Inflammatory arthritis resource utilisation questionnaire
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The development and validation of a self-reported health resource utilisation questionnaire for patients with Inflammatory Arthritis.
IRAS ID
239281
Contact name
Theresa Barnes
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Countess of Chester Hospital R&I Dept
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 4 days
Research summary
Health resource utilisation is an important outcome in health services research. However, collection of the relevant information from available patient records can be difficult, time consuming and represent an incomplete picture. Patient reported health resource utilisation is an alternative method of collecting this information.
It is an important outcome measure to evaluate health services changes that are aimed at promoting patient activation such as patient education, patient materials and psychology support.
However, there are few validated self-reported measures of resource utilisation, none are validated for use in patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in the UK.
In Cheshire we have access to a shared, pan NHS records system called the Cheshire Care Record, which can be readily used to confirm the validity of a health resource utilisation questionnaire for the use in patients with Inflammatory Arthritis.
Research aim.
1) Develop a health resource utilisation questionnaire for patients with Inflammatory Arthritis.
2) Validate the questionnaire by comparing estimated health resource utilisation use from the Cheshire Care Record.
Study design.
50 patients with inflammatory arthritis will be recruited from the rheumatology clinics at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
They will be asked to fill in the self-reported, resource utilisation questionnaire.
The results of the questionnaire will be validated by comparison to data collected from the Cheshire Care Record and Countess of Chester Meditech and Evolve records.
Feasibility and acceptability will be assessed.
Additional demographic information will include, age, sex, and co-morbidities.REC name
London - City & East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/0629
Date of REC Opinion
13 Apr 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion