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Two Perspectives Of Proxy Reporting Of Health-Related Quality Of Life Using The Eq-5d: An Investigation Of Agreement, Steven Mcphail, Elaine Beller, Terry Haines
Two Perspectives Of Proxy Reporting Of Health-Related Quality Of Life Using The Eq-5d: An Investigation Of Agreement, Steven Mcphail, Elaine Beller, Terry Haines
Elaine Beller
Background: Proxy-reporting has been proposed as an alternative to self-report of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for patients with poor cognition. There are 2 possible perspectives from which to complete a proxy-report, answer as the patient would (proxy-patient) or from the proxy's own perspective (proxy-proxy). Most research has not differentiated between perspectives. Agreement between patient and proxy-reports from either perspective has not been investigated using the Euroqol-5D (EQ-5D) among elderly hospital patients undergoing rehabilitation.
Objectives: Identify agreement levels between proxy-patient and patient self-report as well as proxy-proxy and patient self-report of the EQ-5D and investigate interaction effects of timing (admission …