Preliminary validation study of the WHO quality of life (WHOQOL) scales for people with spinal cord injury in Mainland China
Fengshui Chang, Qi Zhang, Haixia Xie, Hui‐Fang Wang, Yu-Hui Yang, Ying Gao, FU Chuan-wei, Gang Chen, Jun Lü
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To validate the WHOQOL Scales (WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-DIS module) for people with spinal cord injury in Mainland China. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center. PARTICIPANTS: 249 adults with SCI who were admitted to a rehabilitation training program between 2017 and 2019. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. METHODS: Questionnaires about personal and injury characteristics, the WHOQOL Scales, global QOL, Zung Self-Rating Anxiety/Depression Scale (SAS/SDS), and Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) were administrated. Floor and ceiling effects, reliability, and validity analyses were tested. RESULTS: known groups. CONCLUSION: The WHOQOL Scales are valid and reliable, and they can be used to measure QOL in people with SCI in China. We suggest the WHOQOL-DIS be analyzed as one general item constituting a single 12-item domain.