Validity and Reliability of The Turkish Version of Assessment of Burden of COPD Scale

In our study, we aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of theAssessment of Burden of COPD (ABC) Scale.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: COPD

Detailed Description

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common pulmonary disease characterized by airway limitation, irreversible, preventable, and treatable (1,2). COPD is a major health problem that affects the entire world and is expected to be the fourth, the seventh, cause of death in 2030 (3). The concept of "holistic assessment of disease burden" is widely used to support the personalized care management of COPD patients. Disease burden; physical, psychological, emotional and / or social burden felt by the patient. When the questionnaires in the literature evaluating the quality of life / health status in COPD patients were examined, it was seen that none of these questionnaires included all aspects of COPD burden definition (4). Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ) is a 10-question questionnaire that assesses COPD burden in most aspects and situations. Assessment of Burden of COPD (ABC) Scale was developed to evaluate the burden of disease in COPD patients by adapting this questionnaire. The ABC scale was formed by combining three items (a short tool for early identification of distress) and a substance that measures fatigue with the questions of the CCQ scale. As a result, a scale of 14 items with 5 fields was formed.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 75

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Istanbul, Turkey, 34350
    • Bezmialem Vakıf University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

COPD patients

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• FEV1/FVC<%70
• To be able to read and understand Turkish

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having undergone a COPD exacerbation in the last 6 weeks
• Having comorbidities affecting ambulance
• Having cognitive disorders

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Assessment of Burden of COPD (ABC) Scale	The ABC scale is a 14-item newly developed COPD burden assessment questionnaire that the person responds to on their own. The scale includes questions that are objective determinants of COPD disease burden integrated with the health status of the patient. There is a total score and 5 subtitle scores; symptoms (4 items), functional status (4 items), mental condition (2 items), emotional condition (3 items) and fatigue (1 item). Scoring is done between 0 and 6 (0 = no disease burden, 6 = high disease burden).	3 Minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Slok AH, Bemelmans TC, Kotz D, van der Molen T, Kerstjens HA, In 't Veen JC, Chavannes NH, Asijee GM, Rutten-van Molken MP, van Schayck OC. The Assessment of Burden of COPD (ABC) Scale: A Reliable and Valid Questionnaire. COPD. 2016 Aug;13(4):431-8. doi: 10.3109/15412555.2015.1118025. Epub 2016 Jan 20.
• Goossens LMA, Rutten-van Molken MPMH, Boland MRS, Donkers B, Jonker MF, Slok AHM, Salome PL, van Schayck OCP, In 't Veen JCCM, Stolk EA; research team that developed the ABC tool.. ABC Index: quantifying experienced burden of COPD in a discrete choice experiment and predicting costs. BMJ Open. 2017 Dec 26;7(12):e017831. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017831.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 23, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 25, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): February 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 26, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 26, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): August 1, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 5, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 1, 2019
• Last Verified: February 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: COPD; Burden of disease
• Other Study ID Numbers: ssaka03

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No