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Table 1 Comorbidity Cohort (2C) study measures

From: Comorbidity Cohort (2C) study: Cardiovascular disease severity and comorbid osteoarthritis in primary care

  

Survey measures

Data source

Factors

Baseline & 12-month follow-up

Short monthly**

Clinical records

8 disease cohorts

· Read code classification*

 

Consultation comorbidity

· Kadam severity classification

 

Blood tests & investigations

· Read code classification*

 

Drugs prescribed

· British National Formulary (BNF)

 

Referrals

· Read code classification*

 

Survey data

General measures

· Short form 12 (SF-12) health survey

· SF-12

· Short form 36 (SF-36) health survey – Q2 only

· SF-36, Q2

· EuroQol (EQ-5D)

 

· Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale

 

· Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) - Sleep Scale

· Qs 1 & 2 only

· Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness (FACIT) –

· Qs 5 & 6 only

Fatigue

 

· Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ)

 

· Social Networks

 

Cardiovascular measures

· Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ), UK version

· Qs 2 & 3 only

· Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)

· Qs 3 & 7 only

· Rose Angina Questionnaire

 

· Palpitations (based on [50])

· Q1 only

· Vertigo Severity Scale (VSS)

· Q1 only

Pain and OA measures

· Pain manikin, pain frequency & pain intensity

· Pain frequency

· Knee Injury & Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) –

 

Physical Function Shortform

 

· Hip Injury & Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) –

 

Physical Function Shortform

 
 

Lifestyle

· Body Mass Index (BMI), Alcohol, Smoking

 

· Short Questionnaire to Assess Health Enhancing

· Qs 2a, 2c, 2e only

Physical Activity (SQUASH)

 
 

Other

· Eyesight/hearing

 

· Body shape

 

Survey & clinical records

Socio-demographic

· Age, Gender, Deprivation

 
  1. *Read code classification is a standard clinical coding system used in British general practice; **question numbers refer to the original questionnaire.