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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes BioMed Central Research Open Access Preliminary development of a new individualised questionnaire measuring quality of life in older men with agerelated hormonal decline: the A-RHDQoL Carolyn V McMillan*1, Clare Bradley1, Manthos Giannoulis2, Finbarr Martin2 and Peter H Sönksen2 Address: 1Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK and 2GKT School of Medicine, St Thomas' Campus, London, UK Email: Carolyn V McMillan* - ; Clare Bradley - ; Manthos Giannoulis - ; Finbarr Martin - ; Peter H Sönksen - * Corresponding author Published: 06 October 2003 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003, 1:51 This article is. | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research Open Access Preliminary development of a new individualised questionnaire measuring quality of life in older men with age related hormonal decline the A-RHDQoL Carolyn V McMillan 1 Clare Bradley1 Manthos Giannoulis2 Finbarr Martin2 and Peter H Sonksen2 Address Department of Psychology Royal Holloway University of London Egham Surrey UK and 2GKT School of Medicine St Thomas Campus London UK Email Carolyn V McMillan - Clare Bradley - Manthos Giannoulis - Finbarr Martin - Peter H Sonksen - Corresponding author Published 06 October 2003 Received 31 July 2003 Accepted 06 October 2003 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003 1 51 r This article is available from http content 1 1 51 2003 McMillan et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract Background There is increasing interest in hormone replacement therapy to improve health and quality of life QoL of older men with age-related decline in hormone levels. This paper reports the preliminary development and evaluation of the psychometric properties of a new individualised questionnaire the A-RHDQoL measuring perceived impact of age-related hormonal decline on QoL of older men. A-RHDQoL design was based on the HDQoL for people with growth hormone GH deficiency and the ADDQoL for diabetes . Methods Internal consistency reliability and some aspects of validity of the A-RHDQoL were investigated in a crosssectional survey of 128 older men age range 64 - 80 yrs being screened for inclusion in a trial of GH and testosterone T replacement and who completed the A-RHDQoL once. Respondents rated personally applicable life domains for .

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