Approaches to Measuring Quality of Life and their Relevance to Mental Health

Stedman, Terry

doi:10.3109/00048679609065039

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“…Only social relationships did not differ among groups. Corresponding to other studies, poor objective conditions were not associated with poor levels of subjective QoL (Stedman, 1996;Sullivan et al, 1991;Trauer et al, 1989). Our ®ndings suggest that`overall users' gradually reduce their demands on a satisfying QoL.…”

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Quality of Life and Other Characteristics of Viennese Mental Health Care Users

Lang

Steiner²,

Berghofer³

et al. 2002

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Quality of Life and Other Characteristics of Viennese Mental Health Care Users

Lang

Steiner²,

Berghofer³

et al. 2002

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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“…Despite relatively low levels of interest in the quality of life concept in mental health, it appears to have considerable utility in the mental health field (Arnold, 1991;Spilker, 1990;Stedman, 1996). In individual patient treatment, QOL provides a framework by which patients, carers and clinicians may assess the impact of illness and treatment on varying domains, allowing monitoring of progress and comparison between alternative treatments.…”

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WHOQOL-BREF as a measure of quality of life in older patients with depression

Naumann

Byrne

2004

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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Objective: To assess the reliability and validity of a brief measure of quality of life recently developed by the World Health Organization, the WHOQOL-BREF, and to examine its association with a variety of clinical and sociodemographic factors in older depressed patients.Design: Cross-sectional study.Methods: Older depressed patients (N=41) underwent diagnostic assessment using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) and were independently assessed on a variety of measures including the WHOQOL-BREF (a 26-item self-report questionnaire generating four domain scores), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D); Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS); Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE); Modified Barthel Index (MBI); Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), and measures of physical health status and social relationships. Estimates of inter-rater and test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity were made.Results: 39 subjects completed the study. The majority of subjects (94.9%) received a diagnosis of DSM-IV Major Depressive Disorder. Levels of comorbidity were high. Three of the four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF (Physical, Psychological and Environment domains) demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity. However, the Social Relationships domain exhibited poor validity. Quality of life scores were strongly correlated with severity of depression, number of self-reported physical symptoms and self-assessed general health status. There was no relationship between diagnostic comorbidity and quality of life scores.Conclusions: The WHOQOL-BREF was successfully administered to older depressed patients although the concurrent validity of one of its four domains was poor. Quality of life scores were strongly correlated with severity of depression, raising the issue of measurement redundancy.

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“…18,19 General, or sociological, QOL instruments measure objective and subjective dimensions of QOL without reference to the specific impact of illness or symptoms. These can be divided into two categories.…”

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Quality of Life in the Anxiety Disorders

Mogotsi

Kaminer

Stein

2000

Harvard Review of Psychiatry

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Although quality of life (QOL) issues have long been recognized in severe psychiatric disorders, they have only recently come to be considered for the anxiety disorders. Conceptual and methodological developments in the study of QOL are briefly outlined, and the overlap among measures of QOL, functional impairment, and disability is discussed. Existing empirical studies on subjective and objective QOL dimensions in each of the anxiety disorders are then reviewed. QOL has been examined in panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder but has received little attention in generalized anxiety disorder and specific phobia. Despite substantial evidence showing that the anxiety disorders are associated with impaired QOL, data are scarce concerning the impact of treatments on QOL in many of the anxiety disorders. Future research on QOL in the anxiety disorders would benefit from greater conceptual clarity and methodological consistency, the use of prospective research designs, greater attention to QOL as a treatment outcome, and consideration of QOL in the caregiver and the family as well as the patient.

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Approaches to Measuring Quality of Life and their Relevance to Mental Health

Cited by 19 publications

References 56 publications

Quality of Life and Other Characteristics of Viennese Mental Health Care Users

Quality of Life and Other Characteristics of Viennese Mental Health Care Users

WHOQOL-BREF as a measure of quality of life in older patients with depression

Quality of Life in the Anxiety Disorders

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