Nottingham health profile is a generic tool for assessing qol 2 that has been evaluated for use for patients with chronic wounds. Personal details arts and education foundation title. The lisoh was developed to evaluate the severity of hip osteoarthritis oa in drug trials in an adult french population, the long. Pdf the nottingham health profile as a measure of disease. A pool of 64 items and a validated questionnaire whoqolbref were administered to 159 patients recruited in eight nmd referral centers. This ensures that the items are relevant and specific to the impact of the target disease. Hunt, mckenna and mcewan, 1989 and disability functional status measures e. Are there any coping mechanisms you employ which enable you to get through difficulties which can be used in your employment support plan. Pdf to compare the usefulness of the nottingham health profile nhp and the short form 36 sf36 as general outcome measures for chronic stroke. Nottingham health profile and shortform 36 health survey questionnaires in patients with chronic lower limb ischemia. The nottingham health profile nhp is easy to use with stroke patients and may be used with those who cannot manage more complicated mood questionnaires, such as the general health questionnaire. International students are also required to take the vaccines listed in the health examination form. Research open access a study of two generic healthrelated. Students facing this issue must obtain a letter from their doctor confirming the unavailability of these tests, and fill in the declaration of health status form to be requested from visa office.
The strengths and weakness of the nhp and the sf36 scales are not extensively examined. Electrical safety guidance appendix b2 enquiry form for the electrical. Nhp scores are calculated by averaging domain scores. Symptoms induced by environmental irritants and health.
Assessment of quality of life in clinical trials of cardiovascular therapies. A comparison of the nottingham health profile and short form. The nottingham health profile as a measure of disease activity and outcome in rheumatoid arthritis. Pharmacy building lower ground floor university park university of nottingham nottingham, ng7 2rd telephone. Nhp and short form 36 sf36 in an elderly population living at home. Foundation application form please make sure that all the required. Using the nottingham health profile with cancer patients. Comparison of short form 36 health survey and nottingham health profile in moderate to severe patients with copd. Gebhardt, in abeloffs clinical oncology fifth edition, 2014.
Neagoe faculty of psychology and educational sciences, psychology department, university of bucharest, bucharest, romania abstract. A prospective multicenter observational study was conducted in 11 nursing homes from april 2008 to december. The development of the nottingham health profile is described, together with a study which tested the validity of the instrument on four groups of elderly. Pdf nottingham health profile and shortform 36 health. To investigate reliability and validity of the nottingham health profile. The shortform sf36 health survey national center for. A study was done in patients with shr to 1 compare the nottingham health profile nhp and the short form 36 health survey sf36 in regard to their suitability, validity, reliability, and acceptability. The first part focuses on health and comprises 38 items which deal with pain, energy. Lee and coworkers 250 evaluated the msts functional evaluation system using the nottingham health profile, the short form 36, and the euroqol protocol to measure the qol of patients with malignant musculoskeletal tumors. Correlations of main variables with nottingham health profile sections. Haywood kl, garratt am, schmidt lj, mackintosh ae, fitzpatrick r.
A diseasespecific instrument, such as the crq or the sgrq, or a generic instrument, such as the nottingham health profile or the sf36, possibly in combination with a scale to measure a specific symptom, eg, the bdi to grade dyspnea can be used to examine. Nottingham health profile and shortform 36 health survey. Thereispublisheddataavailableforthescipopulationforcomparisonseethe interpretabilitysectionofthestudydetailssheet. Evaluation of the shortform 36item questionnaire to. Nottingham health authority part of the nhs, providing integrated healthcare services to the local community. Nottingham health profile nhp 14, generated some doubts. Amonggroups of subjects it correlates well with objective measuresofhealth status andis sensitive to changes in disease severity. Table 1 comparison of the content of the nottingham health profile nhp, short form 36 sf36, psychological general wellbeing index pgwb and the selfrated health scale to identify domains that are conceptually similar domain name nhp sf36 pgwb selfrated health scale social functioning social isolation social functioning. Foundation application form university of nottingham.
Using the nottingham health profile nhp among older adult inpatients with varying cognitive. This prospective study aimed to evaluate the suitability of the endometriosis health profile 30 questionnaire ehp30 as a selfreport health status instrument. The nottingham health profile nhp is a questionnaire designed to measure social and personal effects ofillness. Medical outcomes study short form 36 nottingham health profile reintegration to normal living index stroke adapted sickness impact profile stroke impact scale stroke specific quality of life. The first part contains 38 items in a yesno answer format, which covers six dimensions of health. Nottingham health profile questionnaire incorporates. This site provides access to information, data and original research about what its like to live in nottingham, and is curated and maintained by nottingham city council. The main limitation of generic questionnaires is that they are broad measures of health status. Rationale for the development of the whoqol100 whos initiative to develop a quality of life assessment arose for a number of reasons. Use of the nottingham health profile with patients after a. Nottingham health profile and short form 36 health survey questionnaires in patients with chronic lower limb ischemia.
Nottingham is an attractive city of some half a million inhabitants, centrally located and with excellent access to all parts of the country and europe. Research associatefellow fixed term schooldepartment. Comparison of the sf36 health survey questionnaire with. Measuring health status of people who are wheelchairdependent. Examples include the nottingham health profile nhp, medical outcomes short form health survey sf36, and the sickness impact profile sip. Clin sum sip 68 spinal cord injury research evidence. The content of our measures is derived from patients own statements about their experiences of illness and the treatments they have experienced. The most frequently reported limitation is a high proportion of missings. Construction of a quality of life questionnaire for slowly.
A comparison of the nottingham health profile and short. The nottingham health profile as a measure of disease activity and outcome in rheumatoid arthritis article pdf available in british journal of rheumatology 361. The nottingham health profile, the medical outcomes study 36item short form health survey, the coopwonca charts, and the euroqol instrument. Measurement properties of the nottingham health profile and short. A second aim was to pilottest a swedish translation of a coughspecific questionnaire. With the exception of the nottingham health profile nhp, our measures are diseasespecific. It measureshealth oneight multiitem dimensions, covering functional status, well being, and overall evaluation ofhealth table i. Some of the statements represent rather severe problems, but some milder forms of distress may not show up on the profile.
A comparison of the nottingham health profile and short form 36. Factorial validity and psychometric properties of the romanian adapted version claudiu c. The measure contains 20 items which form eight subscales. Different generic quality of life instruments such as the nottingham health profile nhp and the short form 36 health survey sf36 have. It is usedasa measure of needfor health care andas anoutcome measure in evaluation. We report the transfer into spanish of a multidimensional measure of perceived health originally developed in great britain, the nottingham health profile nhp, and an assessment of the preliminary validity of the version is presented. Yes no what type of support do you feel would be helpful to you. The aim of the present study was to determine which of two generic qol instruments, the nottingham health profile nhp or the short form health survey sf36, was the more suitable for use in cardiac surgery. Sickness impact profile an overview sciencedirect topics. The 45 nottingham health profile questions can only be answered by yes or no. The short form 36 questionnaire sf36 1 is an established hrql tool that has been evaluated in a range of medical conditions 2 and for which normative data are available. These are wellvalidated instruments best suited for comparisons of qol results across different chronic health conditions. Data of all patients who completed the nhp were included in the analyses. The profiles provide an overview of an area including a breakdown of the population, earnings, qualifications, health and social care, housing, transport etc.
The nhp and the sf36 were compared before and 5 weeks after surgery. Generic measures, such as the sf36, the nottingham health questionnaire, the mcmaster health index questionnaire, and the sickness impact profile are broadlybased questionnaires and can be applied in a wide range of conditions and populations. Nottingham health profile questionnaire listed as nhpq. Mr miss mrs ms other please specify first name as per nricpassport. Pdf use of the nottingham health profile with patients. The nottingham health profile nhp is a widely used sixdimensional nondiseasespecific. It has a varied and relatively lowpriced housing stock, good schools, highquality shopping and sporting facilities, and lively cultural. The nottingham health profile is intended for primary health care, to provide a brief indication of a patients perceived emotional, social and physical. The objective of our study was to determine the feasibility of the nhp for nursing home residents. Nottingham health profile questionnaire how is nottingham health profile questionnaire abbreviated. The nottingham health profile nhp assesses perceived emotional, social, and physical health problems and the extent to which such problems affect daily activities. The nottingham health profile, the medical outcomes study 36item shortform health survey, the coopwonca charts, and the euroqol. Using the nottingham health profile nhp among older adult.
Methods the sf36 questionnaire is a self administered questionnaire containing 36 items which takes about five minutes to complete. Correlation coefficients for the four comparable dimensions of the sf36 questionnaire and nottingham health profile were reported to be higher than correlations between noncomparable dimensions. Exploratory statistical analysis included methods derived from both irt and. School of medicine division of respiratory medicine and division of epidemiology and public health salary. The nottingham health profile nhp is easy to use with stroke patients and may be used with those who cannot manage more complicated mood questionnaires, such as the general health questionnaire ghq. The results showed that the ehp 30 questionnaire is a userfriendly selfreport tool suitable. Quality of life assessment using the short form 12. Little is known about health related quality of life hrqol and coping, in this group of patients. Lequesne index of severity for osteoarthritis of the hip lisoh description purpose. Part 1 comprises 38 questions, where no answers generate zero points and yes answers are weighted according to their relative contribution to each of the 6 different profiles. Other systems, such as the short form36 and the toronto extremity salvage score, have also been used and validated for sarcoma patients.
Apr 27, 2012 the nottingham health profile, the medical outcomes study 36item short form health survey, the coopwonca charts, and the euroqol instrument. The current recognition of the importance of perceived health status as a predictor of need for, and utilisation of, health services has led to attempts to produce indicators which assess subjective rather than objective health problems. A total of 119 patients with chronic cough were asked to answer three different questionnaires. In recent years there has been a broadening in focus in the measurement of health, beyond traditional health. To build a questionnaire to assess health related quality of life hrql in patients suffering from slowly progressive neuromuscular disease nmd using item response theory irt. In a study by franks and moffatt 3 of nhp results for patients with chronic venous leg ulcers, an acceptable internal consistency ic was demonstrated for most of the fields included in the nhp questionnaire 0. Having identified that the service gains arising from the operation of an annual contracting round were limited, nottingham health authority recognised that it required a more positive and proactive approach to its healthcare purchasing. Nottingham health profile,7 which is widely used in britain. Different generic quality of life instruments such as the nottingham health profile nhp and the short form 36 health survey sf36 have revealed conflicting results in patients with chronic lower limb ischaemia in psychometric attributes in shortterm evaluations.
To compare the brazilian versions of the nottingham health profile nhp and the short form. A quantitative approach to perceived health status. The instrument is used to evaluate perceived distress across various populations. Two widely evaluated examples are the short form 36 sf36 and nottingham health profile nhp questionnaires, but as yet the discriminatory power of these tools has not been compared in a large population of patients with coronary heart disease. The university of nottingham role profile form job title. Nottingham health profile questionnaire how is nottingham. Comparison of the sf36 health survey questionnaire with the. The nottingham health profile is intended for primary health care, to provide a brief indication of a patients perceived emotional, social and physical health problems.
Pdf should the nottingham health profile or the short form36 be. The authors also explored convergent and discriminant validity by comparing results of the sf36 with an established patient health survey. Health examination the university of nottingham malaysia. Nottingham health profile or cardiff wound impact schedule. The nottingham health profile nhp is a general patient reported outcome measure which seeks to measure subjective health status it is a questionnaire designed to measure a patients view of their own health status, in a number of areas. The aging population and associated high disability rates make the assessment of health related quality of life hrqol a high priority for elderly people.
The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the psychometric properties of two generic health. Stroke patients rate their health, and especially emotions and feelings of social isolation, as much worse than that of people of similar age. Nottingham health profile rehabmeasures database abilitylab. The purpose of this study was to compare the usefulness of the nottingham health profile nhp and the short form 36 health survey sf36 as general outcome measures after vascular intervention for lower limb ischemia with respect to patients quality of life, on the basis of validity, reliability, and responsiveness analyses. Comparison of the nottingham health profile and the 36. Nottingham health profile an overview sciencedirect topics.
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