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Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire - short form for quality of life assessments in clinical practice: a psychometric study: Q-LES-Q - SF in clinical practice

STEVANOVIC, D.·2011·Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01735.x

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Accessible summary • The measurement characteristics of the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q) for quality of life (QOL) assessments in the clinical settings were evaluated. • The Q-LES-Q – SF showed sound internal consistency, test–retest reliability, and convergent and criterion validity, with 80% sensitivity and 100% specificity. • The Q-LES-Q – SF could produce reliable, valid and sensitive assessments of QOL in routine psychiatric practice. The Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q) and its short form (Q-LES-Q – SF) are among the most frequently used outcome measures in psychiatry research. The aim of this study was to analyse the measurement properties of the Q-LES-Q – SF for quality of life assessments in the clinical settings. Fifty-seven adults with a psychiatric diagnosis participated. Psychometric evaluation included descriptive analysis, internal consistency, test–retest reliability, validity, sensitivity and responsiveness analysis. The amount of missing data was 5.3%, while no floor or ceiling effects were observed. The internal consistency and test–retest coefficients were 0.9 and 0.93, respectfully. Almost all items significantly correlated to the total score and other measures used in the study, with the correlations ranging 0.41–0.81. Finally, the responsiveness parameters indicated the Q-LES-Q – SF is 80% sensitive and 100% specific measure. This preliminary analysis of the Q-LES-Q – SF demonstrated that it could produce reliable and valid clinical assessments of quality of life.

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Authors: STEVANOVIC, D.
Venue: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011-05-05
Volume: 18
Issue: 8
Pages: 744-750
ISSN: 1351-0126 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01735.x
OpenAlex: W1934577361
Cited by: 278
References: 23
Citations by year: 2026: 33 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
FWCI: 7.31
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm, 1580 d)
Locations: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: World Health Organization
Topics: Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Health Education and Validation
Keywords: quality of life, psychometric properties, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, criterion validity, responsiveness, sensitivity and specificity, psychiatric patients
MeSH terms: Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Psychometrics, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sensitivity and Specificity, Reproducibility of Results

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