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Integrated Therapeutics Group - Asthma Short Form (ITG-ASF)Name of questionnaireIntegrated Therapeutics Group - Asthma Short Form (TG-ASF) DescriptionDisease-specific, self report functional health questionnaire designed for chronic asthma patients.DeveloperMS Bayliss, DM Espindle, D Buchner, MS Blaiss, JE WareAddressQualityMetric Incorporated640 George Washington Highway Lincoln, RI 02865, USA Phone Number(401) 334-8800Web Sitehttp://www.qmetric.comCost & availabilityContact QualityMetric for information on use.AdministrationSelf administered; reading level grade 4.8Time to completeNot reportedNumber of items15Domains & categories5 domains plus total scoreName of categories/domainsSymptom-free index (5 items), functioning with asthma (5 items), psychosocial impact of asthma (3 items), asthma energy (1 item), asthma-confidence in health (1 item) plus total scoreScaling of items5-point Likert-type scale: not at all, mildly, moderately, severely, very severelyScoringItems within scales are summed and linearly transformed from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better functioningReliability
ValidityDemonstrated hypothesized correlations with HRQL measures (scales of SF-36 and AQLQ-Marks), asthma severity (as defined by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program), and number of missed work days.1ResponsivenessResponsive to 8-week change in FEV1% predicted, 1-year change in asthma severity, and number of workdays missed in past month.1Research useNot reported Clinical useNot reported LanguageOriginal: EnglishTranslations: Spanish and Chinese-American in progress References
Date of informationDecember 2001 |
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