GO-QOL--disease-specific quality of life questionnaire in Graves' orbitopathy

Endokrynol Pol. 2015;66(4):362-6. doi: 10.5603/EP.2015.0046.

Abstract

The main goal of therapy for Graves' orbitopathy (GO) is to restore visual function and to improve quality of life (QOL); therefore, the idea of self-assessment of eye changes by the patient has been developed. We developed a validated Polish version of the GO-QOL questionnaire (GO-QOLpl). As an original version we used the English version of GO-QOL, which consists of 15 questions summarised in two subscales. GO-QOLpl was translated and validated in accordance with standard principles for translation of patient-reported outcomes (PRO). GO-QOLpl is a linguistically validated version of the original GO-QOL questionnaire, which is recommended by the European Group of Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO). We strongly support the use of GO-QOLpl for the assessment of QOL among Polish patients with GO in clinical practice.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Graves Ophthalmopathy*
  • Humans
  • Poland
  • Quality of Life*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*
  • Translations*