality of life |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Osteoarthritis (OA) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | French |
| Available in Language | Hungarian, English, Chinese, Malay, Moroccan Arabic, Spanish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | AC Rat, J Coste, J Pouchot, M Baumann, E Spitz, N Retel-Rude, JS Le Quintrec, D Dumont-Fischer, F Guillemin |
| Title | OAKHQOL: A new instrument to measure quality of life in knee and hip osteoarthritis |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology |
| Year | 2005 |
| Vol | 58 |
| Num | --- |
| Pages | 47-55 |
| Country | --- |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18820312 |
| Brief Description |
Compared with other health status instruments commonly used in OA, the OAKHQOL covers the highest number of OA core set categories and captures specific aspects that are especially valuable to patients with knee and hip OA. |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21947701 http://www.ncbi … |
| Brief Description |
Spanish validation, Chinese validation. |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33414849/ https://pubmed.nc … |
| Brief Description |
Hungarian validation, Arabic validation |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24818562 https://pubmed. … |
| Brief Description |
Persian validation, Malay validation |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Francis Guillemin |
| Francis.Guillemin@sante-pub.u-nancy.fr | |
| Address | EA 3444, Service d’Epide´miologie et Evaluations Cliniques, Hoˆpital Marin - CHU de Nancy, Nancy, France |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
The osteoarthritis knee and hip quality of life questionnaire (OAKHQOL) consists of 43 items in five dimensions and three independent items and it is the first specific knee and hip OA quality of life instrument. |
| Number of Items | 46: 43 items in 5 dimensions + 3 independent items |
| Range | 0-10 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes 0 is not at all - 10 is A great deal |
| Developed for | Both |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
Calculate the mean score by domain. |
| Score Interpretation | 0 = best QoL; 10 =worst QoL |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | - minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | - minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Useful in clinical practice & research |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |