Use of the Gout Impact Scale to Evaluate Quality of Life in Chinese Subjects with Gout: A Cross-Sectional Study

Peidan Yang; Zhixin Chen; Yimin Talia Chen; Minying Liu; Mingying Zhang; Xiangwei Yang; Changsong Lin; Qiang Xu

doi:10.12659/MSM.925593

29 September 2020 : Clinical Research

Use of the Gout Impact Scale to Evaluate Quality of Life in Chinese Subjects with Gout: A Cross-Sectional Study

Peidan Yang^12CDE, Zhixin Chen^23CDE, Yimin Talia Chen^4EF, Minying Liu^1BF, Mingying Zhang^1BF, Xiangwei Yang^1BF, Changsong Lin^1ADF, Qiang Xu^1ABDEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.925593

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e925593

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Table 2 Internal consistency analysis of the Gout Impact Scale.

Gout Impact Scale (n=169)	No. items	Cronbach’s alpha
Overall	24	0.89
Gout concern overall	4	0.90
Gout medication side effects	2	0.69
Unmet gout treatment need	3	0.59
Wellbeing during attack	11	0.91
Gout concern during attack	4	0.84

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