Research Article
Quality of Life in Prodromal HD: Qualitative Analyses of Discourse from Participants and Companions
Table 1
Percentage of codeable statements and kappa agreement for content, time, and emotion codes.
| | All PrHD | PrHD in Dyad | Companions | Range | Mdn. |
| Valence | | | | | | Negative emotion | 38% | 36% | 39% | 0.35–0.92 | 0.68 | Positive emotion | 41% | 43% | 38% | 0.11–0.90 | 0.71 |
| Time | | | | | | Past | 17% | 17% | 12% | 0.38–0.76 | 0.52 | Now | 65% | 66% | 67% | 0.00–0.84 | 0.72 | Future | 8% | 7% | 12% | 0.20–0.67 | 0.48 |
| Content | | | | | | Employment | 6% | 6% | 6% | 0.50–1.00 | 0.70 | Spirituality | 2% | 1% | 4% | 0.33–1.00 | 0.87 | Interpersonal relationships | 31% | 32% | 24% | 0.54–0.77 | 0.60 | HD in other people | 10% | 11% | 8% | 0.09–0.67 | 0.40 | Coping | 27% | 29% | 37% | 0.13–0.60 | 0.44 |
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(9 persons prodromal for HD; 6 companions).
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