A quantitative approach to perceived health status: a validation study.

Hunt, Sonja M.; McKenna, SP; McEwen, James; Backett, E. Maurice; Williams, J. P.; Papp, E

doi:10.1136/jech.34.4.281

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“…-NHP: The NHP was developed in the -late 1970s in Great Britain. It is an instrument for self-assessment of health-related quality of life [16]. Since the mid-1980s, the use of this instrument has also increased in other countries, and in 1992 an authorized German translation was published [19].…”

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Comparison of conventional versus minimally invasive extraperitoneal approach for anterior lumbar interbody fusion

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Comparison of conventional versus minimally invasive extraperitoneal approach for anterior lumbar interbody fusion

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“…The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) measures patients' perception of their own health in terms of quality of life [23]. The NHP has been widely used, and a number of different national versions have been produced.…”

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Long-term treatment with continuous positive airway pressure improves quality of life in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

Sanner¹,

Klewer²,

Trumm³

et al. 2000

Eur Respir J

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Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an established treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS). While it is known that CPAP reverses the pathological breathing pattern and improves daytime sleepiness, there are no sufficient data on the long‐term influence of CPAP on quality of life in patients with OSAS. Thirty‐nine patients with polysomnographically verified OSAS (apnoea/hypopnoea index (AHI): (mean±sd) 46.8±21.8 events·h‐1) were prospectively studied. All patients answered three quality of life measures (Complaint List, Nottingham Health Profile Part 1 (NHP), and Verbal Analogue‐Scale “quality of life”) prior to the initiation of CPAP therapy. After a mean of 9 months they were re‐evaluated by polysomnography, and completed the questionnaires once again. As expected, CPAP was effective in treating the sleep‐related breathing disorder. AHI decreased significantly from (mean±sd) 46.8±21.8 events·h‐1 to 3.3±6.3 events·h‐1, and minimum oxygen saturation increased from 77.1±9.3% to 89.9±3.4%, while body mass index did not change significantly (31.3±5.4 versus 30.8±4.8 kg·m‐2). During long‐term treatment with CPAP the Complaint List revealed a significant improvement of the extent of subjective impairment due to physical and general complaints (26.4±9.9 versus 20.4±11.1), and NHP a significant improvement of emotional reactions (19.8±21.7 versus 11.1±14.0) and energy (50.8±36.6 versus 32.1±36.7), but not of pain, physical mobility, sleep, social isolation, and quality of life as assessed by the Verbal Analogue‐Scale. It is concluded that long‐term continuous positive airway pressure therapy is effective in improving not only pathological breathing patterns but also parameters that estimate quality of life in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.

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“…Moreover, this has been the scale adopted in the Sheftield trial comparing cholelithotripsy to cholecystectomy, and preliminary data appear to confirm that using this scale, gallstone disease impairs health status appreciably. The NHP is based on answers to 38 questions grouped into six indices of subjective experience (194)(195)(196)(197)(198).…”

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“…We used three different instruments to measure quality of life. The Nottingham Health Profile Questionnaire (NHPQ) is a general quality of life index (194)(195)(196)(197)(198). We also used a recently validated index of quality of life for patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery (which we will refer to as the German Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Questionnaire score or GGQLQS [199])…”

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Costs and Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Gallbladder Stone Shock Wave Lithotripsy Versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Barkun

Sampalis

et al. 1997

Int J Technol Assess Health Care

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Thirty-five patients were randomized to extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and 25 to laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Stone disappearance occurred in only 12 of 32 ESWL patients [38% (95% Cl: 21–56%)] during a 15-month follow-up. Greater incremental gains in quality of life after 6 months were observed among LC patients (p <.01). Total duration of disability was 6.8 ± 8.5 days for ESWL, and 22.7 ± 16.6 days for LC (p <.01). Nine (28%) patients crossed over electively to the LC group, but only 44% of these underwent LC within the next 3 years. ESWL cost Can $58.9/ day of disability saved. ESWL is limited by its selective applicability and modest stone disappearance rate. Its cost-effectiveness is largely dependent on patient acceptance of recurrent episodes of biliary colic due to the persistence of stone fragments.

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A quantitative approach to perceived health status: a validation study.

Cited by 811 publications

References 21 publications

Comparison of conventional versus minimally invasive extraperitoneal approach for anterior lumbar interbody fusion

Comparison of conventional versus minimally invasive extraperitoneal approach for anterior lumbar interbody fusion

Long-term treatment with continuous positive airway pressure improves quality of life in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

Costs and Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Gallbladder Stone Shock Wave Lithotripsy Versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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