Research Article

Adaptation and Validation of the Malay Version of the Osteoarthritis Knee and Hip Quality of Life Questionnaire among Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

Table 9

Postvalidation of English version of OAKHQOL questionnaire (28 items).

ā€‰ā€‰Domain

1I have difficulty walkingpy1
2I have difficulty bending down or straightening uppy2
3I have difficulty going down stairspy4
4I have difficulty climbing stairspy5
5I have difficulty taking a bathpy6
6I have difficulty getting dressedpy7
7I have difficulty cutting my toe-nailspy8
8I have difficulty getting in and out of a carpy10
9I have difficulty using public transportpy11
10My spirits are low because of the painm15
11I worry about being disabledm17
12I feel embarrassed when people look at mem18
13I am anxiousm19
14I am depressedm20
15I feel my family life is being affectedm21
16I have pain (describe frequency)pn26
17I have pain (describe intensity)pn27
18I need help for things like housework and shoppingpy28
19I am able to plan projects for the long termsf30
20I get out of the house as much as I likesf31
21I entertain at home as much as I likesf32
22I have difficulty getting to sleep or getting back to sleep because of painpn33
23I wake up because of painpn34
24I wonder what will become of mem35
25I feel others understand the difficulties I have because of my arthritissp40
26I am embarrassed to ask for help if I need itm41
27I feel supported by people close to mesp42
28I feel supported by those around mesp43

Py: physical activity; m: mental; pn: pain; sf: social functioning; sp: social support.