Development of a visual tool to assess six dimensions of health and its validation in patients with endocrine disorders.

Biopsychosocial model Endocrinology Medical encounter Psychosomatic assessment Visual analogue scale

Journal

Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
ISSN: 1613-7671
Titre abrégé: Wien Klin Wochenschr
Pays: Austria
ID NLM: 21620870R

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2022
Historique:
received: 14 09 2020
accepted: 05 01 2021
pubmed: 5 2 2021
medline: 31 8 2022
entrez: 4 2 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Psychosocial factors significantly influence patient care in many fields of medicine, among these in the field of endocrinology. Easily applicable validated assessment tools for such psychosocial factors are lacking. Visual instruments may facilitate doctor-patient communication. This study describes the development and validation of a multidimensional visual tool for the self-assessment of health. An expert panel performed the multistep development of the psychosomatic assessment health disc (PAHD). Assessment of face validity was performed by means of a focus group of medical doctors (n = 6) and patient interviews (n = 24). For determining test-retest reliability, internal consistency and construct validity, patients of an endocrine outpatient clinic in Graz, Austria, completed the PAHD and the following questionnaires: short-form 36 health survey, work ability index, Pittsburgh sleep quality index and the social life scales of the life satisfaction questionnaire. A numeric six-item analogue scale was developed in the form of a disc. It addresses the following aspects of health: physical well-being, social life, sexuality, mental well-being, sleep, working ability/performance. For the validation process, 177 patients (57.1% females) participated in the study. Correlation coefficients of the six items with other questionnaires ranged between r = 0.51 (social life) and r = 0.72 (sleep). Test-retest reliability was assessed among 98 patients and was ≥ 0.74 for all 6 items, while Cronbach's alpha was 0.78. The psychometric properties of the PAHD support its use in clinical encounters with patients suffering from endocrine disorders. Further validation studies may be required to extend its application to other fields of medicine.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Psychosocial factors significantly influence patient care in many fields of medicine, among these in the field of endocrinology. Easily applicable validated assessment tools for such psychosocial factors are lacking. Visual instruments may facilitate doctor-patient communication. This study describes the development and validation of a multidimensional visual tool for the self-assessment of health.
METHODS METHODS
An expert panel performed the multistep development of the psychosomatic assessment health disc (PAHD). Assessment of face validity was performed by means of a focus group of medical doctors (n = 6) and patient interviews (n = 24). For determining test-retest reliability, internal consistency and construct validity, patients of an endocrine outpatient clinic in Graz, Austria, completed the PAHD and the following questionnaires: short-form 36 health survey, work ability index, Pittsburgh sleep quality index and the social life scales of the life satisfaction questionnaire.
RESULTS RESULTS
A numeric six-item analogue scale was developed in the form of a disc. It addresses the following aspects of health: physical well-being, social life, sexuality, mental well-being, sleep, working ability/performance. For the validation process, 177 patients (57.1% females) participated in the study. Correlation coefficients of the six items with other questionnaires ranged between r = 0.51 (social life) and r = 0.72 (sleep). Test-retest reliability was assessed among 98 patients and was ≥ 0.74 for all 6 items, while Cronbach's alpha was 0.78.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The psychometric properties of the PAHD support its use in clinical encounters with patients suffering from endocrine disorders. Further validation studies may be required to extend its application to other fields of medicine.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33538897
doi: 10.1007/s00508-021-01809-y
pii: 10.1007/s00508-021-01809-y
pmc: PMC9418290
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

569-580

Informations de copyright

© 2021. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Christian Fazekas (C)

Department of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 3, 8036, Graz, Austria. christian.fazekas@medunigraz.at.

Dennis Linder (D)

Department of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 3, 8036, Graz, Austria.
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Franziska Matzer (F)

Department of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 3, 8036, Graz, Austria.

Christian Vajda (C)

Department of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 3, 8036, Graz, Austria.

Alexander Avian (A)

Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.

Verena Theiler-Schwetz (V)

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.

Christian Trummer (C)

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.

Julia Došen (J)

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.

Jelena Rokvic (J)

Department of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 3, 8036, Graz, Austria.

Marco Mohl (M)

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.

Stefan Pilz (S)

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.

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