title: Comparison of Short Form-36 Health Survey and Nottingham Health Profile in moderate to severe patients with COPD.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) assessed by Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) and Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) on the basis of lung function and exercise capacity parameters in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  
  
  METHODS
  The investigation was a prospective, quality-of-life survey and cross-sectional study of 130 consecutive COPD patients. The NHP and SF-36 as generic HRQoL instruments, the Chronic Respiratory Disease questionnaire (CRQ) as a disease-specific HRQoL instrument and 6-minute walking test, severity of dyspnea, leg fatigue and lung function, were the measurements and instruments used in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was determined that the subscales of both questionnaires were generally related with the FEV(1), walking distance, CRQ, severity of dyspnea and leg fatigue values (P<0.05). The much higher correlation coefficient was determined between these parameters and NHP compared with the SF-36. Only NHP was found to be correlated with the age, body mass index and smoking consumption (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The stronger relation of NHP with the clinical and physical parameters of the patients compared with that of SF-36 may be associated with the increased sensitivity of NHP to the clinical state owing to the increasing respiratory symptoms of our old patients with moderate to severe obstruction and/or the more intelligible and easy-to-respond nature of NHP compared with SF-36.
authors.affiliation: School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey. sevgi.ozalevli@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Sevgi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozalevli
authors.forename: Hayriye
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karaali
authors.forename: Feyzan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cankurtaran
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kilinc
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akkoclu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; D011788:Quality of Life; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires