Nottingham Health Profile
Objective[edit | edit source]
The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) was originally created as a standardised tool to survey health problems and measure medical or social interventions[1]. It was created in the 1970s and developed from more than 2000 statements from more than 700 people about the effects of ill-health[1].
Intended Population[edit | edit source]
Method of Use[edit | edit source]
The NHP is a patient-reported questionnaire. Respondents tick yes or no boxes to answer questions about their health and its effects on their daily life.
The questionnaire is divided into two parts. The first parts comprises 38 questions in six categories: sleep, physical mobility, energy, pain, emotional reactions, and social isolation[1]. This first section is weighted to reflect how severe an impact the respondent thinks their health is having on the above areas of life[1]. The second part of the NHP is made up of seven statements about areas of life that are commonly affected by health:paid employment, jobs around the house, social life, personal relationships, sex life, hobbies and interests, and holidays[1].
The NHP is copyrighted so check if your institution has a licence. Copies may be found online, for instance, here.
Reference[edit | edit source]
Evidence[edit | edit source]
Reliability[edit | edit source]
The original study[1] tested reliability in patients with osteoarthrosis and peripheral vascular disease and found the NHP to be reliable.
Validity[edit | edit source]
The NHP has been tested and found to have validity in the elderly[1], pregnant women[1], minor surgery[2], fractured limbs[3]
Responsiveness[edit | edit source]
The original authors caution that the NHP does not pick up "milder forms of distress" due to more severe nature of the questions in the first part of the NHP, As a result, it may be difficult to compare the general population and detect change[1].
Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]
The original authors note that the NHP assesses negative aspects of health rather than positive e.g. well-being[1] which means the NHP can be at odds with more recent conceptions of quality of life which focus on well-being, rather than the absence of ill health.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Hunt SM, McEwen J, Mckenna S. Measuring health status: a new tool for clinicians and epidemiologists. Br J Gen Pract. 1985. 35;273: 185–188. Accessed 30 March 2020.
- ↑ Hunt SM, McKenna SP, McEwen J, et al. Subjective health assessments and the perceived outcome of minor surgery. J Psychosom Re.s 1984; 28: 105-114.
- ↑ McKenna SP, McEwen J, Hunt SM, et al. Changes in the perceived health of patients recovering from fractures. Public Health. 1984; 98: 97-102.
