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25-06-2016

Applying generalizability theory methods to assess continuity and change on the Adolescent Quality of Life-Mental Health Scale (AQOL-MHS)

Auteurs: Ligia M. Chavez, Pedro Garcia, Nyrma Ortiz, Patrick E. Shrout

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 12/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

The Adolescent Quality of Life-Mental Health Scale (AQOL-MHS) is designed to measure quality of life in clinical samples of Latino adolescents aged 12–18 years. Initial findings support its reliability, validity and conceptual model for use of its three domains (emotional regulation, self-concept and social context). Our current study tests the usefulness of the AQOL-MHS for tracking changes in HRQOL during the course of service use.

Methods

Three waves of data were collected from 59 participants who were recruited from mental health clinics, where waves were spaced 4 months apart. Participants were receiving services at baseline assessment and were tracked for follow-up appointments regardless of treatment status. We analyze conventional reliability statistics for individual differences (e.g., Cronbach’s alpha and test–retest correlations), and to estimate the reliability of change, we carried out a variance decomposition analysis.

Results

The psychometric analyses from Chavez et al. (Qual Life Res 23(4):1327–1335, 2014) were replicated with comparable results. A generalizability theory (GT) analysis revealed that the AQOL-MHS domains can measure change reliably. The reliability estimates varied from .65 to .78. Although there was reliable change at the individual level, on the average the AQOL-MHS means improved only slightly over time.

Conclusions

The reliability of change for all three scales in the AQOL-MHS was acceptable, but consistently lower than the Cronbach’s alpha values for each wave. Future work will use this approach to adapt our current measure to provide a better reliability of within-person change and thus broaden its applicability for prospective use.
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Titel
Applying generalizability theory methods to assess continuity and change on the Adolescent Quality of Life-Mental Health Scale (AQOL-MHS)
Auteurs
Ligia M. Chavez
Pedro Garcia
Nyrma Ortiz
Patrick E. Shrout
Publicatiedatum
25-06-2016
Uitgeverij
Springer International Publishing
Gepubliceerd in
Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 12/2016
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-016-1344-0