The reliability and validity of the English version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire in people with rheumatoid arthritis

Hammond, A; Tennant, A; Tyson, SF; Nordenskiold, U; Hawkins, R; Prior, Y

Abstract

Objectives: The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) includes 138 items in 14 domains identified as important by people with RA. The aim of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the English EDAQ.

Methods: A total of 502 participants completed two questionnaires 3 weeks apart. The first consisted of the EDAQ, HAQ, RA Quality of Life (RAQoL) and the Medical Outcomes Scale (MOS) 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36v2), and the second consisted of the EDAQ only. The 14 EDAQ domains were tested for: unidimensionality—using confirmatory factor analysis; fit, response dependency, invariance across groups (differential item functioning)—using Rasch analysis; internal consistency [Person Separation Index (PSI)]; concurrent validity—by correlations with the HAQ, SF-36v2 and RAQoL; and test–retest reliability (Spearman’s correlations).

Results: Confirmatory factor analysis of the 14 EDAQ domains indicated unidimensionality, after adjustment for local dependency in each domain. All domains achieved a root mean square error of approximation <0.10 and satisfied Rasch model expectations for local dependency. DIF by age, gender and employment status was largely absent. The PSI was consistent with individual use (PSI = 0.94 for all 14 domains). For all domains, except Caring, concurrent validity was good: HAQ (rs = 0.72–0.91), RAQoL (rs = 0.67–0.82) and SF36v2 Physical Function scale (rs = −0.60 to −0.84) and test–retest reliability was good (rs = 0.70–0.89).

Conclusion: Analysis supported a 14-domain, two-component structure (Self care and Mobility) of the EDAQ, where each domain, and both components, satisfied Rasch model requirements, and have robust reliability and validity.

Citation

Hammond, A., Tennant, A., Tyson, S., Nordenskiold, U., Hawkins, R., & Prior, Y. (2015). The reliability and validity of the English version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology, 54(9), 1605-1615. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev008

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 20, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Apr 10, 2015
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jun 12, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Journal: Rheumatology
• Print ISSN: 1462-0324
• Electronic ISSN: 1462-0332
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 54
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 1605-1615
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev008
• Keywords: Patient reported outcome measures, activities of daily living, occupational therapy, rheumatoid arthritis
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev008
• Related Public URLs: http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/
• Additional Information: Additional Information : 1. Development of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) is described in Hammond et al (2014) available as Open Access article at: http://www.hqlo.com/content/12/1/143 OR: www.usir.salford.ac.uk/32995 2. The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire is freely available at: www.usir.salford.ac.uk/30755 3. The EDAQ Manual version 1 is freely available at: www.usir.salford.ac.uk/30752; Projects : Development of a UK version of the Evaluation of Daily Activities Questionnaire (EDAQ) for use in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).