作者
Adeela Usman, Sarah Lewis, Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith, Annabelle Long, Gemma Housley, Jake Jordan, Heather Gage, Tom Dening, John RF Gladman, Adam L Gordon
发表日期
2018/8/1
期刊
BMJ open
卷号
8
期号
8
页码范围
e022127
出版商
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
简介
Introduction
Research into interventions to improve health and well-being for older people living in care homes is increasingly common. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is frequently used as an outcome measure, but collecting both self-reported and proxy HRQoL measures is challenging in this setting. This study will investigate the reliability of UK care home staff as proxy respondents for the EQ-5D-5L and HowRu measures.
Methods and analysis
This is a prospective cohort study of a subpopulation of care home residents recruited to the larger Proactive Healthcare for Older People in Care Homes (PEACH) study. It will recruit residents ≥60 years across 24 care homes and not receiving short stay or respite care. The sample size is 160 participants. Resident and care home staff proxy EQ-5D-5L and HowRu responses will be collected monthly for 3 months. Weighted kappa statistics and intraclass correlation …
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