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315921
Use of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) indices to assess population health
Monday, November 17, 2014
: 12:50 PM - 1:10 PM
William W. Thompson, PhD
,
National Center for Birth Defects and Development Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Public health agencies have recently shown an increased interest in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) as demonstrated by the recent addition of two HRQOL objectives for Healthy People 2020. The two selected measures were composite indices of physical and mental health from the NIH Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) 10 item Global Health measure. Nationally representative samples of respondents have recently been administered these items across several years using in-person interviews, mailed surveys, and opt-in internet panel surveys. In this presentation we will review steps toward the development of a national index of health outcome using PROMIS items. The project involves collaboration between the NIH, CDC, and AHRQ. Estimates of validity of opt in surveys will be reviewed. Methodologies for developing estimates of quality – adjusted life expectancy will also be presented. Highlights from this ongoing work will emphasize the potential for monitoring population health with broad measures of physical and mental health and describing the potential benefit of harmonizing these measures across state, federal, and international agencies.
Learning Areas:
Epidemiology
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research
Learning Objectives:
Explaine current approaches to estimating population health status from national surveys.
Describe ongoing research on the application of PROMIS measures to estimate population health.
Explain ongoing NIH, AHRQ, and CDC research on estimation of population health status using PROMIS measures.
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a senior scientist with the CDC who has been carrying out population based epidemiological studies for last 20 years. I am currently the co-lead of the Healthy People Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being workgroup.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
