Appropriateness of the EQ-HWB for Use in Residential Aged Care: A Proxy Perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

The EQ Health and Wellbeing (EQ-HWB) is a new generic quality-of-life measure for use in evaluating interventions in health, public health and social care. This study aimed to explore proxies' views regarding the appropriateness of the EQ-HWB for measuring residents' quality of life living in residential aged care facilities.

Methods

Qualitative think-aloud and semi-structured interviews were conducted with family members and aged care staff across three facilities in Melbourne, Australia. Proxies completed the 25-item EQ-HWB proxy version 2 (i.e. proxy-person perspective) whilst talking through the reasons for choosing their response. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. A thematic analysis was used for data analysis.

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SUBMITTER: Engel L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11461598 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature