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Comparison of Short Form‐36 Health Survey and Nottingham Health Profile in moderate to severe patients with COPD
Author(s) -
Ozalevli Sevgi,
Karaali Hayriye,
Cankurtaran Feyzan,
Kilinc Oguz,
Akkoclu Atilla
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.737
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2753
pISSN - 1356-1294
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00904.x
Subject(s) - nottingham health profile , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , copd , physical therapy , sf 36 , lung function , pulmonary function testing , body mass index , disease , health related quality of life , lung , pathology , alternative medicine , nursing
Objective To compare the health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) assessed by Short Form‐36 Health Survey (SF‐36) and Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) on the basis of lung function and exercise capacity parameters in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods and materials The investigation was a prospective, quality‐of‐life survey and cross‐sectional study of 130 consecutive COPD patients. The NHP and SF‐36 as generic HRQoL instruments, the Chronic Respiratory Disease questionnaire (CRQ) as a disease‐specific HRQoL instrument and 6‐minute walking test, severity of dyspnea, leg fatigue and lung function, were the measurements and instruments used in the study. Results It was determined that the subscales of both questionnaires were generally related with the FEV 1 , walking distance, CRQ, severity of dyspnea and leg fatigue values ( P < 0.05). The much higher correlation coefficient was determined between these parameters and NHP compared with the SF‐36. Only NHP was found to be correlated with the age, body mass index and smoking consumption ( P < 0.05). Conclusions The stronger relation of NHP with the clinical and physical parameters of the patients compared with that of SF‐36 may be associated with the increased sensitivity of NHP to the clinical state owing to the increasing respiratory symptoms of our old patients with moderate to severe obstruction and/or the more intelligible and easy‐to‐respond nature of NHP compared with SF‐36.