Journal article
The construction of a new Clinical Quality of Life Scale (CLINQOL)
BMC Psychology, Vol.10(1), Art. 210
2022
Abstract
Whilst the variables in quality of life and well-being can be separated into objective and subjective domains, there remains a dearth of multiple utility instruments that assess their impact upon quality of life. To address this, ten domains were identified in a preliminary exploratory literature search, and an exploratory review generated enough facets to represent each domain, with items developed to form a composite scale. A principal components analysis run on data collected from 210 participants produced seven factors: relationships, work, money, health, leisure, and life management, with the remaining four domains subsuming into a seventh composite subjective factor (mental state). Final items were collated into the new Clinical Quality of Life Scale (CLINQOL) and were tested against the Assessment of Quality of Life Instrument, the Personal Wellbeing Index–Adult, Positive and Negative Affect Scale, the Satisfaction with Life scale, and the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale. The CLINQOL demonstrated suitable reliability, with items within each category forming internally consistent subscales. The full scale score demonstrated satisfactory test–retest reliability and concurrent validity, correlating with all measures. Findings suggest that the CLINQOL captures critical clinical factors, and may be an acceptable instrument to assess quality of life and well-being.
Details
- Title
- The construction of a new Clinical Quality of Life Scale (CLINQOL)
- Authors/Creators
- P. Jones (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityP. Drummond (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- BMC Psychology, Vol.10(1), Art. 210
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd as part of Springer Nature
- Identifiers
- 991005543047707891
- Copyright
- © 2022 The Authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Allied Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 6 Social Sciences
- 6.73 Social Psychology
- 6.73.785 Subjective Well-Being
- Web Of Science research areas
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary
- ESI research areas
- Psychiatry/Psychology