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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2023

Feasibility of self-reported health related quality of life assessment with older people in residential care: insights from the application of eye tracking technology.

Rachel Milte, Matthew Crocker, Kiri Lay, Julie Ratcliffe, Brendan Mulhern, Richard Norman, Rosalie Viney, Jyoti Khadka

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  3. Cognitive interviewing for assessing the content validity of older-person specific outcome measures for quality assessment and economic evaluation: a scoping review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rachel MilteCaring Futures Institute, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia. rachel.milte@flinders.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7533-6260
Matthew CrockerCaring Futures Institute, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.
Kiri LayCaring Futures Institute, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.
Julie RatcliffeCaring Futures Institute, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.
Brendan MulhernCentre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia.
Richard NormanCurtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia.
Rosalie VineyCentre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia.
Jyoti KhadkaCaring Futures Institute, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.
Flinders University · AUUniversity of Technology Sydney · AUCurtin University · AU

Funding

EuroQol Research Foundation 194-2020RA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIncreasingly there are calls to routinely assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of older people receiving aged care services, however the high prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment remains a challenge to implementation. Eye-tracking technology facilitates detailed assessment of engagement and comprehension of visual stimuli, and may be useful in flagging individuals and populations who cannot reliably self-complete HRQoL instruments. The aim of this study was to apply eye-tracking technology to provide insights into self-reporting of HRQoL among older people in residential care with and without cognitive impairment.

methodsResidents (n = 41), recruited based on one of three cognition subgroups (no, mild, or moderate cognitive impairment), completed the EQ-5D-5L on a computer with eye tracking technology embedded. Number and length of fixations (i.e., eye gaze in seconds) for key components of the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system were calculated.

resultsFor all dimensions, participants with no cognitive impairment fixated for longer on the Area of Interest (AOI) for the response option they finally chose, relative to those with mild or moderate cognitive impairment. Participants with cognitive impairment followed similar fixation patterns to those without. There was some evidence that participants with cognitive impairment took longer to complete and spent relatively less time attending to the relevant AOIs, but these differences did not reach statistical significance generally.

conclusionsThis exploratory study applying eye tracking technology provides novel insights and evidence of the feasibility of self-reported HRQoL assessments in older people in aged care settings where cognitive impairment and dementia are highly prevalent.

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DementiaQuality of LifeAgedEye-Tracking TechnologyFeasibility StudiesHumansSelf ReportSurveys and QuestionnairesCognitive impairmentEQ-5D-5LEye-trackingFeasibilityOlder adultQuality of life

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PMCPMC10624716
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