scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Malay Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) Scale in Malaysia

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Won-Sun Chen ◽  
Jamaiyah Haniff ◽  
Ching-Sin Siau ◽  
Wymen Seet ◽  
Sit-Fong Loh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Malaysia aims to be one of the developed nations by year 2020; therefore, it is crucial to gauge the quality of working life in a parallel manner using a well-established Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) Scale. The goal of this study is to describe the validity and psychometric properties of the Malay WRQoL Scale in Malaysian population.<br />A total of 572 respondents took part in this cross-sectional study giving a 97% response rate. The reliability of the Malay WRQoL Scale was assessed using the test retest reliability analysis after a 2-week period. Both the interclass correlation (ICC) and Cronbach’s alpha were within acceptable levels. However in the validity analysis, the exploratory factor analysis only revealed 5 factors instead of 6 in the original scale.<br />The Malay WRQoL scale has demonstrated to have the appropriate psychometric properties and can therefore be used in Malaysia to assess the quality of working life.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the WHOQOL-HIV BREF to assess quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. e016382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaxin Zhu ◽  
Jie Liu ◽  
Bo Qu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Living With Hiv

ObjectivesThis study aims to assess the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the WHOQOL-HIV BREF.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingCenters for Disease Control and Prevention and infectious disease hospitals in three Chinese provinces.ParticipantsSample of 1100 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).InterventionsWe recruited 1100 PLWHA to evaluate their quality of life (QOL) using the WHOQOL-HIV BREF. Of these participants, 57 were randomly selected to repeat the QOL evaluation 2 weeks later.Main outcome measuresThe reliability of the WHOQOL-HIV BREF was assessed in terms of its internal consistency and test–retest reliability. The construct, concurrent, convergent, discriminant and known-group validity were also analysed. In addition, the factorial invariance across genders was assessed.ResultsCronbach’s α coefficient for the overall scale was 0.93. Except for the spirituality domain, which had an α below 0.70 (0.66), the other five domains showed adequate internal consistency. The test–retest reliability revealed a statistically significant intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.72–0.82 (p<0.001). Confirmatory factor analysis found that the six-domain structure produced an acceptable fit to the data. The instrument showed factorial invariance across gender groups. All domains were significantly correlated with the general items and the SF-36 (p<0.01). The correlation coefficients were >0.40 (r=0.40–0.67), except for the association between the spirituality domain and two general items (QOL: r=0.33; health status: r=0.36). Subjects with lower CD4 counts had lower scores for all domains (p<0.05). Symptomatic participants had significantly lower scores than asymptomatic participants on the physical, psychological and independence domains (p<0.05).ConclusionsThe WHOQOL-HIV BREF revealed good psychometric characteristics among Chinese PLWHA. These findings offer promising support for the use of the WHOQOL-HIV BREF as a measure of QOL among Chinese PLWHA and in cross-cultural comparative studies on QOL.

The effect of hospital ethical climate on nurses' work‐related quality of life: A cross‐sectional study

Nursing Forum ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelos Fradelos ◽  
Christina‐Athanasia Alexandropoulou ◽  
Lamprini Kontopoulou ◽  
Victoria Alikari ◽  
Dimitrios Papagiannis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Quality

scholarly journals Quality of working life and occupational nursing stress in emergency care unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 510-553
Author(s):  
Graziela Silveira Teixeira ◽  
Renata Cristina da Penha Silveira ◽  
Vivian Aline Mininel ◽  
Juliano Teixeira Moraes ◽  
Isabely Karoline da Silva Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Nursing Stress

Objetivo: Describir el perfil demográfico, laboral y evaluar la calidad de vida en el trabajo del equipo de enfermería actuante en la Unidad de Urgencias.Método: Estudio transversal, realizado en 2017 con 109 trabajadores. Se utilizó un cuestionario con perfil demográfico y laboral y la calidad de vida en el trabajo fue evaluada por medio de la adaptación del modelo de Walton.Resultados: De los 109 trabajadores, 75,2% eran del sexo femenino, 45,9% casados, 34,9% enfermeros, 53,2% técnicos de enfermería y 11,9% auxiliares de enfermería; El 89,9% tenía una carga horaria semanal de trabajo 30 horas y el 39,4% poseía otro empleo en la enfermería. La escala de la calidad de vida en el trabajo reveló que el 39,5% están insatisfechos y el 60,5% están satisfechos, se destaca que hubo mayor insatisfacción con la calidad de vida en el trabajo entre los profesionales enfermeros.Conclusión: Los hallazgos de este estudio podrán guiar a las autoridades del sistema de salud a desarrollar estrategias, para promover mejor calidad de vida en el trabajo a los trabajadores de enfermería insatisfechos y, así, permitirles prestar una asistencia de mejor calidad a sus pacientes. Objective: To describe the demographic and labor profile and evaluate the quality of working life of the nursing team working in an emergency care unit.Method: Cross-sectional study, carried out in 2017 with 109 workers. A questionnaire with demographic and labor profile was used and the quality of life at work was evaluated through the adaptation of the Walton model.Results: Of the 109 workers, 75.2% were female, 45.9% were married, 34.9% were nurses, 53.2% were nursing technicians and 11.9% were nursing assistants; 89.9% had a weekly workload of 30 hours and 39.4% had another job in nursing. The quality of life at work scale revealed that 39.5% are dissatisfied and 60.5% are satisfied.There was greater dissatisfaction with quality of life at work among nurses.Conclusion: The findings of this study may guide health system authorities to develop strategies to promote better quality of working life for dissatisfied nursing workers and thus enable them to provide better quality care to their patients Objetivo: Descrever o perfil demográfico, laboral e avaliar a qualidade de vida no trabalho da equipe de enfermagem atuante na Unidade de Pronto Atendimento.Método: Estudo transversal, realizado em 2017 com 109 trabalhadores. Foi utilizado um questionário com perfil demográfico e laboral e a qualidade de vida no trabalho foi avaliada por meio da adaptação do modelo de Walton. Resultados: Dos 109 trabalhadores, 75,2% eram do sexo feminino, 45,9% casados, 34,9% enfermeiros, 53,2% técnicos de enfermagem e 11,9% auxiliares de enfermagem; 89,9% tinham carga horária semanal de trabalho 30 horas e 39,4% possuíam outro emprego na enfermagem. A escala da qualidade de vida no trabalho revelou que 39,5% estão insatisfeitos e 60,5% estão satisfeitos, destaca-se que houve maior insatisfação com a qualidade de vida no trabalho entre os profissionais enfermeiros. Conclusão: Os achados deste estudo poderão nortear as autoridades do sistema de saúde a desenvolverem estratégias, para promover melhor qualidade de vida no trabalho aos trabalhadores de enfermagem insatisfeitos e, assim, permitir a eles prestar uma assistência de melhor qualidade aos seus pacientes.

Health related quality of life of rosacea patients in China assessed by DLQI and willingness to pay: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaqun Huang ◽  
Sha Yan ◽  
Hongfu Xie ◽  
Ben Wang ◽  
Zhixiang Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Disease Duration ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

BACKGROUND Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis with facial skin involved, leading to physical and emotional problems, which greatly affected quality of life (QoL) of patients. Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and willingness to pay (WTP) are well-established instruments assessing the health-related quality of life (HRQoL), while very few studies have been focused on this topic about rosacea in China. OBJECTIVE To investigate HRQoL in Chinese rosacea patients assessed by DLQI and WTP and investigate potential predictors for patients with HRQoL severely affected. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 973 patients with rosacea. Sociodemographic data, clinical features and DLQI were collected, and WTP was assessed by three standardized items. Multivariable logistic analysis was performed to investigate independent factors influencing QoL. RESULTS 921 questionnaires were accomplished by participants. The mean DLQI score was 11.6 (median 11). Patients were willing to pay an average of $1050.2 or € 896.2 (median $431.4 or € 368.1) for complete cure. 33.3% would like to pay more than 20% of their monthly income to achieve sustainable control. There were positive correlations between WTP with DLQI (P < .05). DLQI could be independently impacted by age (21-30 and 31-40, OR = 3.242 and 3.617, respectively), the occupational requirement of appearance (high, OR = 4.410), disease duration (< 2 years, OR = 1.582), oedema (OR = 1.844) and severity of flushing, burning, stinging and pruritus (severe, OR = 2.003, 1.981, 2.491, 2.249, respectively). There were no significant associations between WTP and most of the clinical factors. CONCLUSIONS The QoL was negatively affected and should not be ignored among rosacea patients in China. Patients aged 21-40y, having occupational requirement of appearance, with the disease duration less than 2 years, and suffering severe flushing and related symptoms were more likely to have severe or very severe limitation of QoL.

scholarly journals Psychometric validation of the Moroccan version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in colorectal Cancer patients: cross-sectional study and systematic literature review

BMC Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yacir El Alami ◽  
Hajar Essangri ◽  
Mohammed Anass Majbar ◽  
Saber Boutayeb ◽  
Said Benamr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
Eortc Qlq ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Patients

Abstract Background Health-related quality of life is mainly impacted by colorectal cancer which justified the major importance addressed to the development and validation of assessment questionnaires. We aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Moroccan Arabic Dialectal version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Core Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) in patients with colorectal cancer. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study using the Moroccan version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 on colorectal cancer patients from the National Oncology Institute of Rabat, in the period from February 2015 to June 2017. The QLQ-C30 was administered to 120 patients. Statistical analysis included reliability, convergent, and discriminant validity as well as known-groups comparisons. Results In total, 120 patients with colorectal cancer were included in the study with 38 (32%) patients diagnosed with colon cancers. Eighty-two patients (68%) had rectal cancer, among which 29 (24%) patients with a stoma. The mean age of diagnosis was 54 years (+/− 13.3). The reliability and validity of the Arabic dialectal Moroccan version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 were satisfactory. [Cronbach’s alpha (α =0.74)]. All items accomplished the criteria for convergent and discriminant validity except for question number 5, which did not complete the minimum required correlation with its own scale (physical functioning). Patients with rectal cancer presented with bad Global health status and quality of life (GHS/QOL), emotional functioning as well as higher fatigue symptoms compared to patients with colon cancer. The difference between patients with and without stoma was significant for diarrhea and financial difficulty. Conclusions The Moroccan Arabic Dialectal version of the QLQ-C30 is a valid and reliable measure of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with colorectal cancer.

scholarly journals Outcomes in Hirschsprung’s disease with coexisting learning disability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph R. Davidson ◽  
Kristiina Kyrklund ◽  
Simon Eaton ◽  
Mikko P. Pakarinen ◽  
David Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Learning Disability ◽  
Hirschsprung's Disease ◽  
Hirschsprung’S Disease ◽  
Core Outcome Set ◽  
Functional Results ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality

AbstractThis study describes functional and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes in patients with Hirschsprung’s disease (HSCR) with associated learning disability or neurodevelopmental delay (LD), completing a core outcome set for HSCR. This was a cross-sectional study from a tertiary pediatric surgery center. Patients treated between 1977 and 2013 were prospectively contacted to complete an outcomes survey. Children under 12 and older patients with LD were assisted to complete these by a proxy. Bowel and urologic function were assessed (Rintala’s BFS and modified DanPSS) along with HRQoL (PedsQL/GIQLI/SF-36). Thirty-two patients with LD were compared to 186 patients with normal cognition. Patients with LD had 76% survival over the follow-up period, compared to 99% in the remainder of the cohort. Poor functional outcomes were common in the patients with LD, considerably higher than cognitively normal patients: with weekly issues withholding stool, soiling and fecal accidents in over half of patients surveyed (44–60%), and urinary incontinence in 46%. Use of permanent stoma was significantly higher (22% vs. 4%; p = 0.001). HRQoL was worse in domains of physical functioning in adults and children but not for social or emotional domains in adults. Subgroup analysis of patients with Down syndrome suggested similar functional results but better QoL. Multivariate analysis demonstrated a dramatically higher incidence of poor continence outcomes in patients with LD (adjusted OR 9.6 [4.0–23]).Conclusions: We provide LD-specific outcomes showing inferior function but similar HRQoL to other patients with HSCR, this is much needed in the counselling of families of these children. What is Known:• Hirschsprung’s disease is commonly associated with syndromes or other anomalies with resultant cognitive impairments.• The outcomes for these patients specifically have been poorly described in the literature. What is New:• Objective functional and quality of life surveys demonstrate significant differences from patients without cognitive impairment.• Patients with learning disability Patients with associated LD were almost ten times more likely to have an associated poor functional outcome, with very little impact on proxy-reported quality of life.

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life of Persons with Direct, Indirect and No Migration Background in Germany: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3665
Author(s):  
Thomas Grochtdreis ◽  
Hans-Helmut König ◽  
Judith Dams
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Migration Background ◽  
German Population ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Student’S T

Global migration towards and within Europe remains high, shaping the structure of populations. Approximately 24% of the total German population had a migration background in 2017. The aim of the study was to analyze the association between migration background and health-related quality of life (HrQoL) in Germany. The analyses were based on 2014 and 2016 data of the German Socio-Economic Panel. Differences in sociodemographic characteristics between migrant and non-migrant samples were equal by employment of the entropy balancing weights. HrQoL was measured using the physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component summary scores of the SF-12v2. Associations between PCS and MCS scores and migration background were examined using Student’s t-test. The mean PCS and MCS scores of persons with migration background (n = 8533) were 51.5 and 50.9, respectively. Persons with direct migration background had a lower PCS score (−0.55, p < 0.001) and a higher MCS score (+1.08, p < 0.001) than persons without migration background. Persons with direct migration background differed with respect to both physical and mental HrQoL from persons without migration background in the German population. Differences in HrQoL for persons with indirect migration background had p = 0.305 and p = 0.072, respectively. Causalities behind the association between direct migration background and HrQoL are to be determined.

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life in different trimesters during pregnancy

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huailiang Wu ◽  
Weiwei Sun ◽  
Hanqing Chen ◽  
Yanxin Wu ◽  
Wenjing Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background Pregnant women experience physical, physiological, and mental changes. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a relevant indicator of psychological and physical behaviours, changing over the course of pregnancy. This study aims to assess HRQoL of pregnant women during different stages of pregnancy. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed using the The EuroQoL Group’s five-dimension five-level questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L) to assess the HRQoL of pregnant women, and demographic data were collected. This study was conducted in a regional university hospital in Guangzhou, China. Results A total of 908 pregnant women were included in this study. Pregnant women in the early 2nd trimester had the highest HRQoL. The HRQoL of pregnant women rose from the 1st trimester to the early 2nd trimester, and dropped to the bottom at the late 3rd trimester due to some physical and mental changes. Reports of pain/discomfort problem were the most common (46.0%) while self-care were the least concern. More than 10% of pregnant women in the 1st trimester had health-related problems in at least one dimension of whole five dimensions. In the whole sample, the EuroQoL Group’s visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) was 87.86 ± 9.16. Across the gestational stages, the HRQoL remained stable during the pregnancy but the highest value was observed in the 1st trimester (89.65 ± 10.13) while the lowest was in the late 3rd trimester (87.28 ± 9.13). Conclusions During pregnancy, HRQoL were associated with gestational trimesters in a certain degree. HRQoL was the highest in the early 2nd trimester and then decreased to the lowest in the late 3rd trimester due to a series of physical and psychological changes. Therefore, obstetric doctors and medical institutions should give more attention and care to pregnant women in the late 3rd trimester.

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