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Research paper thumbnail of A comprehensive systematic review of the development process of 103 patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for physical activity in chronically ill and elderly people

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Dec 1, 2011

Background: Capturing dimensions of physical activity relevant to patients may provide a unique p... more Background: Capturing dimensions of physical activity relevant to patients may provide a unique perspective for clinical studies of chronically ill patients. However, the quality of the development of existing instruments is uncertain. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the development process of patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments including their initial validation to measure physical activity in chronically ill or elderly patient populations. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search of electronic databases (Medline, Embase, Psychinfo, Cinahl) and hand searches. We included studies describing the original development of fully structured instruments measuring dimensions of physical activity or related constructs in chronically ills or elderly. We broadened the population to elderly because they are likely to share physical activity limitations. At least two reviewers independently conducted title and abstract screening and full text assessment. We evaluated instruments in terms of their aim, items identification and selection, domain development, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, validity and responsiveness.

Research paper thumbnail of Ein systematischer Review über die Entwicklung und Validierung von 104 Fragebogen zur Erfassung körperlichr Aktivität bei chronisch kranken Patienten und älteren Menschen

Research paper thumbnail of Open Access

A comprehensive systematic review of the development process of 104 patient-reported outcomes (PR... more A comprehensive systematic review of the development process of 104 patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for physical activity in chronically ill and elderly people

Research paper thumbnail of Stress-Buffering and Health-Protective Effect of Job Autonomy, Good Working Climate and Social Support at Work among Health Care Workers in Switzerland

Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine

Research paper thumbnail of Patient-reported instruments for assessing physical activity: A systematic review of content and format

Research paper thumbnail of Which patient-reported measure for physical activity should we use?

Introduction: Capturing patient-important dimensions of physical activity may provide a unique pe... more Introduction: Capturing patient-important dimensions of physical activity may provide a unique perspective for clinical studies in COPD, but the quality of the development and validation of existing instruments is uncertain. Aims and objectives: To assess the development and initial validation process of patient-reported instruments to measure dimensions of physical activity in chronically ill or elderly patient populations. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search of electronic databases (Medline, Embase, Psychinfo, Cinahl) and hand searches to identify instruments. We also included elderly and chronically ill persons since they share similar characteristics. ≥2 reviewers independently conducted title and abstract screening and full text assessment. We evaluated instruments in terms of items identification and selection, domain development, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, validity, responsiveness. Results: Of the 2542 titles from the systematic search and...

Research paper thumbnail of BMC Public Health Rudell final

Epidemiological studies suggest that only some distressed individuals seek help from primary care... more Epidemiological studies suggest that only some distressed individuals seek help from primary care and that pathways to mental health care appear to be ethnically patterned. However few research studies examine how people with common mental disorder manage their mental distress, which help-seeking strategies they employ and whether these are patterned by ethnicity? This study investigates alternative help-seeking strategies in a multi-ethnic community and examines the relationship with primary care use.

Research paper thumbnail of Patient-reported physical activity questionnaires: A systematic review of content and format

Background: Many patients with chronic illness are limited in their physical activities. This sys... more Background: Many patients with chronic illness are limited in their physical activities. This systematic review evaluates the content and format of patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaires that measure physical activity in elderly and chronically ill populations. Methods: Questionnaires were identified by a systematic literature search of electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsychINFO & CINAHL), hand searches (reference sections and PROQOLID database) and expert input. A qualitative analysis was conducted to assess the content and format of the questionnaires and a Venn diagram was produced to illustrate this. Each stage of the review process was conducted by at least two independent reviewers. Results: 104 questionnaires fulfilled our criteria. From these, 182 physical activity domains and 1965 items were extracted. Initial qualitative analysis of the domains found 11 categories. Further synthesis of the domains found 4 broad categories: 'physical activity related to general activities and mobility', 'physical activity related to activities of daily living', 'physical activity related to work, social or leisure time activities', and '(disease-specific) symptoms related to physical activity'. The Venn diagram showed that no questionnaires covered all 4 categories and that the '(disease-specific) symptoms related to physical activity' category was often not combined with the other categories. Conclusions: A large number of questionnaires with a broad range of physical activity content were identified. Although the content could be broadly organised, there was no consensus on the content and format of physical activity PRO questionnaires in elderly and chronically ill populations. Nevertheless, this systematic review will help investigators to select a physical activity PRO questionnaire that best serves their research question and context.

Research paper thumbnail of Patient-reported physical activity questionnaires: A systematic review of content and format

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2012

Background: Many patients with chronic illness are limited in their physical activities. This sys... more Background: Many patients with chronic illness are limited in their physical activities. This systematic review evaluates the content and format of patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaires that measure physical activity in elderly and chronically ill populations. Methods: Questionnaires were identified by a systematic literature search of electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsychINFO & CINAHL), hand searches (reference sections and PROQOLID database) and expert input. A qualitative analysis was conducted to assess the content and format of the questionnaires and a Venn diagram was produced to illustrate this. Each stage of the review process was conducted by at least two independent reviewers. Results: 104 questionnaires fulfilled our criteria. From these, 182 physical activity domains and 1965 items were extracted. Initial qualitative analysis of the domains found 11 categories. Further synthesis of the domains found 4 broad categories: 'physical activity related to general activities and mobility', 'physical activity related to activities of daily living', 'physical activity related to work, social or leisure time activities', and '(disease-specific) symptoms related to physical activity'. The Venn diagram showed that no questionnaires covered all 4 categories and that the '(disease-specific) symptoms related to physical activity' category was often not combined with the other categories. Conclusions: A large number of questionnaires with a broad range of physical activity content were identified. Although the content could be broadly organised, there was no consensus on the content and format of physical activity PRO questionnaires in elderly and chronically ill populations. Nevertheless, this systematic review will help investigators to select a physical activity PRO questionnaire that best serves their research question and context.

Research paper thumbnail of A comprehensive systematic review of the development process of 104 patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for physical activity in chronically ill and elderly people

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2011

Background: Capturing dimensions of physical activity relevant to patients may provide a unique p... more Background: Capturing dimensions of physical activity relevant to patients may provide a unique perspective for clinical studies of chronically ill patients. However, the quality of the development of existing instruments is uncertain. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the development process of patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments including their initial validation to measure physical activity in chronically ill or elderly patient populations. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search of electronic databases (Medline, Embase, Psychinfo, Cinahl) and hand searches. We included studies describing the original development of fully structured instruments measuring dimensions of physical activity or related constructs in chronically ills or elderly. We broadened the population to elderly because they are likely to share physical activity limitations. At least two reviewers independently conducted title and abstract screening and full text assessment. We evaluated instruments in terms of their aim, items identification and selection, domain development, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, validity and responsiveness.

Research paper thumbnail of A comprehensive systematic review of the development process of 103 patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for physical activity in chronically ill and elderly people

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Dec 1, 2011

Background: Capturing dimensions of physical activity relevant to patients may provide a unique p... more Background: Capturing dimensions of physical activity relevant to patients may provide a unique perspective for clinical studies of chronically ill patients. However, the quality of the development of existing instruments is uncertain. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the development process of patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments including their initial validation to measure physical activity in chronically ill or elderly patient populations. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search of electronic databases (Medline, Embase, Psychinfo, Cinahl) and hand searches. We included studies describing the original development of fully structured instruments measuring dimensions of physical activity or related constructs in chronically ills or elderly. We broadened the population to elderly because they are likely to share physical activity limitations. At least two reviewers independently conducted title and abstract screening and full text assessment. We evaluated instruments in terms of their aim, items identification and selection, domain development, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, validity and responsiveness.

Research paper thumbnail of Ein systematischer Review über die Entwicklung und Validierung von 104 Fragebogen zur Erfassung körperlichr Aktivität bei chronisch kranken Patienten und älteren Menschen

Research paper thumbnail of Open Access

A comprehensive systematic review of the development process of 104 patient-reported outcomes (PR... more A comprehensive systematic review of the development process of 104 patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for physical activity in chronically ill and elderly people

Research paper thumbnail of Stress-Buffering and Health-Protective Effect of Job Autonomy, Good Working Climate and Social Support at Work among Health Care Workers in Switzerland

Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine

Research paper thumbnail of Patient-reported instruments for assessing physical activity: A systematic review of content and format

Research paper thumbnail of Which patient-reported measure for physical activity should we use?

Introduction: Capturing patient-important dimensions of physical activity may provide a unique pe... more Introduction: Capturing patient-important dimensions of physical activity may provide a unique perspective for clinical studies in COPD, but the quality of the development and validation of existing instruments is uncertain. Aims and objectives: To assess the development and initial validation process of patient-reported instruments to measure dimensions of physical activity in chronically ill or elderly patient populations. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search of electronic databases (Medline, Embase, Psychinfo, Cinahl) and hand searches to identify instruments. We also included elderly and chronically ill persons since they share similar characteristics. ≥2 reviewers independently conducted title and abstract screening and full text assessment. We evaluated instruments in terms of items identification and selection, domain development, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, validity, responsiveness. Results: Of the 2542 titles from the systematic search and...

Research paper thumbnail of BMC Public Health Rudell final

Epidemiological studies suggest that only some distressed individuals seek help from primary care... more Epidemiological studies suggest that only some distressed individuals seek help from primary care and that pathways to mental health care appear to be ethnically patterned. However few research studies examine how people with common mental disorder manage their mental distress, which help-seeking strategies they employ and whether these are patterned by ethnicity? This study investigates alternative help-seeking strategies in a multi-ethnic community and examines the relationship with primary care use.

Research paper thumbnail of Patient-reported physical activity questionnaires: A systematic review of content and format

Background: Many patients with chronic illness are limited in their physical activities. This sys... more Background: Many patients with chronic illness are limited in their physical activities. This systematic review evaluates the content and format of patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaires that measure physical activity in elderly and chronically ill populations. Methods: Questionnaires were identified by a systematic literature search of electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsychINFO & CINAHL), hand searches (reference sections and PROQOLID database) and expert input. A qualitative analysis was conducted to assess the content and format of the questionnaires and a Venn diagram was produced to illustrate this. Each stage of the review process was conducted by at least two independent reviewers. Results: 104 questionnaires fulfilled our criteria. From these, 182 physical activity domains and 1965 items were extracted. Initial qualitative analysis of the domains found 11 categories. Further synthesis of the domains found 4 broad categories: 'physical activity related to general activities and mobility', 'physical activity related to activities of daily living', 'physical activity related to work, social or leisure time activities', and '(disease-specific) symptoms related to physical activity'. The Venn diagram showed that no questionnaires covered all 4 categories and that the '(disease-specific) symptoms related to physical activity' category was often not combined with the other categories. Conclusions: A large number of questionnaires with a broad range of physical activity content were identified. Although the content could be broadly organised, there was no consensus on the content and format of physical activity PRO questionnaires in elderly and chronically ill populations. Nevertheless, this systematic review will help investigators to select a physical activity PRO questionnaire that best serves their research question and context.

Research paper thumbnail of Patient-reported physical activity questionnaires: A systematic review of content and format

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2012

Background: Many patients with chronic illness are limited in their physical activities. This sys... more Background: Many patients with chronic illness are limited in their physical activities. This systematic review evaluates the content and format of patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaires that measure physical activity in elderly and chronically ill populations. Methods: Questionnaires were identified by a systematic literature search of electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsychINFO & CINAHL), hand searches (reference sections and PROQOLID database) and expert input. A qualitative analysis was conducted to assess the content and format of the questionnaires and a Venn diagram was produced to illustrate this. Each stage of the review process was conducted by at least two independent reviewers. Results: 104 questionnaires fulfilled our criteria. From these, 182 physical activity domains and 1965 items were extracted. Initial qualitative analysis of the domains found 11 categories. Further synthesis of the domains found 4 broad categories: 'physical activity related to general activities and mobility', 'physical activity related to activities of daily living', 'physical activity related to work, social or leisure time activities', and '(disease-specific) symptoms related to physical activity'. The Venn diagram showed that no questionnaires covered all 4 categories and that the '(disease-specific) symptoms related to physical activity' category was often not combined with the other categories. Conclusions: A large number of questionnaires with a broad range of physical activity content were identified. Although the content could be broadly organised, there was no consensus on the content and format of physical activity PRO questionnaires in elderly and chronically ill populations. Nevertheless, this systematic review will help investigators to select a physical activity PRO questionnaire that best serves their research question and context.

Research paper thumbnail of A comprehensive systematic review of the development process of 104 patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for physical activity in chronically ill and elderly people

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2011

Background: Capturing dimensions of physical activity relevant to patients may provide a unique p... more Background: Capturing dimensions of physical activity relevant to patients may provide a unique perspective for clinical studies of chronically ill patients. However, the quality of the development of existing instruments is uncertain. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the development process of patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments including their initial validation to measure physical activity in chronically ill or elderly patient populations. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search of electronic databases (Medline, Embase, Psychinfo, Cinahl) and hand searches. We included studies describing the original development of fully structured instruments measuring dimensions of physical activity or related constructs in chronically ills or elderly. We broadened the population to elderly because they are likely to share physical activity limitations. At least two reviewers independently conducted title and abstract screening and full text assessment. We evaluated instruments in terms of their aim, items identification and selection, domain development, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, validity and responsiveness.