Validity and reliability of the Brief version of Quality of Life in Bipolar Disorder" (Bref QoL.BD) among Chinese bipolar patients

Journal of Affective Disorders
Lin XiaoSiyuan Tang

Abstract

Previous literatures on quality of life (QoL) in bipolar disorder (BD) strongly suggested that a disease-specific QoL measure for patients with BD should be developed to evaluate QoL more specifically and reliably. To our knowledge, "Quality of Life in Bipolar Disorder" (QoL.BD) is the first and only questionnaire produced to specifically measure QoL in people with BD. In China, there is no disease-targeted measure available to specifically measure QoL in Chinese patients with BD. The aim of the study is to revise and validate the brief version of the QoL.BD (Bref QoL.BD ) into Chinese version. All the items of the Bref QoL.BD was translated into Chinese language, using the Brislin translation mode. The questionnaire was administered to a total sample of 231 subjects, including 101 BD patients and 130 healthy controls, to test the psychometric properties of Bref QoL.BD (e.g. internal consistency, retest reliability, content validity, item analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, criterion validity, convergent validity, discriminative validity and feasibility). The Chinese version of the Bref QoL.BD had very high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.815) and retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC )=0.808)...Continue Reading

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May 25, 2016·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Lin XiaoSiyuan Tang
Jul 8, 2020·Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology·Xiaoyu JingWenru Wang
Aug 14, 2020·Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie·Martin D ProvencherErin E Michalak

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