Computerized measurement for asthma-specific quality of life: Comparison with a conventional paper-and-pencil questionnaire

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 781-787

  Lee, Eun Hyun ^a  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Computer; Health related quality of life; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 74049118415     PISSN: 15982874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4040/jkan.2009.39.6.781     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Allenby, A., Matthews, J., Beresford, J., & McLachlan, S. A. (2002). The application of computer touch-screen technology in screening for psychosocial distress in an ambulatory oncology setting. European Journal of Cancer Care, 11, 245-253.
2. American Psychology Association. (1986). Guidelines for computer based tests and interpretation. Washington DC: Author.
3. Armitage, P., & Berry, G. (1995). Further analysis of categorical data: Kappa measure of agreement. In P. Armitage & G. Berry (Eds.), Statistical Methods in Medical Research (3rd ed.) (pp. 443-447). Malden, MA: Blackwell Science.
4. Bliven, B. D., Kaufman, S. E., & Spertus, J. A. (2001). Electronic collection of health-related quality of life data: Validity, time benefit, and patient preference. Quality of Life Research, 10, 15-22.
5. Cohen, J. (1987). Statistical Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences (Rev. ed.). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Association.
6. Juniper, E. F., Guyatt, G. H., Epstein, R. S., Ferrie, P. J., Jaeschke, R., & Hiller, T. K. (1992). Evaluation of impairment of health related quality of life in asthma: Development of a questionnaire for use in clinical trials. Thorax, 47, 76-83.
7. Kim, C. W., Chung, H. W., Shin, J. I., Bae S. W., Park, J. W., Cho, S. Y., et al. (2002). Generic health-related quality of life in patients with bronchial asthma. Korean Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 22, 558-566.
8. Landis, J. R., & Koch, G. G. (1977). The measurement of observer agreement for categorical data. Biometrics, 33, 159-174.
9. Lee, E. H. (2009). Touch-screen computerized quality-of-life assessment for patients with cancer. Asian Nursing Research, 3, 41-48.
10. Lee, E. H., Kim, S. H., Choi, J. H., Jee, Y. G., Nahm, D. H., & Park, H. S. (2009). Development and evaluation of an asthma-specific quality of life (A-QOL) questionnaire. Journal of Asthma, 46,716-721.
11. Marks, G. B., Dunn, S. M., & Woolcock, A. J. (1992). A scale for the measurement of quality of life in adults with asthma. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 45, 461-472.
12. Pocock, S. J. (1983). Clinical Trials. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
13. Pouwer, F., Snoek, F. J., van der Ploeg, H. M., Heine, R. J., & Brand, A. N. (1998). A comparison of the standard and the computerized versions of the Well-Being Questionnaire (WBQ) and the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ). Quality of Life Research, 7, 33-38.
14. Ryan, J. M., Corry, J. R., Attewell, R., & Smithson, M. J. (2002). A comparison of an electronic version of the SF-36 general health questionnaire to standard paper version. Quality of Life Research, 11,19-26.
15. Schmier, J. K., Chan, K. S., & Leidy, N. K. (1998). The impact of asthma on health-related quality of life. Journal of Asthma, 35, 585-597.
16. Tooth, L. R., & Ottenbacher, K, J. (2004). The k statistics in rehabilitation research: An examination. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85, 1371-1376.
17. Velikova, G., Wright, E. P., Smith, A. B., Cull, A., Gould, A., Forman, D., et al. (1999). Automated collection of quality of life data: A comparison of paper and computer touch-screen questionnaire. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 17, 998-1007.
18. Weinberger, M., Oddone, E. Z., Samsa, G. P., & Pamela, B. L. (1996). Are health-related quality of life measures affected by the mode of administration? Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 49,135-140.
19. Wilson, A. S., Kitas, G. D., Karruthers, D. M., Reay, C., Skan, J., Harris, S., et al. (2002). Computerized information-gathering in specialist rheumatology clinics: An initial evaluation of an electronic version of the Short Form 36. Rheumatology, 41, 268-273.