The Gilles de la Tourette syndrome-quality of life scale (GTS-QOL): development and validation

• Published in: Neurology Vol. 71; no. 18; p. 1410
• Main Authors: Cavanna, A E, Schrag, A, Morley, D, Orth, M, Robertson, M M, Joyce, E, Critchley, H D, Selai, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 28.10.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Principal Component Analysis; Psychometrics - methods; Quality of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires - standards; Tourette Syndrome - physiopathology; Tourette Syndrome - psychology

Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder which has a significant detrimental impact on the health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) of patients. However, no patient-reported HR-QOL measures have been developed for this population. The development and validation of a...