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The validity of subjective quality of life measures in psychotic patients with severe psychopathology and cognitive deficits: an item response model analysis

Auteurs: Ulrich Reininghaus, Rosemarie McCabe, Tom Burns, Tim Croudace, Stefan Priebe

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 2/2012

Abstract

Purpose

Subjective quality of life (SQOL) is an established patient-reported outcome in the evaluation of treatments for psychosis. The use of SQOL measures in the presence of psychiatric symptoms and cognitive deficits has been questioned. However, there is little evidence on whether items function differently as indicators of SQOL in psychotic patients with different levels of symptoms and deficits. Substantial differential item functioning (DIF) would, indeed, challenge the validity of established measures. We aimed to investigate the validity of a widely used measure of subjective quality of life (SQOL), i.e., the Lancashire Quality of Life Profile (LQOLP), in the presence of cognitive deficits and psychiatric symptoms in patients with severe and enduring psychosis.

Method

We analysed SQOL ratings of 690 psychotic patients on the LQOLP using item response modelling to detect differential item functioning (DIF) attributable to psychiatric symptoms and cognitive deficits.

Results

Patients with more severe general psychopathology were less likely to rate their ‘personal safety’ positively (OR .96, 95% CI .93–.99). More severely depressed patients were less likely to endorse positive ‘life as a whole’ (OR .93, 95% CI .89–.98) and ‘mental health’ (OR .93, 95% CI .91–.97) ratings. There was no DIF attributable to cognitive deficits.

Conclusions

The findings suggest that the validity of the LQOLP in psychotic patients may be impaired by DIF due to psychopathology, although the magnitude of effects is unlikely to be of clinical significance. The validity appears not to be compromised by cognitive deficits.

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Titel: The validity of subjective quality of life measures in psychotic patients with severe psychopathology and cognitive deficits: an item response model analysis
Auteurs: Ulrich Reininghaus
Rosemarie McCabe
Tom Burns
Tim Croudace
Stefan Priebe
Publicatiedatum: 01-03-2012
Uitgeverij: Springer Netherlands
Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 2/2012
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-011-9936-1

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