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PURPOSE: To compare the readability of the English language versions of 3 heart
disease health-related quality of life questionnaires, the Minnesota Living with
Heart Failure (MLHF) Questionnaire, the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ), and
the MacNew Heart Disease Health-Related Quality of Life (MacNew) Questionnaire.
METHODS: The readability of the MLHF, the SAQ, and the MacNew was calculated
using 6 different readability formulas; the FOG Index, the Fry Readability
Formula for Short Passages, the Harris-Jacobson, the Flesch, the New Dale-Chall,
and the SMOG. RESULTS: The reading grade level of the MacNew averaged between the
fifth and sixth grades. Readability of the MLHF and the SAQ averaged between the
seventh and eighth grade levels. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that care
should be taken to select heart disease health-related quality of life
instruments that match closely the reading level of the target population as the
ease of reading these 3 heart disease health-related quality of life instruments
varies.

Langue : ANGLAIS

Tiré à part : OUI