The Influence of Place of Administration on Health-related Quality-of-life Assessments
| Autor: | Lewis E. Kazis, Avron Spiro, Austin Lee, Katherine M. Skinner, William H. Rogers, Donald R. Miller, Jack A. Clark |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Health Status
media_common.quotation_subject Vitality Ambulatory Care Facilities Bias Ambulatory care Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires Perception Humans Medicine Aged Veterans media_common business.industry Health Policy Social environment Cognition Middle Aged Health Surveys Mental health United States Quality of Life Observational study Health Services Research business Administration (government) Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 28:111-124 |
| ISSN: | 0148-9917 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00004479-200504000-00003 |
| Popis: | Patient-based assessments of functional status and well-being, such as the short form survey (SF-36) developed in the Medical Outcomes Study, are increasingly used to monitor patient health status and the effects of medical care. Although they have been used in many populations under a variety of circumstances, little is known about how environmental factors, such as place of administration, influence patients' responses. We administered the SF-36 as part of comprehensive quality-of-life assessments to 304 participants in the pilot phase of the Veterans Health Study, a large observational study of health outcomes in VA ambulatory care. SF-36 questionnaires were self-administered twice by patients, once at home and again as part of an interview in a clinic setting. For most participants, less than a week passed between the 2 administrations. Scores from these questionnaires were compared as a measure of reliability and of the possible influence of place of administration. Questionnaires self-administered at the time of the interview yielded mean scores that were significantly (P |
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