Ternary graph as a questionnaire: A new approach to assessment of quality of life?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Ternary graph as a questionnaire

T2 - A new approach to assessment of quality of life?

AU - Brown, R.

AU - Tomasello, L.

AU - Mitchell, D. A.

AU - Sebald, A.

AU - Stepney, S.

N1 - © 2017 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy.

PY - 2017/5/18

Y1 - 2017/5/18

N2 - This study was prompted by awareness of the importance of research into quality of life (QoL) for patients with diseases of the head and neck, the important part questionnaires currently play in this field, and awareness of the "questionnaire fatigue" experienced by many patients. Our multidisciplinary research group raised coincidental awareness of the widespread use of ternary graphs in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities as a graphical tool for quantitative, semiquantitative, or purely graphical characteristics of ternary mixtures. We explored how the basic properties of ternary graphs could be translated into an interactive electronic tool as an alternative to conventional questionnaires. We have described how this was done, and offered open access to an interactive ternary-graph based (self) assessment tool, specifically designed for the needs of patients with conditions of the head and neck. Finally, have we made open-source code available for those who may wish to adapt or develop the tool for further applications.

AB - This study was prompted by awareness of the importance of research into quality of life (QoL) for patients with diseases of the head and neck, the important part questionnaires currently play in this field, and awareness of the "questionnaire fatigue" experienced by many patients. Our multidisciplinary research group raised coincidental awareness of the widespread use of ternary graphs in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities as a graphical tool for quantitative, semiquantitative, or purely graphical characteristics of ternary mixtures. We explored how the basic properties of ternary graphs could be translated into an interactive electronic tool as an alternative to conventional questionnaires. We have described how this was done, and offered open access to an interactive ternary-graph based (self) assessment tool, specifically designed for the needs of patients with conditions of the head and neck. Finally, have we made open-source code available for those who may wish to adapt or develop the tool for further applications.

KW - Assessment

KW - Cancer

KW - Mouth

KW - Quality of Life

KW - Questionnaires

KW - Ternary graphs

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U2 - 10.1016/j.bjoms.2017.04.011

DO - 10.1016/j.bjoms.2017.04.011

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85019360499

SN - 0266-4356

SP - 679

EP - 684

JO - British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery

JF - British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery

ER -