Qualitative study informing the development and content validity of the HAND-Q: a modular patient-reported outcome measure for hand conditions.
BMJ Open
; 12(4): e052780, 2022 04 05.
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| ID: mdl-35383060
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study was to identify and understand the issues that are relevant to patients with hand conditions. The data were used to develop a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for adults with hand conditions (HAND-Q) and refine it with input from patients and clinician experts.DESIGN:
Semistructured qualitative interviews were used to understand what matters to patients. Cognitive debriefing was used to refine preliminary HAND-Q scales.SETTING:
Hand clinics in tertiary healthcare centres in Canada, Australia and USA.PARTICIPANTS:
Eligible participants were English-speaking adults who had experienced hand surgery in the preceding 12 months and were at least 4 weeks post-hand surgery A total of 62 in-depth interviews (females, n=34; mean age=65 years) were conducted to develop an item pool and draft the HAND-Q scales. The preliminary scales were refined through cognitive debriefing interviews with 20 participants and feedback from 25 clinician experts. All interviews were audiorecorded, transcribed verbatim and coded using a line-by-line approach.RESULTS:
Qualitative data were organised into two top-level domains of health-related quality of life and satisfaction with treatment outcomes. The scales were refined iteratively, and the field-test version included 319 unique items and 20 independently functioning scales.CONCLUSIONS:
The HAND-Q is a comprehensive PROM developed using extensive patient and clinician expert input, following established guidelines for PROM development and validation. In the next phase, the psychometric properties of the HAND-Q will be established in an international field test, following which the HAND-Q will be available for use in clinical research and practice .Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Medidas de Resultados Relatados pelo Paciente
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Open
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália