The Spanish Version of the Quality of Life Index: Presentation and Validation

MEZZICH, JUAN E.; RUIPÉREZ, MARÍA A.; PÉREZ, CARLOS; YOON, GIHYUN; LIU, JASON; MAHMUD, SYED

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The Spanish Version of the Quality of Life Index: Presentation and Validation

MEZZICH, JUAN E., RUIPÉREZ, MARÍA A., PÉREZ, CARLOS, YOON, GIHYUN, LIU, JASON, MAHMUD, SYED·2000·The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

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Latino or Spanish-speaking individuals constitute a substantial and growing population in the United States, in addition to their general presence, with cultural variations, throughout Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. To respond to the needs of this population, a Spanish version of the Quality of Life Index (QLI-Sp) was developed. The QLI, in its various language versions, is a concise instrument for comprehensive, culture-informed, and self-rated assessment of health-rated quality of life. It is composed of 10 dimensions collated from the international literature, including aspects ranging from physical well-being to spiritual fulfillment, as well as a global perception of quality of life. Each item is to be rated on a 10-point line by Latino subjects according to their culture-informed understanding of that concept. The study samples included 60 Latino psychiatric patients (20 outpatient, 20 inpatient, and 20 partial hospitalization) and 20 Latino actively working hospital professionals. Mean time of completion was 2.4 minutes among health professionals and 3.6 minutes among patients. The vast majority of respondents (72% of patients and 1000% of professionals) judged the instrument as easy to use. The test-retest reliability correlation coefficient of the QLI-Sp mean score was .89. The discriminant validity of the QLI-Sp was documented by the highly significant difference obtained between the mean scores of the two samples selected to represent quite different levels of quality of life.

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The QLI has good internal consistency (α =0.89) and test-retest reliability (r = 0.87).
“The psychometric properties are good for both internal consistency (α =0.89) and test-retest reliability (r = 0.87).”
From Spanish Adaptation of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Participants With Cancer: Study Protocol of a Randomized Control Trial (2022) · cites this paper as [45]
The QLI has high internal consistency (α = 0.89) and test-retest reliability (0.89), and discriminant validity is shown in a sample of psychiatric patients.
“Internal consistency (α = 0.89) and test-retest reliability (0.89) are high, and discriminant validity is shown in a sample of psychiatric patients.”
From Efficacy of an internet-based psychological intervention for problem gambling and gambling disorder: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2021) · cites this paper as Mezzich et al., 2000
The Spanish validation of the QLI has demonstrated good test-retest reliability (0.89) and discriminant validity.
“The Spanish validation of the QLI [74] has also demonstrated good test-retest reliability (0.89) and discriminant validity.”
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Authors: MEZZICH, J. E., RUIPÉREZ, M. A., PÉREZ, C., YOON, G., LIU, J., & MAHMUD, S.
Affiliations: New York University (US)
ORCID: YOON, GIHYUN
Venue: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published: 2000-05
Volume: 188
Issue: 5
Pages: 301-305
ISSN: 0022-3018 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200005000-00008
OpenAlex: W1990039850
Cited by: 162
References: 11
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 5 · 2012: 3
FWCI: 12.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords: quality of life index, Spanish translation, Latino population, quality of life assessment, self-rated health, psychiatric patients, mental health professionals, test-retest reliability, discriminant validity, instrument development, cultural adaptation
MeSH terms: Adult, Aged, Ambulatory Care, Mental Disorders, Female, Health Status, Hispanic or Latino, Hospitalization, Humans, Language, Male, Middle Aged, New York City, Personality Inventory, Personnel, Hospital, Psychometrics, Quality of Life, Social Adjustment, Reproducibility of Results

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