Quality of life: Expanding the scope of clinical significance.

Gladis, Madeline; Gosch, Elizabeth; Dishuk, Nicole M.; Crits‐Christoph, Paul

doi:10.1037/0022-006x.67.3.320

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“…Some authors defend the use of specific instruments in quality of life studies, arguing that these may help elucidate the characteristics related to specific health issues, while other authors state that such specific instruments are restricted to symptoms and to dysfunctions, contributing little to a better understanding of quality of life aspects 33 . Within a broader health model, a general quality of life instrument may be more fruitful in the perspective of creating knowledge for better health care for individuals and for the social group 34 .…”

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Comparison of two assessment instruments of quality of life in older adults

Santos

Hugo

Leal

et al. 2013

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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Objective: To investigate if there is convergent validity between the dimensions of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire-Brief Version (WHOQOLBref) and the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a random sample of 872 elderly Southern-Brazilians was evaluated. Questionnaires assessing sociodemographic data and quality of life in general (WHOQOL-Bref ) and oral healthrelated quality of life (OHIP-14) were used. Analysis of the WHOQOL-Bref and OHIP-14 questionnaires used descriptive statistics. The dimensions of the WHOQOL-Bref and OHIP-14 questionnaires were correlated by affinity. The convergence between WHOQOL-Bref and OHIP-14 dimensions was analyzed by Spearman's correlation coefficients. Results: The social relations dimension of the WHOQOL-Bref presented the greatest mean (18.24 ± 2.30). The physical pain dimension of the OHIP-14 presented a median of 1.0 (0.0 -3.0). All correlations between the WHOQOL-Bref and OHIP-14 dimensions were significant, negative and associated with a low magnitude. The correlation between WHOQOL-physical and OHIP-functional limitation, OHIP-physical pain, OHIP-physical disability and OHIPhandicap were -0.164, -0.262, -0.196 and -0.125 respectively. WHOQOL-psychological was associated with OHIP-psychological discomfort and OHIP-psychological disability, and WHOQOL-social showed an association with OHIP-social disability. Conclusions: All correlations analyzed had a positive association of low magnitude. Despite the fact that the WHOQOL-Bref and OHIP-14 instruments have related dimensions, they measure physical, psychological and social relations differently. Keywords

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confidence: 99%

Comparison of two assessment instruments of quality of life in older adults

Santos

Hugo

Leal

et al. 2013

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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“…Kuhn et al proposed that emotional numbing plays an important role in psychosocial functioning but found that other symptom clusters also had unique relationships with different aspects of functioning as well [40]. One possibility is the QOLI itself, which strongly reflects life satisfaction [22]. It is not difficult to imagine how numbing-i.e., being unable to have loving feelings or feeling less interest in formerly pleasurable activities-could have the most pervasive (and pernicious) effects on one's satisfaction with life.…”

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“…Definitions of quality of life vary and include some combination of objective elements (such as income), functioning, and subjective well-being [22]. However, Mendlowicz and Stein suggest that the general consensus is that a definition should capture the subjective experience of well-being and the multidimensional nature of the construct [23].…”

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Exploration of gender differences in how quality of life relates to posttraumatic stress disorder in male and female veterans

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2008

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Abstract-Significant gaps exist in our knowledge about gender differences in quality of life among individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We addressed these gaps by using data from two randomized clinical trials of veterans treated in Department of Veterans Affairs settings: 358 male Vietnam veterans who received group therapy and 203 female veterans who received individual psychotherapy. Using confirmatory factor analysis, we found that a four-factor structure for the Quality of Life Inventory provided the best fit for both groups. Overall quality of life was poor in men and women, and in general, they did not differ in quality of life or in how PTSD was associated with quality of life; the few statistically significant differences were small and clinically insignificant. For both men and women, numbing was uniquely associated with reduced quality of life. We suggest that quality of life should receive increased attention in research and clinical efforts to help veterans with PTSD. Clinical Trial

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“…According to several researchers (e.g. Gladis, Gosch, Dishuk, & Crits-Christoph, 1999), HRQoL reflects a functioning component of quality of life and directly affects subjective well-being. Clarifying the relationship between PTSD symptoms and HRQoL would provide valuable suggestions for improving quality of life among individuals experiencing traumatic events.…”

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DSM-5 posttraumatic stress symptom dimensions and health-related quality of life among Chinese earthquake survivors

Wang

Cao

et al. 2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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It has been well-documented that posttraumatic stress symptoms cause impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Until now we have little data on how DSM-5 PTSD symptom dimensions relate to different aspects of HRQoL. Clarifying this question would be informative to improve the quality of life of PTSD patients. This study aimed to investigate the effects of dimensions of a well-supported seven-factor model of DSM-5 PTSD symptoms on physical and psychosocial HRQoL. A total of 1063 adult survivors of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake took part in this study nine years after the disaster. PTSD symptoms were measured by the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). HRQoL was measured by the Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form-36 (SF-36). The associations between PTSD symptom dimensions and HRQoL were examined using structural equation models. Dysphoric arousal symptoms were found to significantly relate to physical HRQoL. Other symptom dimensions were not associated with HRQoL. Our findings contribute to the relationship between DSM-5 PTSD and HRQoL, and carry implications for further clinical practice and research on trauma-exposed individuals.

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Quality of life: Expanding the scope of clinical significance.

Cited by 285 publications

References 81 publications

Comparison of two assessment instruments of quality of life in older adults

Comparison of two assessment instruments of quality of life in older adults

Exploration of gender differences in how quality of life relates to posttraumatic stress disorder in male and female veterans

DSM-5 posttraumatic stress symptom dimensions and health-related quality of life among Chinese earthquake survivors

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