PMID: 16612486Apr 14, 2006Paper

Validation study of the Multicultural Quality of Life Index (MQLI) in a Peruvian sample

Revista brasileira de psiquiatria : orgão oficial da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Asociación Psiquiátrica de la América Latina
Kurt I SchwartzGuido Mazzotti

Abstract

The Multicultural Quality of Life Index is a concise instrument for comprehensive, culture-informed, and self-rated assessment of health-related quality of life. It is composed of 10 items (from physical well-being to global perception of quality of life). Each item is rated on a 10-point scale. The objective was to evaluate the reliability (test-retest), internal structure, discriminant validity, and feasibility of the Multicultural Quality of Life Index in Lima, Peru. The reliability was studied in general medical patients (n = 30) hospitalized in a general medical ward. The Multicultural Quality of Life Index was administered in two occasions and the correlation coefficients ("r") between both interviews were calculated. Its discriminant validity was studied statistically comparing the average score in a group of patients with AIDS (with presumed lower quality of life, n = 50) and the average score in a group of dentistry students and professionals (with presumed higher quality of life, n = 50). Data on its applicability and internal structure were compiled from the 130 subjects. A high reliability correlation coefficient (r = 0.94) was found for the total score. The discriminant validity study found a significant difference...Continue Reading

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