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Validation of the English Version of the FIMA Questionnaire

Conditions
Elderly Persons
Registration Number
NCT04168424
Lead Sponsor
Wroclaw Medical University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the English version of the Questionnaire for Health-Related Resource Use in an Elderly Population (FIMA).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

-65+.

Exclusion Criteria
  • younger than 65+
  • severe visual impairment
  • severe auditory impairment
  • poor command of English
  • no consent to participate in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Good validity and reliability of the FIMA11.2019-12.2020

The Questionnaire for Health-Related Resource Use in an Elderly Population is a self-administered questionnaire, which assesses nine features and contains 28 questions altogether: questions 1-18 refer directly to the use of medical and nonmedical services by the elderly, whereas questions 19-28 concern the sociodemographic characteristics of the person surveyed as well as an assessment of questionnaire difficulty and time spent completing it.

A total of minimum 60 elderly people, 65 years of age and older, who will be admitted to the Gessler Clinic, USA California, are recruited. All patients will be screening twice for health-related resource use, using the English version of the Questionnaire for Health-Related Resource Use in an Elderly Population. Each patient will be evaluated twice: once within 48 hours at admission and once after two weeks.

The English FIMA demonstrate very good test-retest reliability, good validity, and ease of use for elderly people.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gessler Clinic

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Winter Haven, Florida, United States

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