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The Nottingham Health Profile
— a feasible questionnaire for nursing home residents? | | Author(s) | Manuela Tabali, Elke Jeschke, Theo Dassen |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 24, no 3, March 2012 |
| Pages | pp 416-424 |
| Source | www.journals.cambridge.org/ipg |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Depression ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) assesses perceived emotional, social, and physical health problems and the extent to which such problems affect daily activities. The feasibility of the NHP for nursing home residents was determined in a prospective multi-centre observational study conducted in 11 nursing homes from April 2008 to December 2009, in which 286 newly admitted residents were included. Cognitive status was evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The feasibility of the NHP was determined by administration rate, time and type of administration, and missing items. A cut-off point stating the MMSE score up to which the NHP can be applied was determined with receiver operating characteristics curves (ROC). Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation; ICC) were evaluated. Administration rate was 44.4% (n=127), ranging from 76.1% for normal residents to 5.9% for residents with a severe cognitive impairment. An average of 12.6 (SD + 6.0) minutes was required for data collection; 92.1% (n=117) of the questionnaires were completed during an interview. Frequently missing items were in the domain "Pain" (47.2). MMSE scores were significantly higher in the group with a completed NHP (P < 0.001) and analyses of ROC curves indicated a cut-off point of >16 on the MMSE score. Cronbach's a was >0.7 in four domains and >0.6 in two domains, while the ICC in all domains was >0.7. The NHP is a feasible questionnaire for residents with normal cognitive function and moderate cognitive impairment, and can be administered in nursing homes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121026083 A |
| Classmark | CC: F:59: C4: CA: ENR: KX: LHB: 4C |
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