Table 3 Participants' feedback to the HRA-O questionnaire at the three study sites, according to participants' age
From: Development, feasibility and performance of a health risk appraisal questionnaire for older persons
| Â | London (U.K.) | Hamburg (Germany) | Solothurn (Switzerland) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | <75 years | ≥75 years | <75 years | ≥75 years | <75 years | ≥75 years |
Comprehension of questions/instructions – % somewhat difficult/very difficult | 5.9% (35/598) | 11.5% (55/477)** | 4.3% (23/535) | 6.3% (16/253) | 9.2% (38/412) | 17.8% (54/304)*** |
Completion of questionnaire – % somewhat difficult/very difficult | 5.9% (35/589) | 9.3% (43/464)* | 5.0% (25/496) | 8.0% (19/237) | 7.5% (29/388) | 15.8% (44/279)*** |
Use of assistance for completing questionnaire – % with assistance | 8.6% (51/593) | 14.6% (69/471)** | 5.2% (27/521) | 13.1% (32/245)*** | 16.4% (67/409) | 28.6% (88/308)*** |
Perceived length of questionnaire – % too long | 30.9% (183/593) | 35.9% (169/471) | 28.2% (148/525) | 31.9% (76/238) | 54.7% (222/406) | 58.4% (180/308) |
Time for completion – min. (± SD) | 42.6 ± 29.3 (589) | 56.2 ± 53.0 (464)*** | 58.8 ± 27.7 (518) | 67.6 ± 31.4 (235)*** | 73.1 ± 39.6 (388) | 83.2 ± 48.2 (282)** |
Dislike certain sections of questionnaire – % agreeing | 4.9% (28/575) | 5.9% (27/461) | 9.1% (46/507) | 6.4% (14/218) | 11.8% (44/373) | 13.7% (38/277) |
Questionnaire should include additional domains – % agreeing | 19.5% (112/573) | 14.0% (60/429)* | 21.0% (102/485) | 15.9% (32/201) | 5.4% (20/368) | 4.5% (12/269) |