scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Persian translation of Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life Questionnaire(MAPP-QOL).

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mokhtarian-Gilani Tahereh ◽  
Gity Ozgoli ◽  
Nourossadat Kariman ◽  
Sharif Nia Hamid ◽  
Mahbobeh Ahmadi Doulabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Abstract Background and Objective: Many studies have been conducted in Iran on the postpartum quality of life, and the majority have used the general quality of life questionnaire. With a specific tool in this context, the dimensions of maternal postpartum quality of life can be more accurately determined. The present study was conducted to determine psychometric properties and validate the Persian version of the Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life Questionnaire (MAPP-QOL).Materials and Methods: The present methodological study was conducted in 2018. The original version of MAPP-QOL was translated into Persian by both forward and backward translation. In a cross-sectional study, the Persian version was completed by 407 eligible postpartum women aged 18 to 47 and living in Tehran. Reliability of the questionnaire was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient and test-retest. For construct validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used.Results: The MAPP-QOL showed good content validity; content validity ratio (CVR) ranged from 0.6 to 1.00, and content validity index (CVI) ranged from 0.7 to 1.00. Using exploratory factor analysis, five factors, including Socioeconomic; Relational/Family-Friends; Psychological/Baby; Health & functioning; and Relational/Spouse-Partner, were extracted, which together explained 78.84% of the total variance. After modifications of CFA, the confirmatory factor analysis showed an acceptable goodness-of-fit. AVE value Above 0.5 exhibited appropriate convergent validity, and AVE greater than MSV confirmed divergent validity. The Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's Omega, Composite reliability and maximum reliability H of the five extracted factors were excellent (>0.9). Also, the AIC values of the factors were good (between 0.721 to 0.859). Conclusion: The 38-item Persian version of the postpartum quality of life questionnaire is adequately reliable for postpartum women in Iran. Given its appropriate psychometric properties, this scale is fit to be used in future studies on postpartum women.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Persian translation of maternal postpartum quality of life questionnaire (MAPP-QOL)

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahereh Mokhtaryan-Gilani ◽  
Giti Ozgoli ◽  
Nourossadat Kariman ◽  
Hamid Sharif Nia ◽  
Mahbobeh Ahmadi Doulabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Abstract Background and objective Many studies have been conducted in Iran on the postpartum quality of life, and the majority have used the general quality of life questionnaire. With a specific tool in this context, the dimensions of maternal postpartum quality of life can be more accurately determined. The present study was conducted to determine psychometric properties and validate the Persian version of the Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life Questionnaire (MAPP-QOL). Materials and methods The present methodological study was conducted in 2018. The original version of MAPP-QOL was translated into Persian by both forward and backward translation. In a cross-sectional study, the Persian version was completed by 407 eligible postpartum women aged 18 to 47 and living in Tehran. Reliability of the questionnaire was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient and test–retest. For construct validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used. Results The MAPP-QOL showed good content validity; content validity ratio (CVR) ranged from 0.6 to 1.00, and content validity index (CVI) ranged from 0.7 to 1.00. Using exploratory factor analysis, five factors, including Socioeconomic; Relational/Family-Friends; Psychological/Baby; Health & functioning; and Relational/Spouse-Partner, were extracted, which together explained 78.84% of the total variance. After modifications of CFA, the confirmatory factor analysis showed an acceptable goodness-of-fit. AVE value Above 0.5 exhibited appropriate convergent validity, and AVE greater than MSV confirmed divergent validity. The Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's Omega, Composite reliability and maximum reliability H of the five extracted factors were excellent (> 0.9). Also, the AIC values of the factors were good (between 0.721 to 0.859). Conclusion The 38-item Persian version of the postpartum quality of life questionnaire is adequately reliable for postpartum women in Iran. Given its appropriate psychometric properties, this scale is fit to be used in future studies on postpartum women.

scholarly journals Persian version of the brief Older People’s Quality of Life questionnaire (OPQOL-brief): the evaluation of the psychometric properties

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Awat Feizi ◽  
Zahra Heidari
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Older People ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background and objective Quality of life (QoL) is a multi-dimensional concept and its assessment is one of important themes of care for older people. Assessing QoL in older people needs specific scales. The aim of this study was to culturally adapt and investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of brief Older People’s Quality of Life questionnaire (OPQOL-brief) in an Iranian older population. Methods This methodological cross-sectional study was conducted among 525 Persian-speaking older people (aged 60 and over), living in Isfahan, Iran. Translation of the OPQOL-brief questionnaire was performed using forward–backward method. Test–retest reliability was evaluated through Intra Class Correlation (ICC) coefficient and internal consistency by using Cronbach’s α. Construct validity was investigated by using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and Latent class analysis (LCA). Criterion, convergent and discriminant validities were also assessed. Results Persian version of the OPQOL-brief showed good test–retest reliability (ICC = 0.842, 95% CI = 0.73–0.91; P < 0.001). Persian OPQOL-brief scale demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.83). It showed good discriminant validity and differentiated old patients from healthy older individuals (P < 0.001). Construct validity based on EFA led to extraction of three dimensions (“socioeconomic”, “emotional”, and “physical” well-being) and the CFA confirmed the adequacy of extracted construct from EFA (CFI = 0.909, PCFI = 0.52, PNFI = 0.5, CMIN/DF = 3.012, and RMSEA = 0.08). LCA classified participants into three classes in terms of QoL level (low (16%), middle (67%), and high (17%)). Criterion validity and convergent validity revealed significant positive correlations between OPQOL-brief and physical and psychological dimensions of the SF-36. Conclusion The Persian version of the OPQOL-brief is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing QoL with applicability in a broad range of older Persian language population.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Farsi translation of Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life Questionnaire(MAPP-QOL).

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mokhtarian-Gilani Tahereh ◽  
Nourossadat Kariman ◽  
Sharif Nia Hamid ◽  
Giti Ozgoli ◽  
Mahbobeh Ahmadi Doulabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Farsi Version

Abstract Background and Objective Many studies have been conducted in Iran on the postpartum quality of life, and the majority have used the general quality of life questionnaire. With a specific tool in this context, the dimensions of maternal postpartum quality of life can be more accurately determined. The present study was conducted to determine psychometric properties and validation of the Farsi version of Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life (MAPP-QOL). Materials and Methods The present methodological study was conducted in 2018. The original version of MAPP-QOL was translated into Farsi by backward method. Ina cross-sectional study, the Farsi version was completed by 407 eligible postpartum women with 1-3 weeks infant, aged 18 to 47 living the city of Tehran. Reliability of the questionnaire was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient and retest. For construct validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used. Results The MAPP-QOL showed good content validity; content validity ratio (CVR) ranged from 0.6 to 1.00 and content validity index (CVI) ranged from 0.7 to 1.00. Using exploratory factor analysis, five factors were extracted, including Socioeconomic; Relational/Family-Friends; Psychological/Baby; and Health & Functioning ; relational/ spouse-partner. which together explained 78.84% of total variance. After modifications of CFA, all goodness of fit indices confirmed the model fit (χ2 = 1677.57; N = 200; df= 644, P < 0.001; PCFI = 0.831; PNFI = 0.786; CMIN/DF = 2.604; RMSEA = 0.051; IFI = 0.908, CFI = 0.907) . The Cronbach’s alpha, McDonald’s omega, Composit reliability and maximum reliability H of the five extracted factors were excellent (0.9<). Also the AIC values of factors were good (between 0.721 to 0.859) . All of factors had an convergent and divergent validity. Conclusion Appropriate psychometric properties and factor construct of the questionnaire were confirmed. Hence, MAPP-QOL can be used as a suitable tool in Iranian postpartum women.

Validation of the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire for general use in New Zealand: confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1451-1457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian U. Krägeloh ◽  
Paula Kersten ◽  
D. Rex Billington ◽  
Patricia Hsien-Chuan Hsu ◽  
Daniel Shepherd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Measuring the quality of life of people at the end of life: The McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire–Revised

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Robin Cohen ◽  
Richard Sawatzky ◽  
Lara B Russell ◽  
Javad Shahidi ◽  
Daren K Heyland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Global Quality ◽  
Global Quality Of Life ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Life Threatening

Background: The McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire has been widely used with people with life-threatening illnesses without modification since its publication in 1996. With use, areas for improvement have emerged; therefore, various minor modifications were tested over time. Aim: To revise the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire (McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire–Revised) while maintaining or improving its psychometric properties and length, keeping it as close as possible to the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire to enable reasonable comparison with existing McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire literature. Design: Data sets from eight studies were used (four studies originally used to develop the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire, two to develop new McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire versions, and two with unrelated purposes). The McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire–Revised was developed using analyses of measurement invariance, confirmatory factor analysis, and calculation of correlations with the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire’s global quality of life item. Setting/Participants: Data were from 1702 people with life-threatening illnesses recruited from acute and palliative care units, palliative home care services, and oncology and HIV/AIDS outpatient clinics. Results: The McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire–Revised consists of 14 items (plus the global quality of life item). A new Physical subscale was created combining physical symptoms and physical well-being and a new item on physical functioning. The Existential subscale was reduced to four items. The revised Support subscale, renamed Social, focuses more on relationships. The Psychological subscale remains unchanged. Confirmatory factor analysis results provide support for the measurement structure of the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire–Revised. The overall scale has good internal consistency reliability ( α = 0.94). Conclusion: The McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire–Revised improves on and can replace the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire since it contains improved wording, a somewhat expanded repertoire of concepts with fewer items, and a single subscale for the physical domain, while retaining good psychometric properties.

scholarly journals The Persian Translation and validation of the celiac disease quality of life questionnaire (CDQOL)

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeinab Nikniaz ◽  
Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi ◽  
Saeedeh Ghaffarifar ◽  
Zahra Ravand ◽  
Zahra Akbari Namvar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Celiac Disease ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background Considering the importance of having a celiac disease-specific measure of the quality of life (QOL) in Persian, the present study aimed to translate the celiac disease quality of life questionnaire (CDQOL) into Persian and evaluate its psychometric properties. Methods In this cross-sectional study, the Forward–Backward translation method was used. The content validation ratio (CVR) and the content validity index (CVI) were used for content validity assessment. The construct validity was assessed by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on 220 celiac patients who were selected randomly from the celiac disease (CD) registry database. The correlations between the result of the Persian version of CDQOL (PCDQOL), self-rated QOL, and short form-36 (SF36) were analyzed using the Pearson correlation test. The internal consistency and test–retest reliability were measured through Cronbach’s alpha and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results In the present study, 220 celiac patients with a mean age of 35.54 ± 10.29 years participated. The mean CVI, CVR, and impact score of PCDQOL were 0.98, 0.96, and 4.82 respectively. Using EFA, four factors have extracted that had a good fit in CFA (Chi-square/DF = 1.74, RMSEA: 0.08, and CFI: 0.90, and NFI: 0.90). The results showed that there was a moderate to high correlation between PCDQOL, SF36 (r: 0.587, p = 0.02), and self-rated QOL (r: 0.64, p < 0.001). The questionnaire had high internal consistency (Cronbach alpha: 0.93) and test–retest reliability (ICC: 0.96 [0.86–0.99]). Conclusion The PCDQOL questionnaire could be used by physicians and nutritionists to assess HRQOL in celiac patients in Iran.

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