ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2019
A new scale for measuring quality of life in acquired brain injury.
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- Measurable Indicators of CRPD for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities within the Quality of Life Framework.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Understanding Motherhood After Stroke Occurring During Pregnancy, Childbirth, or the Postpartum Period: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Measuring the quality of life of students with autism in Chilean general education schools.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Effects of Neurophysiotherapy Based on Physical Activity on Cognitive and Psychosocial Functioning in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Predictive Factors of Self-Reported Quality of Life in Acquired Brain Injury: One-Year Follow-Up.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Adaptation and validation of the self-report version of the scale for measuring quality of life in people with acquired brain injury (CAVIDACE).Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Building Wellbeing in People With Chronic Conditions: A Qualitative Evaluation of an 8-Week Positive Psychotherapy Intervention for People Living With an Acquired Brain Injury.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Predictive factors of quality of life in acquired brain injury.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP · 2019Article
- Longitudinal study of quality of life in acquired brain injury: A self- and proxy-report evaluation.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
purposeA common and frequent consequence of an acquired brain injury (ABI) is the diminished quality of life (QoL) of affected people. Because the majority of existing QoL instruments assess health-related domains, new instruments that allow for the evaluation of the QoL from an integral perspective that considers the context and personal factors of the individual are warranted. Hence, the purpose of this study is to develop and validate an instrument with these characteristics.
methodsThe CAVIDACE scale is a new 64-item specific instrument to assess QoL in people with ABI based on a third-person perspective. The validation sample comprises 421 adults with ABI, with ages ranging from 17 to 90 years (M = 53.12; SD = 14.87). The scale was completed by 97 professionals and 58 family members. Validity evidence based on the internal structure of the scale was provided through confirmatory factor analyses. Reliability was analyzed in terms of internal consistency and inter-rater reliability.
resultsThe results supported the internal structure of the scale, based on the theoretical and assessment framework in which QoL is composed of eight intercorrelated first-order domains (CFI = 0.890, RMSEA = 0.065, SRMR = 0.071). The internal consistency was good or excellent for the eight domains (ordinal alpha ranging from 0.77 to 0.93). The inter-rater reliability was very high (0.97).
conclusionsThe CAVIDACE scale is found to be a specific instrument with excellent psychometric properties that is helpful for the assessment of QoL in people with ABI, both in clinical practice and for research purposes.
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