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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2021

Feasibility and validity of EQ-5D-5L proxy by nurses in measuring health-related quality of life of nursing home residents.

Hui Jin Toh, Philip Yap, Shiou Liang Wee, Gerald Koh, Nan Luo

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Hui Jin TohTahir Foundation Building, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 12 Science Dr 2, Singapore, 117549, Singapore.
Philip YapGeriatric Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Shiou Liang WeeGeriatric Education and Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
Gerald KohTahir Foundation Building, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 12 Science Dr 2, Singapore, 117549, Singapore.
Nan LuoTahir Foundation Building, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 12 Science Dr 2, Singapore, 117549, Singapore. ephln@nus.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4610-1195
National University of Singapore · SGKhoo Teck Puat Hospital · SGMinistry of Health · SGSingapore Institute of Technology · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveOur study examined the feasibility and validity of the EQ-5D-5L proxy questionnaire in measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of nursing home residents.

methodsTwenty-four nurses and 229 residents from 3 nursing homes in Singapore participated in this cross-sectional study. Nurses assessed residents under their care with the EQ-5D-5L proxy questionnaire. Two experienced mappers conducted Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) within 1 month in a subsample of the residents. Feasibility was evaluated according to percentage of unanswered EQ-5D-5L items and proportion of nurses who failed to respond to all items. Convergent validity was assessed by examining the correlation between EQ-5D-5L measures and DCM scores. Known-groups validity was assessed by comparing differences in EQ-5D-5L scores for residents with varying communication abilities and physical functions.

resultsThe nurses' mean age was 35.4 years while the residents' was 73.4 years. Most residents were female (51.3%) and had the ability to communicate (81.3%). For 6 of the 229 residents (2.6%), not all items in the EQ-5D-5L were completed. The EQ-5D-5L index score correlated positively and moderately with the DCM's well/ill-being score (r = 0.433, n = 90, P < 0.01). Residents who were able to communicate effectively or had better physical function were assessed to have less severe health problems and better EQ-5D-5L scores.

conclusionThe EQ-5D-5L proxy questionnaire has adequate feasibility and validity when used by nurses to assess the HRQoL of nursing home residents. As it is brief and can be conveniently administered, it can be deployed on a larger scale to assess HRQoL of nursing home residents.

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AdultCross-Sectional StudiesFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNursesNursing HomesPsychometricsQuality of LifeEQ-5DHealth-related quality of lifeNursing homeValidationWell-being

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