The Construct of the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale Revision 4 for the Population of Taiwan
Joint Authors
Su, Chia-Ting
Yang, Ai-Lun
Lin, Chung-Ying
Source
Occupational Therapy International
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study examines the factor structure of the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale Revision 4 (SQLS-R4) for inpatients with schizophrenia in a psychiatric hospital in southern Taiwan.
All the participants (n=100) filled out the SQLS-R4, Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE), and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) under the supervision of one experienced occupational therapist.
Using confirmatory factor analysis, we first determined that a 29-item model was more satisfactory than the original 33-item model based on the findings of better fit indices for the 29-item model.
We then found that a three-correlated-factor structure was best for the SQLS-R4 after four models (namely, two-correlated-factor, three-correlated-factor, seven-correlated-factor, and second-order models) had been compared.
In addition, the three constructs (psychosocial, physical, and vitality) were moderately to highly correlated with the constructs of the World Health Organization Quality of Life- (WHOQOL-) BREF (r=-0.38 to -0.69), except for one low correlation between the vitality construct of the SQLS-R4 and the psychological construct of the WHOQOL-BREF (r=-0.26).
We tentatively conclude that the SQLS-R4 with a three-correlated-factor structure is a valid and reliable instrument for examining the quality of life of people with schizophrenia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Su, Chia-Ting& Yang, Ai-Lun& Lin, Chung-Ying. 2017. The Construct of the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale Revision 4 for the Population of Taiwan. Occupational Therapy International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1196904
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Su, Chia-Ting…[et al.]. The Construct of the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale Revision 4 for the Population of Taiwan. Occupational Therapy International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1196904
American Medical Association (AMA)
Su, Chia-Ting& Yang, Ai-Lun& Lin, Chung-Ying. The Construct of the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale Revision 4 for the Population of Taiwan. Occupational Therapy International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1196904
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1196904