| Name of the Instrument/Tool | VITACORA-19 |
| First Description |
Torre-Alonso JC, Gratacos J, Rey-Rey JS et al. Development and validation of a new instrument to measure health-related quality of life in patients with psoriatic arthritis: the VITACORA-19. J Rheumatol 2014;41:2008-17 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Health related quality of life, Social Function |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | Spanish |
| Available in Language | Italian, Turkish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Torre-Alonso JC, Gratacos J, Rey-Rey JS et al. |
| Title | Development and validation of a new instrument to measure health-related quality of life in patients with psoriatic arthritis: the VITACORA-19 |
| Journal | J Rheumatol |
| Year | 2014 |
| Vol | 41 |
| Num | --- |
| Pages | 2008-17 |
| Country | --- |
| Language | --- |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29037523/ |
| Brief Description |
This systematic review synthesizes the evidence on measurement properties of PROMs for PsA |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29900999 |
| Brief Description |
Turkish adaptation |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | Prof. J.C. Torre-Alonso |
| jctorre@telecable.es | |
| Address | Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
Each item allows for 5 Likert-like response choices from “always” to “never”, and the referred time period is the previous week. |
| Number of Items | 19 |
| Range | --- |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | Clinical practice, Research |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
Score for the overall questionnaire is obtained by adding the responses to the corresponding items. |
| Score Interpretation | Subsequent standardization to a scale ranging from 0 (worst HRQoL) to 100 (best HRQoL) |
| 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 | Easy to use, Useful in clinical practice & research |
| Limitations | Not widely used |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |