Nottingham Health Profile

Name of Questionnaire

Nottingham Health Profile (NHP)

Description

Generic health-related quality of life measure. The instrument is used to evaluate perceived distress across various populations.

Developer

S Hunt, J McEwen, SP McKenna ¹

Address

Dr. Stephen McKenna
Galen Research
Enterprise House
Manchester Science Park
Lloyd Street North
Manchester M15 6SE, UK

E-mail

100663.1650@compuserve.com

Cost & availability

Contact S McKenna for permission for use.

Administration

Self

Time to complete

5 to 10 minutes

Number of items

38

Domains & categories

6 dimensions

Name of categories/domains

Physical mobility (8 items), pain (8 items), social isolation (5 items), emotional reactions (9 items), energy (3 items), sleep (5 items).

Each item is weighted; weights were derived from patients and nonpatients. Dimension scores range from 0 to 100, higher the score the greater the health problem. Scores are presented as a profile rather than overall score.

Scaling of items

Dichotomous: yes/no

Scoring

Reliability

Validity

Reported for other disease states. Items were drawn from patient interviews differentiation between illness groups ³

Responsiveness

Reported ³

Minimally important difference

Not determined.

Research use

Reported, including clinical trial ³

Clinical use

Reported in asthma

Language

Origin: English (U.K.)

Translations: Multiple languages including Dutch, French, US. Translated versions used in patients with asthma: Dutch⁴

References

1. Hunt SM, McEwen J, McKenna SP. Measuring health stats: a new tool for clinicians and epidemiologists. J Royal Coll Gen Pract 1985;35:185-88.
2. Hunt SM, McEwen J, McKenna S. Measuring health status. 1st ed. London: Crom Helm, 1986.
3. Jenkinson C, Fitspatrick R, Argyle M. The Nottingham Health Profile: An analysis of its sensitivity in differentiating illness groups. Soc Sci Med 1988;27:1411-14.
4. Van Schayck C, Rutten-van Mölken M, van Doorslaer E, Folgering H, van Weel C. Two-year bronchodilator treatment in patients with mild airflow obstruction: contradictory effects on lung function and quality of life. Chest 1992;102 (5):1384-1391.

Date of information

March 1999

Comments from developer

Yes (December 1997)