| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Assessment of Health Related Quality of Life in Osteoporosis (ECOS-16) |
| First Description |
Badia X, Prieto L, Roset M, Díez-Pérez A. Development of the ECOS-16 clinical questionnaire for the assessment of the quality of life in patients with osteoporosis. Medicina clinica. 2000;114:68-75.
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| Year | 2000 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Health related quality of life |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Osteoporosis (OP) |
| 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 | Arabic, Turkish, Spanish, English, Italian |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Badia X, Prieto L, Roset M, Díez-Pérez A.2000;114:68-75. |
| Title | Development of the ECOS-16 clinical questionnaire for the assessment of the quality of life in patients with osteoporosis. |
| Journal | Medicina clinica. |
| Year | 2000 |
| Vol | 114 |
| Num | --- |
| Pages | 68-75 |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| No other References. | |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17631735 |
| Brief Description |
Italian version |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | --- |
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| Address | --- |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
Evaluation of health related quality of life in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. It is based on the combination of two disease-specific HRQoL questionnaires for women with osteoporosis: the Osteoporosis Quality of Life Questionnaire (OQLQ) and the Quality of Life Questionnaire of the European Foundation Osteoporosis (QUALEFFO). The questionnaire consists of 12 items from the QUALEFFO and 4 from the OQLQ. |
| Number of Items | 16 |
| Range | from 1 to 5 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes 5 response options for each item |
| Developed for | Both |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
Scores each item from 1 to 5; total score ranges from 1 to 5. |
| Score Interpretation | Higher score (5) reflects worse health quality of life |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 12 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 0 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Easy to use |
| Limitations | Floor effect |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |