Thrombocytopenia Symptoms and their Impact on Patients Daily Activities assessment Vignette (TSIDAV) – validation of the vignette
Journal Title: JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY & OUTCOMES RESEARCH - Year 2016, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective: Our aim was to validate the TSIDAV vignette in thrombocytopenia patients. Methods: The vignettes validation was performed during a study on adults and children with thrombocytopenia. The data were collected among Lublin hospital patients within the period from1st March to 30th April 2016. Results: We have validated the vignette based on the 61 questionnaires collected among thrombocytopenia patients and children’s caregivers. 31 vignettes were from female patients, 17 from male patients and 13 from children’s caregivers. The most frequently mentioned symptom influencing daily activities in all groups was petechiae and easy bruising. Among men 29% declared it as significant, 68% of women also considered petechiae on their skin and mucosa as having significant impact on their daily activities and 65% declared a significant impact of easy bruising. Among parents and caregivers 62% of them also indicated petechiae as having significant impact on their daily lives and 54% also declared significant easy bruising. We have used a developed special scale for the numerical presentation of the obtained results allowing their interpretation. Conclusions: The properties of the vignette make it appropriate to assess the impact of the thrombocytopenia symptoms on patients daily activities. TSIDAV and its dual construction lets us collect the catalogue of different symptoms of thrombocytopenia and their impact of daily life, which could be very helpful in working with thrombocytopenia patients from the psychological and medical point of view.
Authors and Affiliations
Mariola Drozd, Monika Szkultecka-Dębek, Marta Bem, Nina Wiśniewska, Joanna Mazur
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- DOI 10.7365/JHPOR.2016.1.7
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