Validity and reliability of the Italian version of the ECOS-16 questionnaire in postmenopausal women with prevalent vertebral fractures due to osteoporosis.

Abstract

The Italian version of the ECOS-16 questionnaire was demonstrated to have good psychometric properties and could offer a useful tool in research and routine clinical practice to evaluate HRQoL in post-menopausal women with osteoporosis. A full validation of the psychometric properties will require data on its sensitivity to change.