Protocol - Chronic Medical Conditions - Self Reported

Personnel and Training Required

None

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	No

Mode of Administration

Self-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adult, Senior

Participants

Females ages 50 years and older inpatients from medical and surgical care units. Patients also had to be able to complete the questionnaire in English.

Selection Rationale

This represents an efficient method to assess comorbid conditions in clinical and health services research. It will be particularly useful in settings where medical records are unavailable.

Language

English

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Not Applicable

Protocol Name from Source

Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire (SCQ)

Source

Erdem D, Gezer H, Acer Kasman S, Duruoz M. Reliability and Validity of the Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire in Psoriatic Arthritis [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019; 71 (suppl 10).

General References

Sangha O, Stucki G, Liang MH, Fossel AH, Katz JN. The Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire: a new method to assess comorbidity for clinical and health services research. Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Apr 15;49(2):156-63. doi: 10.1002/art.10993. PMID: 12687505.

Kates, JM. Treatment-related decisional conflict, quality of life, and comorbidity in older adults with cancer. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2018 Oct-Dec;5(4):421-429.

Mols F, Oerlemans S, Denollet J, et al. Type D personality is associated with increased comorbidity burden and health care utilization among 3080 cancer survivors. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2012 Jul-Aug;34(4):352-9.

Morgans AK, van Bommel ACM, Stowell C, et al. Development of a standardized set of patient-centered outcomes for advanced prostate cancer: an international effort for a unified approach. European Urology. 2015 Nov;68(5):891-8.

Sangha O, Stucki G, Liang MH, Fossel AH, Katz JN. The Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire: a new method to assess comorbidity for clinical and health services research. Arthritis Rheum. 2003; 49(2):156-63.

Iezzoni LI, Foley SM, Daley J, Hughes J, Fisher ES, Heeren T. Comorbidities, complications, and coding bias: does the number of diagnosis codes matter in predicting in-hospital mortality. JAMA 1992; 267: 2197–203.

Jencks SF, Williams DK, Kay TL. Assessing hospital-associated deaths from discharge data: the role of length of stay and comorbidities. JAMA 1988; 260: 2240–6

Protocol ID

320201

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Anemia_Other_Blood_Disease_Limit_Activities
	PX320201370000	Does it limit your activities? Anemia or more other blood disease show less	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Anemia_Other_Blood_Disease_Problem
	PX320201080000	Do you have the problem? Anemia or other more blood disease show less	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Anemia_Other_Blood_Disease_Treatment
	PX320201230000	Do you receive treatment for it? Anemia or more other blood disease show less	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Back_Pain_Limit_Activities
	PX320201410000	Does it limit your activities? Back pain	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Back_Pain_Problem
	PX320201120000	Do you have the problem? Back pain	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Back_Pain_Treatment
	PX320201270000	Do you receive treatment for it? Back pain	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Cancer_Limit_Activities
	PX320201380000	Does it limit your activities? Cancer	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Cancer_Problem
	PX320201090000	Do you have the problem? Cancer	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Cancer_Treatment
	PX320201240000	Do you receive treatment for it? Cancer	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Depression_Limit_Activities
	PX320201390000	Does it limit your activities? Depression	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Depression_Problem
	PX320201100000	Do you have the problem? Depression	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Depression_Treatment
	PX320201250000	Do you receive treatment for it? Depression	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Diabetes_Limit_Activities
	PX320201330000	Does it limit your activities? Diabetes	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Diabetes_Problem
	PX320201040000	Do you have the problem? Diabetes	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Diabetes_Treatment
	PX320201190000	Do you receive treatment for it? Diabetes	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Heart_Disease_Limit_Activities
	PX320201300000	Does it limit your activities? Heart disease	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Heart_Disease_Problem
	PX320201010000	Do you have the problem? Heart disease	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Heart_Disease_Treatment
	PX320201160000	Do you receive treatment for it? Heart disease	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_High_Blood_Pressure_Limit_Activities
	PX320201310000	Does it limit your activities? High blood pressure	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_High_Blood_Pressure_Problem
	PX320201020000	Do you have the problem? High blood pressure	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_High_Blood_Pressure_Treatment
	PX320201170000	Do you receive treatment for it? High blood more pressure show less	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Kidney_Disease_Limit_Activities
	PX320201350000	Does it limit your activities? Kidney disease	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Kidney_Disease_Problem
	PX320201060000	Do you have the problem? Kidney disease	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Kidney_Disease_Treatment
	PX320201210000	Do you receive treatment for it? Kidney disease	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Liver_Disease_Limit_Activities
	PX320201360000	Does it limit your activities? Liver disease	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Liver_Disease_Problem
	PX320201070000	Do you have the problem? Liver disease	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Liver_Disease_Treatment
	PX320201220000	Do you receive treatment for it? Liver disease	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Lung_Disease_Limit_Activities
	PX320201320000	Does it limit your activities? Lung disease	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Lung_Disease_Problem
	PX320201030000	Do you have the problem? Lung disease	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Lung_Disease_Treatment
	PX320201180000	Do you receive treatment for it? Lung disease	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Osteoarthritis_Degenerative_Arthritis_Limit_Activities
	PX320201400000	Does it limit your activities? more Osteoarthritis, degenerative arthritis show less	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Osteoarthritis_Degenerative_Arthritis_Problem
	PX320201110000	Do you have the problem? Osteoarthritis, more degenerative arthritis show less	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Osteoarthritis_Degenerative_Arthritis_Treatment
	PX320201260000	Do you receive treatment for it? more Osteoarthritis, degenerative arthritis show less	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Other_Medical_Problem
	PX320201140000	Do you have the problem? Other medical problems	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Other_Medical_Problems_Describe
	PX320201150000	Please write in:	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Other_Medical_Problems_Limit_Activities
	PX320201430000	Does it limit your activities? Other medical more problems show less	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Other_Medical_Problems_Treatment
	PX320201290000	Do you receive treatment for it? Other more medical problems show less	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Rheumatoid_Arthritis_Limit_Activities
	PX320201420000	Does it limit your activities? Rheumatoid more arthritis show less	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Rheumatoid_Arthritis_Problem
	PX320201130000	Do you have the problem? Rheumatoid arthritis	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Rheumatoid_Arthritis_Treatment
	PX320201280000	Do you receive treatment for it? Rheumatoid more arthritis show less	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Ulcer_Stomach_Disease_Limit_Activities
	PX320201340000	Does it limit your activities? Ulcer or more stomach disease show less	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Ulcer_Stomach_Disease_Problem
	PX320201050000	Do you have the problem? Ulcer or stomach disease	N/A
PX320201_Chronic_Medical_Conditions_Self_Reported_Ulcer_Stomach_Disease_Treatment
	PX320201200000	Do you receive treatment for it? Ulcer or more stomach disease show less	N/A

Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship

Measure Name

Chronic Medical Conditions - Self Reported

Release Date

December 17, 2020

Definition

The Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire (SCQ) is a self-report which assesses the presence of medical problems, their severity, and whether or not the condition limits activities.

Purpose

A new method to assess comorbidity for clinical and health services research

Keywords

Cancer outcomes and survivorship, comorbidity, chronic medical conditions, cancer patient, conditions, questionnaire, self-administered comorbidity questionnaire (SCQ)

Measure Protocols

Protocol ID	Protocol Name
320201	Chronic Medical Conditions - Self Reported

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