PMID: 11332228May 3, 2001Paper

Agreement between a generic and disease-specific quality-of-life instrument: the 15D and the SGRQ in asthmatic patients

Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation
K RitvaS Harri

Abstract

The generic health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument 15D, and the disease-specific St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) were highly correlated in cross-sectional and in follow-up data among asthmatic patients. However, a high correlation does not mean that these instruments yield similar results about outcome. We measured among 134 asthmatic patients the mathematical relationship between the changes in the scores of these instruments by regression techniques and agreement by cross-tabulation. The prospective data included measurements at baseline and at one, three and five years. The three measurements of change in HRQOL were compared with the baseline. There was a close mathematical relationship between the scores, but it was affected significantly by confounding factors such as patient's age, gender and smoking habits. The instruments agreed on the direction of change in HRQOL (positive or negative) in 64.8% of patients, while in 15.8% the changes were in opposite direction. There was a statistically significant difference in indicating the direction of changes (improvement or decline) of these instruments. The changes in the SGRQ scores agreed slightly better than those in the 15D with the changes in clinic...Continue Reading

Citations

Jul 27, 2005·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Knut StavemKjell B Hellum
Jun 3, 2008·Arthritis and Rheumatism·Anne-Maree KeenanAlan Tennant
Feb 18, 2011·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Paula KauppiTarja Laitinen
Jul 18, 2014·BMC Pulmonary Medicine·Paula KauppiTarja Laitinen
Nov 10, 2014·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Song-Lin He, Jin-Hua Wang
Apr 19, 2019·Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery·Kirti ChaudhryPrem Prakash Sharma
May 5, 2010·Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery·Benjamin C BrownArdeshir Bayat
Apr 1, 2007·Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research·Mohsen Asadi-Lari, David Gray
Mar 1, 2011·Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine : Official Publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology·Richeal Ni Riordain, Christine McCreary
May 16, 2012·Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine : Official Publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology·Min Li, Song-Lin He
Nov 14, 2002·Obesity Research·Martina De ZwaanRoss D Crosby
Jan 18, 2011·Health and Quality of Life Outcomes·Witold MazurTarja Laitinen
Apr 13, 2005·Disability and Rehabilitation·Arja HäkkinenJan Ylinen
Jan 18, 2013·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Fotios AnagnostopoulosDimitris Niakas

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Allergy and Asthma

Allergy and asthma are inflammatory disorders that are triggered by the activation of an allergen-specific regulatory t cell. These t cells become activated when allergens are recognized by allergen-presenting cells. Here is the latest research on allergy and asthma.

Asthma

This feed focuses in Asthma in which your airways narrow and swell. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.

Related Papers

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease = Archivio Monaldi Per Le Malattie Del Torace
R KauppinenH Tukiainen
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease : the Official Journal of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Y-J BaeCOREA Study Group
Chinese Medical Sciences Journal = Chung-kuo I Hsüeh K'o Hsüeh Tsa Chih
Kai-Feng XuYuan-Jue Zhu
Respirology : Official Journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology
Shouchun PengXianming Hou
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved