From: Development, feasibility and performance of a health risk appraisal questionnaire for older persons
 | London (U.K.) | Hamburg (Germany) | Solothurn (Switzerland) | |||
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 | low | medium/high | low | medium/high | low | medium/high |
Comprehension of questions/instructions – % somewhat difficult/very difficult | 8.9% (57/642) | 7.5% (32/426) | 7.9% (11/140) | 3.8% (23/601) | 17.1% (54/316) | 8.8% (31/352)** |
Completion of questionnaire – % somewhat difficult/very difficult | 8.0% (50/626) | 6.4% (27/420) | 8.5% (11/129) | 5.3% (30/563) | 15.4% (46/299) | 7.0% (23/329)*** |
Use of assistance for completing questionnaire – % with assistance | 13.1% (83/636) | 8.5% (36/423)* | 17.6% (24/136) | 5.5% (32/583)*** | 31.4% (100/318) | 14.5% (51/351)*** |
Perceived length of questionnaire – % too long | 35.7% (227/636) | 28.7% (121/421)* | 33.3% (46/138) | 27.6% (160/580) | 60.3% (190/315) | 53.0% (186/351) |
Time for completion – min. (± SD) | 51.3 ± 46.2 (627) | 44.6 ± 34.6 (419)** | 65.0 ± 31.6 (131) | 60.8 ± 28.2 (576) | 78.9 ± 46.9 (297) | 75.5 ± 39.3 (330) |
Dislike certain sections of questionnaire – % agreeing | 4.2% (26/612) | 6.8% (28/411) | 9.7% (12/124) | 7.8% (44/563) | 11.5% (33/286) | 12.9% (41/317) |
Questionnaire should include additional domains – % agreeing | 13.4% (79/591) | 22.5% (90/400)*** | 14.4% (17/118) | 20.7% (111/535) | 1.8% (5/281) | 7.4% (23/311)** |