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The use of a videotaped questionnaire for studying asthma prevalence. A pilot study among New Zealand adolescents
R A Shaw1, J Crane, T V O'Donnell
1Wellington School of Medicine, New Zealand.
Objective:
To examine the feasibility of measuring asthma prevalence by means of an audio-visual presentation of asthma symptoms and signs (video questionnaire) and to compare this technique with a standard written questionnaire for predicting bronchial hyperresponsiveness.
Design:
A cross-sectional study comparing the ability of a video questionnaire and a written, interviewer administered questionnaire to predict bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Bronchial responsiveness was measured with hand held nebulisers.
Setting:
Community survey of a New Zealand rural secondary school.
Subjects:
A total of 456 adolescent school children aged 12-19 years (mean 15.5 years).
Outcome Measures:
Comparison of the sensitivity and specificity of a standard questionnaire versus a video questionnaire for bronchial hyperresponsiveness.
Results:
The technique was easy to administer in the community setting. Overall sensitivity and specificity for the prediction of bronchial hyperresponsiveness were similar for the video and interviewer administered questionnaires.
Conclusions:
This new technique is easily used in the community setting, and gives predictions of bronchial hyperresponsiveness similar to those of a standard interviewer administered questionnaire. Further examination of the technique in comparisons of asthma prevalence among different populations is planned.
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