Validity of the Life Satisfaction Questions, the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire, and the Satisfaction With Life Scale in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury

Post, Marcel W M; Leeuwen, Christel M. van; Koppenhagen, Casper F. van; Groot, Sonja de

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2012.03.025

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“…In case at least 75 percent of the correlation coefficients met our criteria [63], the construct validity or construct responsiveness of the COPM-P was confirmed.…”

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Canadian Occupational Performance Measure performance scale: Validity and responsiveness in chronic pain

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Abstract-The construct validity and construct responsiveness of the performance scale of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) was measured in 87 newly admitted patients with chronic pain attending an outpatient rehabilitation clinic. At admission and after 12 wk, patients completed a COPM interview, the Pain Disability Index (PDI), and the RAND 36-Item Health Survey (RAND-36). We determined the construct validity of the COPM by correlations between the COPM performance scale (COPM-P), the PDI, and the RAND-36 at admission. Construct responsiveness was assessed by calculating the correlations between the change scores (n = 57). The COPM-P did not significantly correlate with the PDI (r = 0.260) or with any subscale of the RAND-36 (r = 0.007 to 0.248). Only a moderate correlation was found between change scores of the COPM-P and PDI (r = 0.380) and weak to moderate correlations were found between change scores of the COPM-P and the RAND-36 (r = 0.031 to 0.388), with the higher correlations for the physical functioning, social functioning, and role limitations (physical) subscales. In patients with chronic pain attending our rehabilitation program, the COPM-P measures something different than the RAND-36 or PDI. Therefore, construct validity of the COPM-P was not confirmed by our data. We were not able to find support for the COPM-P to detect changes in occupational performance.

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“…In case at least 75 percent of the correlation coefficients met our criteria [63], the construct validity or construct responsiveness of the COPM-P was confirmed.…”

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“…3 Changes in life satisfaction were measured with 3 questions adapted from previous studies, including a validation study that showed good concurrent validity of these questions by strong associations with other life satisfaction questionnaires. [4][5][6] Patients were asked to rate their life satisfaction before aneurysm treatment, during the period of recovery, and at the time of the questionnaire. All 3 questions were scored on a 6-point scale ranging from very unsatisfied (1) to very satisfied (6).…”

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“…In addition, life satisfaction at the time of the questionnaire was measured with the Life Satisfaction questionnaire (LiSat-9), a widely used and validated tool for the evaluation of life satisfaction (Cronbach-α 0.75-0.87). 3,4,[7][8][9] The LiSat-9 contains one question about life satisfaction as a whole and 8 questions about domain-specific life satisfaction (self-care ability, leisure time, vocational situation, financial situation, sexual life, partnership relations, family life, and contact with friends) and has to be scored on a 6-point scale ranging from very unsatisfied (1) to very satisfied (6).…”

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Recovery to Preinterventional Functioning, Return-to-Work, and Life Satisfaction After Treatment of Unruptured Aneurysms

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P reventive treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms aims to prevent future rupture and thereby the devastating consequences of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. The eventual goal is to increase the number of life years with good quality of life or good life satisfaction. If patients choose to undergo preventive occlusion of intracranial aneurysms, they invest a certain period of time with reduced functioning, working capacity, and life satisfaction. Insight in the amount of time with reduced functioning, working capacity, and life satisfaction after preventive aneurysm treatment is pivotal to balance the pros and cons of preventive aneurysm occlusion. We studied these outcomes in a series of consecutive patients who had undergone endovascular or microsurgical treatment in our center. Methods Patient PopulationApproval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Research Ethics Board of the University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Patients were selected from our prospectively collected institutional database of consecutive patients with unruptured aneurysms. Inclusion criteria were (1) ≥18 years; (2) no medical history of subarachnoid hemorrhage; and (3) endovascular or microsurgical treatment of one or more unruptured intracranial aneurysms between January 1, 2000, and January 1, 2013. We excluded patients who wereBackground and Purpose-The eventual goal of preventive treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms is to increase the number of life years with high life satisfaction. Insight in the time with reduced functioning, working capacity, and life satisfaction after aneurysm treatment is pivotal to balance the pros and cons of preventive aneurysm occlusion. Methods-We sent a questionnaire on time-to-recovery to preintervention functioning and return-to-work and life satisfaction to patients treated for an unruptured aneurysm between 2000 and 2013. Changes in life satisfaction before treatment, during recovery, and at follow-up were assessed with Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Results-The questionnaire was sent to 159 patients of whom 110 (69%) responded. The mean follow-up time after aneurysm treatment was 6 years (SD 4). Fifty-four patients had endovascular and 56 had microsurgical occlusion. Complete recovery to preintervention functioning was reported by 81% (95% confidence interval [CI], 74-88) of patients, with a median time-to-recovery of 3 months (range 0-48). Complete work recovery was reported by 78% (95% CI, 66-87) of patients. The proportion of patients with high life satisfaction reduced from 76% (95% CI, 67-84) before treatment to 52% (95% CI, 43-61) during the period of recovery (P<0.01) and restored largely at long-term follow-up (67% [95% CI, 59-76], P=0.08). Conclusion-Life satisfaction is significantly reduced during the period of recovery after treatment of unruptured aneurysms. In the long-term, ≈1 out of 5 patients reports incomplete recovery. These treatment effects should be kept in mind when considering preventive aneurysm treatment. Prospective stud...

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“…The internal consistency of the SWLS was found to be good in a study of 145 patients 5 years after discharge. 12,13 The SWLS is the most established measure, offering the comparison of results with other population studies. 13 …”

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Spinal cord injury rehabilitation patient and physical therapist perspective: a pilot study

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Smith

Wood

2016

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The objectives of this retrospective observational study were to explore physical therapists' perceived involvement of patients with SCI in physical therapy (PT) rehabilitation, second to explore individuals with SCI perceived involvement in PT rehabilitation, third to compare how patients and physical therapists perceive involvement in PT rehabilitation and last to explore patients' perceived involvement with satisfaction with life (SWL). This study was conducted in the United States. Two 11-item questionnaires were designed one for physical therapists and one for patients. The items were rated on a Likert-type agreement scale. Thirty physical therapists completed the patient involvement questionnaire for physical therapists and nine individuals with SCI completed the patient involvement questionnaire and SWL scale. We certify that all applicable governmental and institutional guidelines were followed during the course of this research. The results indicated that both physical therapists and patients were overall in agreement that patients were involved in their PT rehabilitation on most items. The two items that received the lowest Likert scores by the therapists and patients were friends and family involvement in therapy and gender-related issues. The item, individualized patient goals, received the largest discrepancy between therapists and patients. The sample size was too small to observe a trend with SWL and perceived involvement. Patients and PTs from this pilot overall agree patients are included in treatment; however, the discrepancy in scores related to individualized goals requires further research.

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Validity of the Life Satisfaction Questions, the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire, and the Satisfaction With Life Scale in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury

Cited by 101 publications

References 37 publications

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure performance scale: Validity and responsiveness in chronic pain

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure performance scale: Validity and responsiveness in chronic pain

Recovery to Preinterventional Functioning, Return-to-Work, and Life Satisfaction After Treatment of Unruptured Aneurysms

Spinal cord injury rehabilitation patient and physical therapist perspective: a pilot study

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