M1250 Development and Validation of a Disease-Specific Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) Questionnaire for Esophageal Achalasia (EA)

Disease-specific health-related quality of life in patients with esophageal achalasia before and after therapy

“…A disease‐specific HRQoL questionnaire in Spanish language (AE‐18) was self‐administered before and 3 months after therapy. This questionnaire had been developed in a group of 104 patients with achalasia and prospectively validated in an independent series of patients with achalasia, showing to have good psychometric properties 19 . Briefly, the questionnaire includes 18 items grouped in four domains (physical functioning, psychological functioning, social functioning, and sleep).…”

“…A generic HRQoL measurement was carried out before therapy by using the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form‐36 Health Survey 19 in its Spanish version 20,21 . This survey (SF‐36) comprises 36 items grouped into eight categories (physical functioning, role – physical, role – emotional, social functioning, mental health, pain, vitality, and general health).…”

Patient-Reported Outcomes in Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Achalasia

“…The disease-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire for esophageal achalasia (AE-18) is a self-administered measure that has been developed in a group of 104 patients and prospectively validated in a second group of adult achalasia patients. The qualitative methodology was published only in abstract form [43]. The instrument consists of 18 items encompassing the following four domains: physical functioning, psychological functioning, social functioning, and sleep.…”