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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2020

Psychometric characteristics of the WHOQOL-SRPB Scale in a population of stroke survivors and caregivers.

Gianluca Pucciarelli, Kristofer Årestedt, Silvio Simeone, Tatiana Bolgeo, Rosaria Alvaro, Ercole Vellone

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Gianluca PucciarelliDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier, 1, 00133, Rome, Italy. gianluca.pucciarelli@uniroma2.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6915-6802
Kristofer ÅrestedtFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden.
Silvio SimeoneDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier, 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Tatiana BolgeoDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier, 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Rosaria AlvaroDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier, 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Ercole VelloneDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier, 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4673-7473
University of Rome Tor Vergata · ITLinnaeus University · SE

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purposeStudies have shown that spirituality plays an important role in enhancing the quality of life of stroke survivors and their caregivers. Spirituality has been associated with positive patient and caregiver outcomes, so a valid, reliable measure of spirituality is important. It has not been tested with stroke survivors and their caregivers, so the aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Spiritual Religious and Personal Belief (WHOQOL-SRPB) scale for stroke survivors and their caregivers.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 414 stroke survivors at 10 rehabilitation hospitals and 244 caregivers completed the WHOQOL-SRPB. The WHOQOL-SRPB's factorial structure was assessed with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), criterion-related validity was evaluated with the WHOQOL-BREF, and internal consistency reliability was assessed with Cronbach's α and ordinal α.

resultsThe CFA results supported the hypothesized eight-factor structure. The stroke survivor and the caregiver versions of the model both had excellent fit indices. The factor loadings for the final models were strong: 0.78-0.98 for stroke survivors and caregivers (p < 0.001). The criterion-related validity for the WHOQOL-SRPB showed weak to moderate correlations with all the WHOQOL-BREF dimensions. Both ordinal α and Cronbach's α had values more than 0.70.

conclusionsThe WHOQOL-SRPB scale is a valid, reliable instrument for measuring spirituality in stroke survivors and caregivers. Given the importance of spirituality for stroke survivors and caregivers, the WHOQOL-SRPB scale is recommended as an important tool for clinical practice and research.

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SpiritualityAgedCaregiversCross-Sectional StudiesFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsStrokeSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvivorsWorld Health OrganizationCaregiverPatientPsychometricsReliabilityStrokeValidityWHOQOL-SRPB

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