BACKGROUND: Little is known about the quality of life of @entity1 who are allergic to insect venom. This fact is due to the lack of specific instruments assessing the interaction of type 1 @entity566 and its psychological burden. @entity1 AND METHODS: The only established questionnaire on health-related quality-of-life in @entity1 with wasp venom @entity566 is the "Vespid Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire" (VQLQ). This questionnaire was translated from Dutch into German and validated with 79 @entity1 with wasp venom @entity566 , including the use of the well-established general quality-of-life questionnaire WHOQOL-BREF. RESULTS: In the German version VQLQ-d we could reproduce the validity and reliability of the original Dutch version. Cronbach's alpha of the VQLQ-d was a= 0.95. The results of the VQLQ-d corresponded to the total score of the WHOQOL-BREF. CONCLUSION: The VQLQ-d enables measurement of quality-of-life in @entity1 with wasp venom @entity566 in the German-speaking population. This economic tool makes it possible to better describe and treat affected @entity1 . Furthermore, it can be used to advance research in this field.

Quality-of-life in wasp venom XXXX - validation of the German version of the "Vespid Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire" (VQLQ-d).

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['PATIENTS', 'patients'] @entity566 :: ('MESH:D006967', 'Disease') :: ['allergies', 'allergy']
@entity566 :: (MESH:D006967,Disease) :: ['allergy']
