Development of the General Module for the System of Quality of Life Instruments for Patients with Chronic Disease: Items selection and structure of the general module / 中国心理卫生杂志
Chinese Mental Health Journal
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(12)2002.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-585412
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To develop a general module of self-administered quality of life instrument for Chinese patients with chronic disease.Methods:
Using the structured group (nominal group and focus group) methods and the qualitative and quantitative theory and methodology in developing rating scales Items were preliminary screened, evaluated and modified, and the QoL data measuring from 201 cases of patients of 8 different chronic diseases were analyzed by the methods of coefficient of variation?factor analysis, clustering analysis and correlation analysis.Result:
General module of quality of life instrument for patients with chronic disease (QLICD-GM) was developed and evaluated. It consists of three domains physical function, psychological function and social function, 32 items.Conclusions:
QLICD-GM possessed a reasonable good content validity for it reflect WHO 's definition and connotation of QoL, and also common issues of patients with chronic disease.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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