ISSN:
1432-1238
Keywords:
Key words Health status
;
Intensive care
;
Quality of life
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Objective: Development and validation of quality of life questionnaire for critical care patients. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Intensive care unit (ICU) of a general hospital and ICUs of 83 Spanish hospitals. Sample: Patients admitted to the ICU 〉18 years of age; close family members. Method: A committee of experts designed a questionnaire with characteristics judged essential for intensive care use: easy, quick administration (5–10 min); capable of completion by patient or close family member, by direct or telephone interview. Fifteen items relevant to critical care patients were grouped in three subscales: basic physiological activities, normal daily activities, and emotional state. Reproducibility of interobserver, intraobserver, patient/family member and telephone/direct interviews was analysed and also internal consistency, responsiveness, and main components. Results: Internal consistency (578 patients): Cronbach‘s alpha coefficient=0.85. Reproducibility: intraobserver reproducibility (n=150): Spearman correlation coefficient=0.92. Interobserver (n=85): correlation=0.92. Patient/family member (n=81): correlation=0.92. Telephone/direct interview (n=54): correlation=0.96. Validity: factorial analysis confirmed that the three subscales were fundamental questionnaire components. There was good concordance between questionnaire/subscale and Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) results. Responsiveness: quality of life score changes between preadmission and 6 months‘ postdischarge correlated with GOS findings (weighted kappa index=0.56). Conclusions: Questionnaire meets objectives recommended for critical care use, and fulfills essential requirements of validity and reproducibility when applied to critically ill patients.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01699224
