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Verkerk, M.A.; Busschbach, Jan J. V.; Karssing, Edgar D.

doi:10.1023/a:1016652515418

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“…Although QALYs have the advantage of measuring health benefits from interventions across a diverse range of clinical areas on a common scale, there is increasing concern that the health status measures that underpin QALYs are not sufficiently sensitive or appropriate to the objectives in a number of areas of healthcare, such as mental health [4], social care [5] and public health [6] and for certain groups, such as older people [7], those near death [8] and carers [9]. Healthcare policy in these areas may be geared towards helping individuals maintain independence, dignity, comfort or social interaction [10, 11], and these benefits may be neglected by solely using measures of health gain. A simple generic measure of wellbeing, which goes beyond health, may therefore be useful for comparing the benefits of a diverse range of health and social care policies.…”

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Development of a self-report measure of capability wellbeing for adults: the ICECAP-A

2011

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PurposeThe benefits of health and social care are not confined to patient health alone and therefore broader measures of wellbeing may be useful for economic evaluation. This paper reports the development of a simple measure of capability wellbeing for adults (ICECAP-A).MethodsIn-depth, informant-led, interviews to identify the attributes of capability wellbeing were conducted with 36 adults in the UK. Eighteen semi-structured, repeat interviews were carried out to develop a capability-based descriptive system for the measure. Informants were purposively selected to ensure variation in socio-economic status, age, sex, ethnicity and health. Data analysis was carried out inductively and iteratively alongside interviews, and findings were used to shape the questions in later interviews.ResultsFive over-arching attributes of capability wellbeing were identified for the measure: “stability”, “attachment”, “achievement”, “autonomy” and “enjoyment”. One item, with four response categories, was developed for each attribute for the ICECAP-A descriptive system.ConclusionsThe ICECAP-A capability measure represents a departure from traditional health economics outcome measures, by treating health status as an influence over broader attributes of capability wellbeing. Further work is required to value and validate the attributes and test the sensitivity of the ICECAP-A to healthcare interventions.

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Development of a self-report measure of capability wellbeing for adults: the ICECAP-A

2011

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“…Recently, measuring quality of life and wellbeing using the concept of capabilities has gained more interest [6]. It can be expected that interventions that entail placing a percutaneous implant to improve hearing, may influence an individual in more ways than just solely altering hearing (e.g., the ability to participate in society versus the perceived disadvantages of these types of implants such as cosmetic and social concerns [7, 8]).…”

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Minimally Invasive Ponto Surgery compared to the linear incision technique without soft tissue reduction for bone conduction hearing implants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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BackgroundOver the last years, less invasive surgical techniques with soft tissue preservation for bone conduction hearing implants (BCHI) have been introduced such as the linear incision technique combined with a punch. Results using this technique seem favorable in terms of rate of peri-abutment dermatitis (PAD), esthetics, and preservation of skin sensibility. Recently, a new standardized surgical technique for BCHI placement, the Minimally Invasive Ponto Surgery (MIPS) technique has been developed by Oticon Medical AB (Askim, Sweden). This technique aims to standardize surgery by using a novel surgical instrumentation kit and minimize soft tissue trauma.MethodsA multicenter randomized controlled trial is designed to compare the MIPS technique to the linear incision technique with soft tissue preservation. The primary investigation center is Maastricht University Medical Center. Sixty-two participants will be included with a 2-year follow-up period. Parameters are introduced to quantify factors such as loss of skin sensibility, dehiscence of the skin next to the abutment, skin overgrowth, and cosmetic results. A new type of sampling method is incorporated to aid in the estimation of complications. To gain further understanding of PAD, swabs and skin biopsies are collected during follow-up visits for evaluation of the bacterial profile and inflammatory cytokine expression.The primary objective of the study is to compare the incidence of PAD during the first 3 months after BCHI placement. Secondary objectives include the assessment of parameters related to surgery, wound healing, pain, loss of sensibility of the skin around the implant, implant extrusion rate, implant stability measurements, dehiscence of the skin next to the abutment, and esthetic appeal. Tertiary objectives include assessment of other factors related to PAD and a health economic evaluation.DiscussionThis is the first trial to compare the recently developed MIPS technique to the linear incision technique with soft tissue preservation for BCHI surgery. Newly introduced parameters and sampling method will aid in the prediction of results and complications after BCHI placement.Trial registrationRegistered at the CCMO register in the Netherlands on 24 November 2014: NL50072.068.14. Retrospectively registered on 21 April 2015 at ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02438618. This trial is sponsored by Oticon Medical AB.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1662-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Capabilities represent an individual’s freedom to carry out these functionings, whether or not the individual chooses to do so. Interest in using the capability approach in the health field has grown in recent years, with authors proposing it as a framework for conceptualising health [2, 3] and disability [4, 5], measuring intervention outcomes [6, 7] and assisting in decisions about healthcare resource allocation [8, 9]. …”

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An investigation of the construct validity of the ICECAP-A capability measure

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PurposeTo investigate the construct validity of the ICECAP-A capability wellbeing measure.MethodsA face-to-face interview-administered survey was conducted with 418 members of the UK general population, randomly sampled from the Postcode Address File. Pre-specified hypotheses were developed about the expected associations between individuals’ ICECAP-A responses and their socio-economic circumstances, health and freedom. The hypotheses were investigated using statistical tests of association.ResultsThe ICECAP-A responses and scores reflected differences across different health and socioeconomic groups as anticipated, but did not distinguish individuals by the level of local deprivation. Mean ICECAP-A scores reflected individuals’ perceived freedom slightly more closely than did measures of health and happiness.ConclusionThis study suggests that the ICECAP-A measure can identify expected differences in capability wellbeing in a general population sample. Further work could establish whether self-reported capabilities exhibit desirable validity and acceptability in sub-groups of the population such as patients, social care recipients and informal carers.

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Development of a self-report measure of capability wellbeing for adults: the ICECAP-A

Development of a self-report measure of capability wellbeing for adults: the ICECAP-A

Minimally Invasive Ponto Surgery compared to the linear incision technique without soft tissue reduction for bone conduction hearing implants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

An investigation of the construct validity of the ICECAP-A capability measure

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