Quality of Life in a Representative Swedish Population

Quality of Life and Body Functions in a Representative Swedish Population

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02392923

Acronym

Normalen

Enrollment

3000

Registered

2015-03-19

Start date

2014-06-30

Completion date

2015-11-30

Last updated

2019-06-28

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Conditions

Quality of Life

Keywords

health related quality of life

Brief summary

Cohort descriptive study of quality of life and body functions in a reference population of Swedish inhabitants from age 30 to age 89. The population was selected to be representative for the general Swedish population and 500 in each 10 year group, 250 men and 250 women. The population is contacted and asked for informed consent, whereafter a questionnaire of about 200 questions, used in a number of studies in clinical studies and trials, are sent out. The results will be used as reference values to our patient cohorts

Detailed description

Individuals contacted by letter with information about the study and it's aim. The next step is a telephone contact from the study secretariate where the person can ask for more detailed information and put questions to the reserach nurse. The call leads up to a question to the person, if the questionnaire can be sent. If yes, the questionnaire is posted includeing the consent form and an pre-paid return envelope. After two weeks a thank you/reminder letter is sent out, and if no reply one more phone call is made two weeks further on.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

30 Years to 89 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* list generated by the equivalent to inland revenue (Skatteverket, Sweden)

Exclusion criteria

* unable to read and understand Swedish * no informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
quality of life	12 months	answers to specific questions in questionnaire The time frame of most questions is How would you rate your quality fo life during the last month

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
sexual health	12 months	answers to various questions in questionnaire
gastrointestinal function	12 months	answers to various questions in questionnaire
urinary function	12 months	answers to various questions in questionnaire
other body functions	12 months	answers to various questions in questionnaire
mental health	12 months	answers to various questions in questionnaire

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results