A comparison of three quality of life instruments in subjects with angina pectoris: the sickness impact profile, the Nottingham health Profile, and the quality of well being scale

• Published in: Journal of clinical epidemiology Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 157 - 163
• Main Authors: Visser, M.C., Fletcher, A.E., Parr, G., Simpson, A., Bulpitt, C.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.02.1994; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Analysis of Variance; Angina pectoris; Angina Pectoris - psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Chi-Square Distribution; Coronary heart disease; Female; Heart; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nottingham Health Profile; Observer Variation; Quality of Life; Quality of Well Being Scale; Sickness Impact Profile; Surveys and Questionnaires; Symptom Rating Test; Nottingham Health Profile; Sickness Impact Profile; Angina pectoris; Quality of Well Being Scale; Symptom Rating Test; Quality of life; Human; Evaluation; Investigation method; Cardiovascular disease; Psychometrics; Coronary heart disease; Comparative study

Three instruments for the assessment of quality of life, the Quality of Well Being index (QWB), the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) and the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) were assessed in 59 patients with angina pectoris. The NHP showed increased statistically significant impairment with higher New Y...