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Measuring health status: a new tool for clinicians and epidemiologists

Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) among older adult in patients with varying cognitive function

Adult Measures of General Health and Health-Related Quality of Life

The Danish version of the Nottingham Health Profile: its adaptation and reliability

The French version of the Nottingham Health Profile: a comparison of items weights with those of the source version

The Spanish version of the Nottingham Health Profile: a review of adaptation and instrument characteristics

The NHP is a generic health profile designed for measuring perceived health status and its impact on daily life. It provides a profile of an individual's perceived emotional, social, and physical health and is intended for use in the general population as well as in clinical settings.

The NHP has two parts. Part 1 covers six domains of functioning that are expected to be affected by ill health, including physical mobility, energy, sleep, pain, social isolation, and emotional reactions Part 2 measures the impact of ill health on the areas of daily life that are expected to be most often affected by health. The two parts of the NHP can be used together or separately, with Part 1 most frequently used on its own. 

The NHP Part 1 includes 3 energy items, 8 pain items, 9 emotional reactions items, 5 sleep items, 5 social isolation items, and 8 physical mobility items. Part 2 covers the impact of health on paid employment, ability to do jobs around the house, social life, family relationships, sex life, hobbies, and vacations/holidays

Scores for each of the six domains in Part 1 are computed by summing weighted values assigned to each positive response. The sum of the weighted scores is 100 for each domain, with weights intended to reflect the perceived severity of a health state represented by the item from the point of view of the general public. Only domain scores are calculated for Part 1, with no overall score. The seven statements in Part 2 are only intended to be administered to individuals who have a health condition. Part 2 items are unweighted, with the number of “yes” responses added to produce a score that ranges from 0 to 7. Part 2 items can also be reported as the proportion of individuals who selected a “yes” response on a given item.