Applicability of the Arabic version of the quality of life (QOL) questionnaire (VQ11) in Tunisian patients with COPD

Knaz, Hend; Anane, Ichraf; Guezguez, Fatma; Saad, Helmi Ben

doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.pa1222

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“… 27 The VQ11 is mainly validated in COPD patients and is not proposed for being used in the general population. 50 However, the VQ11 is usually used in our departments, 51 easily administered, and seems reliable with the indication of a PRP in our study as it precisely assesses the alteration of HRQoL related to respiratory disability. 27 The third limitation involves the use of a non-validated Arabic version of the Voorrips questionnaire.…”

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“… 50 The VQ11 Arabic version was used. 51 The third part of the interview aimed to determine the current presence of and tendency towards anxiety or depression at the time of evaluation via the hospital anxiety and depression (HAD) questionnaire. 52 The latter includes 14 questions (score range 0–3); scored to separately estimate the anxiety and depressive status (seven questions each).…”

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Impact of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on social disadvantage and physical activity data of postCOVID19 patients: A North-African pilot study

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Background In addition to the cardiorespiratory, muscular, and neurological manifestations, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) alters patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL), induces a large variety of psychiatric manifestations, and reduces mobility and motor activity. Several studies have raised the impact of a pulmonary rehabilitation program (PRP) on social disadvantage (e.g., HRQoL, anxiety, depression) and physical activity of COVID-19 patients, but very few have been performed in low-income countries. This study aimed to investigate the impact of a PRP on post-COVID-19 HRQoL, hospital anxiety and depression (HAD), and physical activity in Tunisian post-COVID19-patients. Methods This was a cross-sectional study in an outpatient care setting. Patients with post-COVID-19 were included. They completed an interview (including three questionnaires) before and after a PRP (three sessions/week for four weeks, each session was 70 minutes in duration, PRP items: aerobic cycle endurance, strength training, and education). The VQ11 questionnaire assessed functional dimension, psychological dimension, relational dimension, and total score; HAD appraised depression and anxiety; and Voorrips physical activity assessed daily activity, physical activity, leisure activity, and total scores. Data were expressed as mean±standard deviation in PRP change (PRP change=after-PRP values − before-PRP values). Results In total, 14 moderate to severe post-COVID-19 patients (61±4 years) were included. The PRP significantly improved the i) functional, psychological, and relational dimensions, and the VQ11 total score by 1.79±1.58 (p=0.0033), 2.00±2.15 (p=0.0108), 1.57±1.50 (p=0.0077), and 5.36±3.97 (p=0.0015), respectively; ii) HAD anxiety and depression scores by 2.07±2.40 (p=0.0076), and 2.57±3.08 (p=0.0058); and iii) physical activity and total scores by 1.75±2.44 (p=0.0251), and 1.78±2.65 (p=0.0341), respectively. Conclusion The PRP improved HRQoL, HAD, and physical activity of Tunisian post-COVID-19 patients.

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Impact of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on social disadvantage and physical activity data of postCOVID19 patients: A North-African pilot study

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Rahmani³

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“…On the one hand, it was more appropriate to discuss the aforementioned point ( ie ; use of a non-validated version of VQ11) as an additional study limitation as previously done in a Tunisian study ( Rejeb et al, 2018 ). On the other hand, since the Arabic version of VQ11 is applicable in Tunisian COPD patients with reliable results ( Knaz et al, 2020 ), the author is wondering why it was not applied ( Knaz et al, 2020 ).…”

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Applicability of the Arabic version of the quality of life (QOL) questionnaire (VQ11) in Tunisian patients with COPD

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Impact of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on social disadvantage and physical activity data of postCOVID19 patients: A North-African pilot study

Impact of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on social disadvantage and physical activity data of postCOVID19 patients: A North-African pilot study

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