Agreement between touch-screen and paper-based patient-reported outcomes for patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized cross-over reproducibility study
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Agreement between touch-screen and paper-based patient-reported outcomes for patients with fibromyalgia : a randomized cross-over reproducibility study. / Wæhrens, E E; Amris, K; Bartels, E M; Christensen, R; Danneskiold-Samsøe, B; Bliddal, H; Gudbergsen, H.
I: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, Bind 44, Nr. 6, 2015, s. 503-10.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Agreement between touch-screen and paper-based patient-reported outcomes for patients with fibromyalgia
T2 - a randomized cross-over reproducibility study
AU - Wæhrens, E E
AU - Amris, K
AU - Bartels, E M
AU - Christensen, R
AU - Danneskiold-Samsøe, B
AU - Bliddal, H
AU - Gudbergsen, H
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - OBJECTIVES: To compare data based on computerized and paper versions of health status questionnaires (HSQs) for sampling patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). In addition, to examine associations between patient characteristics (age, education, computer experience) and differences between versions. Finally, to evaluate the acceptability of computer-based questionnaires among patients with FM.METHOD: The study population comprised female patients diagnosed with FM. All patients completed six HSQs: the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), the Major Depression Inventory (MDI), the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), the painDETECT questionnaire (PDQ), the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Self-Assessment Questionnaire (GAD-10), both on paper and using a touch screen. One HSQ was tested at a time in a repeated randomized cross-over design. The two versions were completed with a 5-min interval and between each HSQ the participants had a 5-min break. Means, mean differences with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), medians, median differences, and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated for all HSQs, including relevant subscales. Associations between patient characteristics and differences between versions were explored using Spearman's correlation coefficients.RESULTS: Twenty women, mean age 48.4 years, participated in the study. Except for one item, ICCs between touch-screen and paper versions of the HSQs examined indicated acceptable agreement (ICC = 0.71-0.99). Overall, mean and median differences revealed no differences between versions. No significant associations were observed for patient characteristics. None of the participants preferred paper questionnaires over computerized versions.CONCLUSIONS: The computerized HSQs using a touch screen gave comparable results to answers given on paper and were generally preferred by the participants.
AB - OBJECTIVES: To compare data based on computerized and paper versions of health status questionnaires (HSQs) for sampling patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). In addition, to examine associations between patient characteristics (age, education, computer experience) and differences between versions. Finally, to evaluate the acceptability of computer-based questionnaires among patients with FM.METHOD: The study population comprised female patients diagnosed with FM. All patients completed six HSQs: the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), the Major Depression Inventory (MDI), the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), the painDETECT questionnaire (PDQ), the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Self-Assessment Questionnaire (GAD-10), both on paper and using a touch screen. One HSQ was tested at a time in a repeated randomized cross-over design. The two versions were completed with a 5-min interval and between each HSQ the participants had a 5-min break. Means, mean differences with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), medians, median differences, and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated for all HSQs, including relevant subscales. Associations between patient characteristics and differences between versions were explored using Spearman's correlation coefficients.RESULTS: Twenty women, mean age 48.4 years, participated in the study. Except for one item, ICCs between touch-screen and paper versions of the HSQs examined indicated acceptable agreement (ICC = 0.71-0.99). Overall, mean and median differences revealed no differences between versions. No significant associations were observed for patient characteristics. None of the participants preferred paper questionnaires over computerized versions.CONCLUSIONS: The computerized HSQs using a touch screen gave comparable results to answers given on paper and were generally preferred by the participants.
KW - Adult
KW - Computers
KW - Cross-Over Studies
KW - Female
KW - Fibromyalgia
KW - Health Status
KW - Humans
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Paper
KW - Patient Satisfaction
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Random Allocation
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Self Report
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
U2 - 10.3109/03009742.2015.1029517
DO - 10.3109/03009742.2015.1029517
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26114582
VL - 44
SP - 503
EP - 510
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
SN - 0300-9742
IS - 6
ER -
ID: 162337729