Development of a Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale

Williams, Linda S.; Weinberger, Morris; Harris, Lisa E.; Clark, Daniel O.; Biller, José

doi:10.1161/01.str.30.7.1362

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Development of a Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale

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Williams, Linda S., Weinberger, Morris, Harris, Lisa E., Clark, Daniel O., Biller, José·1999·Stroke

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Background and Purpose —Clinical stroke trials are increasingly measuring patient-centered outcomes such as functional status and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). No stroke-specific HRQOL measure is currently available. This study presents the initial development of a valid, reliable, and responsive stroke-specific quality of life (SS-QOL) measure, for use in stroke trials. Methods —Domains and items for the SS-QOL were developed from patient interviews. The SS-QOL, Short Form 36, Beck Depression Inventory, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, and Barthel Index were administered to patients 1 and 3 months after ischemic stroke. Items were eliminated with the use of standard psychometric criteria. Construct validity was assessed by comparing domain scores with similar domains of established measures. Domain responsiveness was assessed with standardized effect sizes . Results —All 12 domains of the SS-QOL were unidimensional. In the final 49-item scale, all domains demonstrated excellent internal reliability (Cronbach’s α values for each domain ≥0.73). Most domains were moderately correlated with similar domains of established outcome measures ( r 2 range, 0.3 to 0.5). Most domains were responsive to change (standardized effect sizes >0.4). One- and 3-month SS-QOL scores were associated with patients’ self-report of HRQOL compared with before their stroke ( P <0.001). Conclusions —The SS-QOL measures HRQOL, its primary underlying construct, in stroke patients. Preliminary results regarding the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the SS-QOL are encouraging. Further studies in diverse stroke populations are needed.

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Biller J: Development of a StrokeSpecific Quality of Life Scale. Stroke 1999;30:1362
Williams, L. S., Weinberger, M., Harris, L. E., Clark, D. O., & Biller, J. (2014)
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Authors: Williams, L. S., Weinberger, M., Harris, L. E., Clark, D. O., & Biller, J.
Affiliations: Regenstrief Institute (US)
From Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center (L.S.W., M.W.); Departments of Neurology (L.S.W., J.B.) and Medicine (M.W., L.E.H., D.O.C.), Indiana University School of Medicine; and Regenstrief Institute for Health Care (L.S.W., M.W., L.E.H., D.O.C.), Indianapolis, Ind.
ORCID: Williams, Linda S.
Harris, Lisa E.
Clark, Daniel O.
Venue: Stroke
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published: 1999-07
Volume: 30
Issue: 7
Pages: 1362-1369
ISSN: 0039-2499 (ISSN-L)
1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.30.7.1362
OpenAlex: W2151560640
Cited by: 914
References: 19
Citations by year: 2026: 51 · 2025: 54 · 2024: 66 · 2023: 60 · 2022: 45 · 2021: 55 · 2020: 56 · 2019: 49 · 2018: 48 · 2017: 31 · 2016: 41 · 2015: 35 · 2014: 36 · 2013: 32 · 2012: 29
FWCI: 8.87
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Locations: Stroke (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Office of Research and Development
Health Services Research and Development
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Social Sciences › Education › Health Education and Validation
Keywords: stroke-specific quality of life, health-related quality of life, ischemic stroke, patient-centered outcomes, stroke trials, scale development, construct validity, responsiveness, internal consistency, patient interviews
MeSH terms: Adult, Affect, Aged, Cerebral Infarction, Brain Ischemia, Cognition, Fatigue, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Locomotion, Male, Middle Aged, Movement, Personality, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Role, Self Care, Speech, Vision, Ocular, Work, Reproducibility of Results

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