Assessing health-related quality of life in primary Sjögren’s syndrome—The PSS-QoL

To develop a questionnaire for the assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in primary Sjögren’s syndrome (PSS), and to test its psychometric properties. Based on the concepts of a previous qualitative study, a questionnaire for the assessment of HRQL in PSS (PSS-QoL) was developed. Psychometric testing of PSS-QoL was performed after revising the first draft with feedback of patients (n = 6) and clinicians (n = 4). Convergent...