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Visual analogue scales in stroke: what can they tell us about health-related quality of life?


ABSTRACT:

Objectives

 Contrasting accounts exist on whether people with stroke are able to self-report on outcomes using visual analogue scales (VASs). We explored correlations between multi-item scale-rated health-related quality of life (HRQL) and VAS-rated HRQL after stroke, and compared those with versus without aphasia.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Community dwelling stroke patients living in London.

Participants

People with first stroke were recruited during their hospital stay and were assessed 3 months later.

Measures

The Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test, the Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale (SAQOL-39g) and a single vertical VAS.

Results

73 people took part, 14 with aphasia. VAS scores were significantly correlated with the overall SAQOL-39g (r=0.69, p<0.01). SAQOL-39g subdomain scores were also correlated with VAS scores, with the psychosocial domain most highly correlated (r=0.67, p<0.01) and the communication least correlated (?=0.30, p<0.05). SAQOL-39g-VAS difference scores were higher for people with aphasia and the difference was significant (t (71)=2.02, p<0.05).

Conclusions

Despite the significant correlation of the overall SAQOL-39g and the VAS-rated HRQL, subdomain results suggested that people considered mostly psychosocial aspects when rating their HRQL on a single VAS. Agreement was poorer for people with aphasia, raising issues for the use of VASs with people with aphasia.

SUBMITTER: Hilari K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3787490 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Visual analogue scales in stroke: what can they tell us about health-related quality of life?

Hilari Katerina K   Boreham Lois-Danielle LD  

BMJ open 20130924 9


<h4>Objectives</h4> Contrasting accounts exist on whether people with stroke are able to self-report on outcomes using visual analogue scales (VASs). We explored correlations between multi-item scale-rated health-related quality of life (HRQL) and VAS-rated HRQL after stroke, and compared those with versus without aphasia.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional survey.<h4>Setting</h4>Community dwelling stroke patients living in London.<h4>Participants</h4>People with first stroke were recruited during th  ...[more]

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