Abstract T P124: Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale in Community-Dwelling Stroke Survivors

Stroke ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne H Lo ◽  
Anne M Chang ◽  
Janita P Chau ◽  
Glenn E Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Component Scores

Introduction: Health-related quality of life is a significant outcome of stroke survivors’ recovery. The 49-item English version of the Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale (SSQOL) (Williams et al., 2009) is a stroke-specific assessment of stroke survivors’ health-related quality of life in 12 domains. However there has been no Chinese version of the scale for Chinese stroke survivors in Hong Kong. Aim: To examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale (SSQOL-C) in stroke survivors. Methods: SSQOL was translated into Chinese and blind back-translated by independent bilingual baccalaureate nursing students. Content validity was reviewed by an expert panel which consisted of one nurse academic, one nurse manager, three advanced practice nurses, and two registered nurses. A cross-sectional study was conducted to validate the translated version. A convenience sample of 135 adult stroke survivors were recruited from three community centres and a stroke support group in Hong Kong. Internal consistency analysis was performed. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated between SSQOL-C, SF-36, and Frenchay Activities Index (FAI) to determine the convergent validity. Results: Content validity index of SSQOL-C was 0.99. SSQOL-C had high internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.94 for the total scale, and between 0.65 and 0.90 for the 12 domains. The total SSQOL-C scores showed significant positive correlations with SF-36 physical health (r=0.58, p<0.01) and mental health (r=0.54, p<0.01) component scores, and FAI score (r=0.59, p<0.01). SSQOL-C physical subtotal scores showed significant positive correlations with SF-36 physical health (r=0.55, p<0.01) and mental health (r=0.43, p<0.01) component scores, and FAI score (r=0.54, p<0.01). SSQOL-C psychosocial subtotal scores showed significant positive correlations with SF-36 physical health (r=0.52, p<0.01) and mental health (r=0.56, p<0.01) component scores, and FAI score (r=0.56, p<0.01). Conclusion: The results showed SSQOL-C had good content and convergent validity, and reliability in Chinese stroke survivors. Further evaluation of factor structure of SSQOL-C will be conducted to determine its validity.

scholarly journals The sensitivity to change of the cluster headache quality of life scale assessed before and after deep brain stimulation of the ventral tegmental area

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Cappon ◽  
Agata Ryterska ◽  
Harith Akram ◽  
Susie Lagrata ◽  
Sanjay Cheema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cluster Headache ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Sensitivity To Change ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Generic Measures

Abstract Background Cluster headache (CH) is a trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia (TAC) characterized by a highly disabling headache that negatively impacts quality of life and causes limitations in daily functioning as well as social functioning and family life. Since specific measures to assess the quality of life (QoL) in TACs are lacking, we recently developed and validated the cluster headache quality of life scale (CH-QoL). The sensitivity of CH-QoL to change after a medical intervention has not been evaluated yet. Methods This study aimed to test the sensitivity to change of the CH-QoL in CH. Specifically we aimed to (i) assess the sensitivity of CH-QoL to change before and following deep brain stimulation of the ventral tegmental area (VTA-DBS), (ii) evaluate the relationship of changes on CH-QoL with changes in other generic measures of quality of life, as well as indices of mood and pain. Ten consecutive CH patients completed the CH-QoL and underwent neuropsychological assessment before and after VTA-DBS. The patients were evaluated on headache frequency, severity, and load (HAL) as well as on tests of generic quality of life (Short Form-36 (SF-36)), mood (Beck Depression Inventory, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Rating Scale), and pain (McGill Pain Questionnaire, Headache Impact Test, Pain Behaviour Checklist). Results The CH-QoL total score was significantly reduced after compared to before VTA-DBS. Changes in the CH-QoL total score correlated significantly and negatively with changes in HAL, the SF-36, and positively and significantly with depression and the evaluative domain on the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Conclusions Our findings demonstrate that changes after VTA-DBS in CH-QoL total scores are associated with the reduction of frequency, duration, and severity of headache attacks after surgery. Moreover, post VTA-DBS improvement in CH-QoL scores is associated with an amelioration in quality of life assessed with generic measures, a reduction of depressive symptoms, and evaluative pain experience after VTA-DBS. These results support the sensitivity to change of the CH-QoL and further demonstrate the validity and applicability of CH-QoL as a disease specific measure of quality of life for CH.

scholarly journals Conservative treatment of vestibular schwannoma: growth and Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality of Life scale in French language

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 320-327
Author(s):  
P.A. Oddon ◽  
M. Montava ◽  
F. Salburgo ◽  
M. Collin ◽  
C. Vercasson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Acoustic Neuroma ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Sono State ◽  
Sono Stati ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale

L’obiettivo di questo lavoro è stato di valutare la storia naturale di crescita degli schwannomi vestibolari (VS), la qualità di vita di quelli trattati in maniera conservativa e di validare una scala specifica per tale malattia in lingua francese, Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality-of- Life (PANQOL). Sono stati studiati retrospettivamente 26 pazienti con VS trattato in maniera conservativa. Sono state raccolte le caratteristiche dei pazienti e i reperti radiologici, e sono state utilizzate due scale per validare valutare la qualità di vita: la Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) e la PANQOL scale, tradotta in francese. I punteggi ottenuti sono stati comparati con gli studi precedenti. Il tempo medio di follow up è stato di 25 mesi (range 6-72). È stata osservato un accrescimento del tumore in 14 pazienti (53,8%), nessun accrescimento in 12 pazienti (46,2%), e non si è verificata nessuna riduzione. La crescita media del tumore è stata di 2,22 mm/anno, e non sono stati individuati fattori predittivi di crescita. I pazienti con vertigini e instabilità hanno riferito una più bassa qualità di vita, sia secondo la scala SF-36, sia secondo la scala PANQOL. Utilizzando la scala SF-36, i nostri risultati si sono rivelati paragonabili a quelli della letteratura. Utilizzando la scala PANQOL, i nostri punteggi non si sono rivelati statisticamente diversi da quelli derivanti da studi tedeschi e nordamericani, ad eccezione di quelli riguardanti l’udito (p=0,019). La qualità di vita diventa sempre più importante nella gestione dei VS. In linea con questi risultati, noi sosteniamo la strategia non conservativa associata ad una riabilitazione vestibolare per quei pazienti con vertigini ed instabilità. La scala PANQOL, disponibile in lingua francese, si è rivelata specifica per i VS.

The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS): comparison with Kupperman index and quality-of-life scale SF-36

Climacteric ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. P. G. Schneider ◽  
L. A. J. Heinemann ◽  
H.-P. Rosemeier ◽  
P. Potthoff ◽  
H. M. Behre
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Kupperman Index ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Menopause Rating Scale

scholarly journals Validation of the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale Revision 4 (SQLS-R4) Among Patients with Schizophrenia

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktor Isjanovski ◽  
Andromahi Naumovska ◽  
Dimitar Bonevski ◽  
Antoni Novotni
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Subject Selection ◽  
Quality Life ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Assessment And Monitoring ◽  
Psychometric Criterion

BACKGROUND: The main goal of psychiatric care is not to be focused only on reducing psychopathological symptoms, but on improvement of the patient's quality of life.AIM: To examine validation and reliability SQLS-R4 among patients with schizophrenia.METHODS: The sample consisted of 61 outpatients with schizophrenia attending the Psychiatry Hospital “Skopje”. Inclusion criteria for subject selection were: 1) age more than 18 years, 2) clinically stable (not acutely ill or has not been recently hospitalized at least for the past 3 months). They completed SQLS-R4 and SF36 questioners.RESULTS: The internal consistency reliability was satisfactory for both the psychosocial and vitality domains (Cronbach’s α = 0.928, 0.83). Most of the items were significantly correlated with own scale score (from 0.189 to 0.687). The average of the score for the psychosocial quality life was 39.9 ± 8.6 (sometimes), for the cognition and vitality was 26.5 ± 6.1 (sometimes) (SQLS-R4). There was moderate correlation between SF 36-energy with SQOLS - motivation and energy; SF 36-mental health correlation with SQOLS-psychosocial.CONCLUSION: SQLS-R4 appears to offer excellent potential as an easily administered and patient acceptable assessment and monitoring measure of quality of life (QoL). However, a principle psychometric criterion crucial to the use and validity of the instrument concerns the underlying factor structure.

scholarly journals Factors associated with impaired quality of life three months after being diagnosed with COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verena Rass ◽  
Bogdan-Andrei Ianosi ◽  
Laura Zamarian ◽  
Ronny Beer ◽  
Sabina Sahanic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Abstract Purpose To assess patient characteristics associated with health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) and its mental and physical subcategories 3 months after diagnosis with COVID-19. Methods In this prospective multicentre cohort study, HR-QoL was assessed in 90 patients using the SF-36 questionnaire (36-item Short Form Health Survey), which consists of 8 health domains that can be divided into a mental and physical health component. Mental health symptoms including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorders were evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-5 (PCL-5) 3 months after COVID-19. Using descriptive statistics and multivariable regression analysis, we identified factors associated with impaired HR-QoL 3 months after COVID-19 diagnosis. Results Patients were 55 years of age (IQR, 49–63; 39% women) and were classified as severe (23%), moderate (57%), or mild (20%) according to acute disease severity. HR-QoL was impaired in 28/90 patients (31%). Younger age [per year, adjOR (95%CI) 0.94 (0.88–1.00), p = 0.049], longer hospitalization [per day, adjOR (95%CI) 1.07 (1.01–1.13), p = 0.015], impaired sleep [adjOR (95%CI) 5.54 (1.2–25.61), p = 0.028], and anxiety [adjOR (95%CI) 15.67 (3.03–80.99), p = 0.001) were independently associated with impaired HR-QoL. Twenty-nine percent (n = 26) scored below the normal range on the mental health component of the SF-36 and independent associations emerged for anxiety, depression, and self-reported numbness. Impairments in the physical health component of the SF-36 were reported by 12 (13%) patients and linked to hypogeusia and fatigue. Conclusion Every third patient reported a reduction in HR-QoL 3 months after COVID-19 diagnosis and impairments were more prominent in mental than physical well-being.

Abstract P428: Effects of Tai Chi on Physical Function and Quality of Life in Chronic Stroke

Circulation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 129 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth E Taylor-Piliae ◽  
Tiffany M Hoke ◽  
Joseph T Hepworth ◽  
L. Daniel Latt ◽  
Bijan Najafi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Fall Rates

Background: Poor physical function and quality of life are ubiquitous post-stroke. Effective interventions to improve physical function and quality of life for stroke survivors are critically needed. Objective: Examine the effect of a Tai Chi (TC) intervention on physical function and quality of life. Methods: In a single-blind randomized clinical trial community-dwelling stroke survivors, aged ≥ 50 years and ≥ 3 months post-stroke, were assigned to: Yang style 24-posture TC (n=53), SilverSneakers® (SS, n=44) strength and range of movement exercise, or Usual Care (UC, n=48) for 12 weeks. TC and SS attended a 1-hour class 3 times/week, while UC had weekly phone calls. Standardized measures for Physical Function were the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Fall Rates and 2-Minute StepTest; and for Quality of Life were the Medical Outcomes Study SF-36, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Results: A total of 145 stroke survivors (47% women, mean age=70 years, time post-stroke=3 years, ischemic stroke=66%, hemiparesis=73%) enrolled. During the intervention, TC participants had 2/3 fewer falls (n=5 falls), than the SS (n=14 falls) and UC (n=15 falls) groups (χ2=5.60, p=0.06). All groups had improvements in the SPPB score (F 1,142 =85.29, p<0.01), after the 12-week intervention. Post-hoc tests following a significant interaction for the 2-Minute StepTest (F 2,142 =4.69, p<0.01) indicated TC (t 53 =2.45, p=0.02) and SS (t 44 =4.63, p<0.01) groups had significantly better aerobic endurance over time, though the UC group did not (t 48 =1.58, p=0.12). All groups reported better perceived physical (SF-36 PCS, F 1,142 =4.15, p=0.04) and mental health (SF-36 MCS, F 1,142 =15.60, p<0.01), after the intervention. There were no significant within group changes in perceived physical health (p>0.05), while significant improvements in perceived mental health (p < 0.05) were observed within all groups. No significant changes in depressive symptoms or sleep quality were observed (p>0.05). Attrition was 10% (n=14), and intervention adherence rates were 85%. Conclusions: Goals of stroke rehabilitation are to prevent disability, improve physical function and quality of life. TC and SS led to improved aerobic endurance, and both are suitable community-based programs that may aid in stroke recovery and community reintegration. Our data suggest that a 12-week TC intervention may be more effective in reducing fall rates than SS or UC. Future studies examining the effectiveness of TC to reduce fall rates; and improve physical function and quality of life for community-dwelling stroke survivors are recommended.

scholarly journals Instrumentos de avaliação de qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde no diabetes melito

2008 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 931-939 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Clayton Torres Aguiar ◽  
Anya Pimentel G. Fernandes Vieira ◽  
André Ferrer Carvalho ◽  
Renan M. Montenegro-Junior
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Impact Measurement ◽  
Measurement Scales ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Patients With Diabetes

A avaliação da qualidade de vida (QV) vem se tornando cada vez mais utilizada para medir o impacto geral de doenças na vida dos indivíduos. O diabetes melito (DM) é uma doença crônica associada com morbimortalidade elevada e prejuízo na QV. Em estudos longitudinais, o impacto psicossocial da DM prediz a mortalidade nessa doença. Esta revisão busca descrever e analisar os principais instrumentos de avaliação da QV em pacientes com DM. Foram analisados instrumentos genéricos, como Quality of Well-Being Scale (QWB), The Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) e EuroQol (EQ-5D), e instrumentos específicos, como Diabetes Care Profile (DCP), Diabetes Quality of Life Measure (DQOL), Diabetes Impact Measurement Scales (DIMS), Appraisal of Diabetes Scale (ADS), Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of Life (ADDQoL), Diabetes Health Profile (DHP-1 e DHP-18), Questionnaire on Stress in Patients with Diabetes-Revised (QSD-R), Well-Being Enquiry for Diabetics (WED), Diabetes-Specific Quality-of-life Scale (DSQOLS), Diabetes 39 (D-39) e Problems Areas in Diabetes (PAID). O PAID é o único instrumento traduzido e validado para uso no Brasil. Tanto os instrumentos genéricos quanto os específicos têm vantagens e desvantagens na aferição da QV de pacientes com DM. O uso combinado de instrumentos genéricos (como o SF-36) e específicos (como o PAID) parece ser uma forma consistente de avaliação da QV em pacientes diabéticos no Brasil. O presente artigo revisa os vários instrumentos e enfatiza a necessidade urgente de estudos para validação desses instrumentos em pacientes diabéticos brasileiros.

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