Performance of a self-administered mailed version of the quality of well-being (QWB-SA) questionnaire among older adults
Performance of a self-administered mailed version of the quality of well-being (QWB-SA) questionnaire among older adults
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10.1097/00005650-199809000-00007
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发表时间：
1998-09-01
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3
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Kaplan, RM
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Andresen, EM;Rothenberg, BM;Kaplan, RM
目标.幸福感质量问卷是一种衡量健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）的指标，具有几个理想的特性。它的广泛使用受到阻碍，因为它很难管理。为了克服这一限制，最近开发了一种新的自我管理形式。本研究探讨了在老年人群中使用幸福自我管理质量（QWB-SA）问卷的可行性。幸福自我管理的质量问卷被发送到430个65岁及以上的社区居民，他们是从初级保健医生办公室随机选择的。所有受访者的响应模式，规模分布，和调查的可接受性进行了检查。将QWB-SA问卷的结果与疾病影响概况（SIP）和医疗结局研究36项简表健康调查（SF-36）进行比较，这些人也在大约10个月前完成了后两项调查，并且他们的健康状况在此期间没有发生实质性变化。301名老年人（70%）做出了回应。平均QWB-SA问卷评分为0.7035。分数没有偏斜，也没有下限或上限效应。完成QWB-SA问卷的平均时间为14.2分钟，显著短于SIP（19.3分钟），但显著长于SF-36（12.5分钟）。受试者对QWB-SA问卷的满意度评分略低于SIP，与SF-36相似。QWB-SA问卷和SIP和SF-36之间的相关性是温和的，一般较强的身体健康的措施比远其他领域，如心理health.CONCLUSIONS，自我管理的QWB问卷是可以接受的老年受访者，它与其他措施的健康相关的生活质量。它可以被认为是老年人中一些研究应用的候选者。
OBJECTIVES. The Quality of Well-Being questionnaire is a measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) that has several desirable properties. Its widespread use has been hindered because it is difficult to administer. To overcome this limitation, a new self-administered form has recently been developed. This study examined the feasibility of using the Quality of Well-Being-Self-Administered (QWB-SA) questionnaire in an older population.METHODS. The Quality of Well-Being-Self-Administered questionnaire was sent to 430 community-dwelling individuals aged 65 years and older who were randomly selected from primary care physicians' offices. Response patterns, scaling distributions, and the acceptability of the survey were examined for all respondents. The results of the QWB-SA questionnaire were compared to the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) for those individuals who also had completed the latter two surveys approximately 10 months earlier and whose health had not changed substantially in the meantime.RESULTS. Three hundred and one older adults (70%) responded. The mean QWB-SA questionnaire score was 0.7035. The scores were not skewed, and there were no floor or ceiling effects. The mean time to complete the QWB-SA questionnaire was 14.2 minutes, which was significantly shorter than for the SIP (19.3 minutes) but significantly longer than for the SF-36 (12.5 minutes). Subjects rated their satisfaction with the QWB-SA questionnaire somewhat lower than for the SIP and similar to SF-36. Correlations between the QWB-SA questionnaire and the SIP and SF-36 were moderate and were generally stronger for measures of physical health than far other domains such as mental health.CONCLUSIONS, The self-administered QWB questionnaire was acceptable to older respondents, and it correlated with other measures of health-related quality of life. It can be considered as a candidate for some research applications among older adults.