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Are health-related quality-of-life measures affected by the mode of administration?

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Weinberger, M; Oddone, EZ; Samsa, GP; Landsman, PB
Published in: J Clin Epidemiol
February 1996

While measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) are increasingly being used as outcomes in clinical trials, it is unknown whether HRQOL assessments are influenced by the method of administration. We compared telephone, face-to-face, and self-administration of a commonly-used HRQOL measure, the SF-36. Veterans (N = 172) receiving care in the General Medicine Clinic were randomized into groups differing only in order of administration. All patients were asked to complete the SF-36 three times over a 4-week period. The SF-36 demonstrated high internal consistency, regardless of mode of administration, but showed large variation over short intervals. This variation may: (1) increase dramatically sample size requirements to detect between-group differences in randomized trials and (2) reduce the SF-36's usefulness for clinicians wishing to follow individual patients over time.

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J Clin Epidemiol

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0895-4356

Publication Date

February 1996

Volume

49

Issue

2

Start / End Page

135 / 140

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Time Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Quality of Life
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Humans
  • Health Status
 

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Weinberger, M., Oddone, E. Z., Samsa, G. P., & Landsman, P. B. (1996). Are health-related quality-of-life measures affected by the mode of administration? J Clin Epidemiol, 49(2), 135–140. https://doi.org/10.1016/0895-4356(95)00556-0
Weinberger, M., E. Z. Oddone, G. P. Samsa, and P. B. Landsman. “Are health-related quality-of-life measures affected by the mode of administration?J Clin Epidemiol 49, no. 2 (February 1996): 135–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/0895-4356(95)00556-0.
Weinberger M, Oddone EZ, Samsa GP, Landsman PB. Are health-related quality-of-life measures affected by the mode of administration? J Clin Epidemiol. 1996 Feb;49(2):135–40.
Weinberger, M., et al. “Are health-related quality-of-life measures affected by the mode of administration?J Clin Epidemiol, vol. 49, no. 2, Feb. 1996, pp. 135–40. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0895-4356(95)00556-0.
Weinberger M, Oddone EZ, Samsa GP, Landsman PB. Are health-related quality-of-life measures affected by the mode of administration? J Clin Epidemiol. 1996 Feb;49(2):135–140.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Clin Epidemiol

DOI

ISSN

0895-4356

Publication Date

February 1996

Volume

49

Issue

2

Start / End Page

135 / 140

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Time Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Quality of Life
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Humans
  • Health Status