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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2012

Development of a self-report measure of capability wellbeing for adults: the ICECAP-A.

Hareth Al-Janabi, Terry N Flynn, Joanna Coast

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 376 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT02450500 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

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TypeinterventionalSponsorQueen Mary University of LondonRan2025 to 2028Enrolled70ConditionsLonelinessArmsCommunity-based social interaction intervention
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Community Food Markets as a Driver for Equitable, Sustainable Food Systems in Glasgow, Scotland.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of GlasgowRan2026 to 2027Enrolled300ConditionsLiving in Quintile 1 of Scottish Index of Multiple DeprivationArmsFood market stall
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Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hareth Al-JanabiHealth Economics Unit, Public Health Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. h.aljanabi@bham.ac.uk
Terry N Flynn
Joanna Coast

Funding

Medical Research Council G0701027Medical Research Council G0800808
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe benefits of health and social care are not confined to patient health alone and therefore broader measures of wellbeing may be useful for economic evaluation. This paper reports the development of a simple measure of capability wellbeing for adults (ICECAP-A).

methodsIn-depth, informant-led, interviews to identify the attributes of capability wellbeing were conducted with 36 adults in the UK. Eighteen semi-structured, repeat interviews were carried out to develop a capability-based descriptive system for the measure. Informants were purposively selected to ensure variation in socio-economic status, age, sex, ethnicity and health. Data analysis was carried out inductively and iteratively alongside interviews, and findings were used to shape the questions in later interviews.

resultsFive over-arching attributes of capability wellbeing were identified for the measure: "stability", "attachment", "achievement", "autonomy" and "enjoyment". One item, with four response categories, was developed for each attribute for the ICECAP-A descriptive system.

conclusionsThe ICECAP-A capability measure represents a departure from traditional health economics outcome measures, by treating health status as an influence over broader attributes of capability wellbeing. Further work is required to value and validate the attributes and test the sensitivity of the ICECAP-A to healthcare interventions.

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Personal SatisfactionQuality of LifeSelf ReportAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adult

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