Differences in valuation of functional status components among consumers and professionals in Europe and the United States

Robert L. Kane, Todd Rockwood, Ian Philp, Michael Finch

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Abstract

The ratings of the importance of functional status items among geriatric experts and consumers in Europe and the United States differed in many cases between experts and consumers in both countries; the differences were more frequent among the U.S. samples. The overall correlation between consumer and expert rankings was .82 for both groups. In general consumers, rated instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) items more highly, whereas the experts rated the most dysfunctional activities of daily living (ADL) items higher than did consumers. This study suggests the gap in doctor-patient communication. As function is increasingly used as a clinical outcome, agreement is needed on how to weight the components. The differences uncovered in this study suggest a need for more dialogue about what ends are truly sought by various parties.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)657-666
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume51
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1998

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Copyright 2007 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • Consumers
  • Outcomes
  • Preferences
  • Values

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