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Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly 4/2008

01-12-2008 | Original Paper

Subjectivity in the Perception and Measurement of Quality of Life: Conceptualization and Development of the Seville Questionnaire

Authors: Jose Giner, Elena Ibáñez, Dolores Franco, Renato D. Alarcón

Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly | Issue 4/2008

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Abstract

Quality of life (QoL) is a significant parameter in estimating the social and interpersonal impact of psychopathology, clinical course, and response to treatment in many mental illnesses, particularly schizophrenia. The clinician’s assessment and patient’s subjective report are essential ingredients of this process. We describe the development and structure of a QoL questionnaire based on the patient’s subjective understanding of the problems. Ninety areas identified by four groups of experts resulted in a 126-item questionnaire administered to 279 patients with a DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia. A factorial approach led to 59 total items and two final scales (favorable and unfavorable), with three factors each. The Seville QoL Questionnaire (SQLQ) results can be presented as individual scores for each scale, or a total for both. Its psychometric properties have proven quite acceptable in reliability and validity, comparing favorably with other scales. SQLQ may prove to be a useful addition to QoL-measuring instruments.
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The English text of the SQLQ is available on request from the senior author.
 
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Metadata
Title
Subjectivity in the Perception and Measurement of Quality of Life: Conceptualization and Development of the Seville Questionnaire
Authors
Jose Giner
Elena Ibáñez
Dolores Franco
Renato D. Alarcón
Publication date
01-12-2008
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Psychiatric Quarterly / Issue 4/2008
Print ISSN: 0033-2720
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6709
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-008-9086-y

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