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Development of the ATAQ-IPF: A tool to assess quality of life in IPF # Development of the ATAQ-IPF: A tool to assess quality of life in IPF Swigris JJ, Wilson SR, Green KE, Sprunger DB, Brown KK, & Wamboldt FS _Health Qual Life Outcomes. 8:77. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-77._ 2010-07-31 ## Abstract #### BACKGROUND: There is no disease-specific instrument to assess health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ( IPF ). #### METHODS: Patients' perspectives were collected to develop domains and items for an IPF -specific HRQL instrument. We used item variance and Rasch analysis to construct the ATAQ-IPF (A Tool to Assess Quality of life in IPF ). #### RESULTS: The ATAQ-IPF version 1 is composed of 74 items comprising 13 domains. All items fit the Rasch model. Domains and the total instrument possess acceptable psychometric characteristics for a multidimensional questionnaire. The pattern of correlations between ATAQ-IPF scores and physiologic variables known to be important in IPF , along with significant differences in ATAQ-IPF scores between subjects using versus those not using supplemental oxygen, support its validity. #### CONCLUSIONS: Patient-centered and careful statistical methodologies were used to construct the ATAQ-IPF version 1, an IPF -specific HRQL instrument. Simple summation scoring is used to derive individual domain scores as well as a total score. Results support the validity of the ATAQ-IPF , and future studies will build on that validity. 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