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The Effect of Detailed Anchor Point Descriptors on Patient Self Report of Health-Related Quality of Life.

What is the effect of providing detailed upper and lower anchor point descriptors on patient self-report of health-related quality of life using the EQ-5D visual analogue scale amongst patients undergoing geriatric rehabilitation.

Sponsor

Steven McPhail

Enrollment

150 participants

Start Date

Feb 22, 2007

Study Type

Interventional

Conditions

This is a trial investigating a methodogical issue of measuring health-related quality of life. It will be conducted amongst subacute elderly hospital patients in the rehabilitation unit of a tertiary hosiptal.

Summary

This is a trial investigating how providing detailed desciptors of a very good, and very bad health state affect the way people rate their own health-related quality of life. Health-related quality of life can be difficult to measure. Giving detailed description of extreme health states may help participants to "put into perspective" their current health states. This may result in reporting a different level of health than they would report if no detailed descriptors were given.

Eligibility

Sex: Both males and femalesMin Age: 65 Yearss

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is examining how providing very detailed descriptions of the best and worst possible health states affects the way older people rate their own health-related quality of life. When people are asked to rate how good or bad their health is, their answers can be influenced by the reference points they have in mind. Giving them clear examples of extreme health states might change how they judge their own. The results could help improve questionnaires used in health care. You may be eligible if: - You are 65 years of age or older - You are an older hospital patient currently in a rehabilitation ward - You have intact basic thinking and memory (score above 23 on the mini-mental state exam) You may NOT be eligible if: - You are unable to communicate effectively in English Talk to your doctor about whether this trial might be right for you.

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Interventions

This study involves two interventions: Intervention A - providing detailed descriptors for the upper anchor point on a visual analogue scale of health-related quality of life (part of EQ-5D instrume

This study involves two interventions: Intervention A - providing detailed descriptors for the upper anchor point on a visual analogue scale of health-related quality of life (part of EQ-5D instrument). The duration of intervention A was the time taken to read the descriptors (less than 5 minutes). Intervention B - providing detailed descriptors for the lower anchor point on a visual analogue scale of health-related quality of life (part of EQ-5D instrument). The duration of intervention B was the time taken to read the descriptors (less than 5 minutes). The descriptors to be used in each intervention will be those descriptors used in another validated health-related quality of life measurement instrument, the AQoL (Assessment of Quality of Life).

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Australia

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