Trial reportArthritis research & therapy2015
Measuring the positive psychological well-being of people with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional validation of the subjective vitality scale.
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- Testing a self-determination theory-based process model of physical activity behavior change in rheumatoid arthritis: results of a randomized controlled trial.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- The relationship between mental fatigue awareness and effective decision-making levels of athletes: the role of mediating and moderating variables.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Factors Affecting Subjective Vitality and Mental Health After Spinal Cord Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- A scoping review of well-being measures: conceptualisation and scales for overall well-being.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Vitality Revisited: The Evolving Concept of Flourishing and Its Relevance to Personal and Public Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Declining energy predicts incident mobility disability and mortality risk in healthy older adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2021Article
- Do Mental Health and Vitality Mediate the Relationship between Perceived Control over Time and Fear of COVID-19? A Survey in an Italian Sample.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Different types of physical activity are positively associated with indicators of mental health and psychological wellbeing in rheumatoid arthritis during COVID-19.Rheumatology international · 2021Observational
- Open-Label Placebo Interventions With Drinking Water and Their Influence on Perceived Physical and Mental Well-Being.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Preventive Medicine for Person, Place, and Planet: Revisiting the Concept of High-Level Wellness in the Planetary Health Paradigm.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Factor structure and measurement invariance of the Subjective Vitality Scale: evidence from Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionPeople with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) frequently suffer from compromised physical and psychological health, however, little is known about positive indicators of health, due to a lack of validated outcome measures. This study aims to validate a clinically relevant outcome measure of positive psychological well-being for people with RA. The first study examined the reliability and factorial validity of the Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS), whilst study 2 tested the instruments convergent validity.
methodsIn study 1, National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society members (N = 333; M age = 59.82 years SD = 11.00) completed a postal questionnaire. For study 2, participants (N = 106; M age = 56 years, SD = 12 years) were those recruited to a randomized control trial comparing two physical activity interventions who completed a range of health-related questionnaires.
resultsThe SVS had a high level of internal consistency (α = .93, Rho = .92). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the uni-dimensional factor structure of the questionnaire among RA patients [χ = 1327 (10), CFI = 1.0, SRMSR = .01 and RMSEA = .00 (.00 - .08)]. Support for the scales convergent validity was revealed by significant (p < .05) relationships, in expected directions, with health related quality of life (r = .59), physical function (r = .58), feelings of fatigue (r = -.70), anxiety (r = -.57) and depression (r = -.73).
conclusionsResults from two studies have provided support for the internal consistency, factorial structure and convergent validity of the Subjective Vitality Scale. Researchers and healthcare providers may employ this clinically relevant, freely available and brief assessment with the confidence that it is a valid and reliable measure of positive psychological well-being for RA patients.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov ISRCTN04121489 . Registered 5 September 2012.
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