Instrument | Psychometrically validated in a SLE population | Reliability | Validity | Ability to detect change | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) | Test-retest (ICC) | Construct validity | Known groups validity | Concurrent validity | |||
SLAQ | ✓ (0.87) [47] | - | - | ✓ [78] | ✓ [47] | ||
LupusQoL | ✓ [50] | ✓ (>0.70) [50] | ✓ (0.72-0.93) [50] | ✓ [50] | ✓ [50] | ✓ [50] | - |
LupusPRO | ✓ (0.72-0.94) [52] | ✓ (>0.70, except for 3 domains) [52] | ✗ (High floor effects) [52] - | ✓ [52] | - | ||
L-QoL | ✓ [40] | ✓ (0.92) [40] | ✓ (0.92) [40] | - | ✓ [40] | ✓ [40] | - |
SLEQOL | ✓ [55] | ✓ (0.95) [55] | ✓ (0.83) [55] | ✗ (High floor effects) [55] | - | Partial [55] | Partial [55] |
SF-36v2 | ✗ | ||||||
EQ-5D | ✓ [75] | - | EQ-5D Index: Partial (0.89) [75] EQ-5D VAS: Partial (0.77) [75] | ✗ [82] | ✓ [76] | ✓ [76] | ✓ [76] |
FACIT-Fatigue | ✓ [77] | ✓ (>0.95) [77] | Partial (0.95) [83] | - | ✓ [77] | ✓ [77] | ✓ [77] |
MFI | ✗ | Partial (0-68-0.89) [84] | - | Partial[84] | Partial[87] | ||
MAF | ✗ | Partial (0.93) [68] | Partial (0.87) [88] | Partial[89] | Partial[90] | Partial[68] | Partial[91] |
MPQ | ✗ | Partial (α not provided) [69] | - | - | Partial[93] | Partial[94] | |
BPI-SF | ✗ | Partial (0.80-0.92) [95] | Partial (0.83-0.88) [96] | Partial[99] | |||
BDI | ✗ | Partial (0.81) [102] | Partial (0.93) [102] | Partial[102] | - | ||
HADS | ✗ | Partial (0.83, Anxiety sub-scale; 0.82, Depression sub-scale) [104] | Partial (0.84-0.85 for both sub-scales) [105] | Partial[105] | Partial[105] | ||
WPAI:Lupus | ✗ | - | Partial (Pearson’s: 0.71-0.75) [74] | - | Partial[107] | Partial[108] | Partial[107] |