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Development of a structured interview scale for measuring quality of life of the severely mentally ill
Author(s) -
Holcomb William R.,
Morgan Perry,
Adams Nicholas A.,
Farrel Melissa,
Ponder Howard
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199311)49:6<830::aid-jclp2270490610>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - psychology , quality of life (healthcare) , mentally ill , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , psychometrics , test validity , activities of daily living , face validity , gerontology , psychiatry , mental illness , mental health , medicine , psychotherapist , physics , quantum mechanics
An objective, semi‐structured interview questionnaire (QOLIS) was designed and tested with 201 severely mentally ill people who were living in a state hospital and in community residential facilities. Factor analysis resulted in eight factors with face validity and acceptable coefficient alphas. The factors were found to be related meaningfully to overall level of functioning, total symptom scores, self‐reported life satisfaction, and an established objective measure of quality of life. Criterion validity was established and the QOLIS factors significantly differentiated people who were living in the community vs. living in a state hospital. These results suggest that the QOLIS has potential as a valid outcome measure and program evaluation tool.