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ArticleThe journal of spinal cord medicine2022

Preliminary validation study of the WHO quality of life (WHOQOL) scales for people with spinal cord injury in Mainland China.

Feng-Shui Chang, Qi Zhang, Hai-Xia Xie, Hui-Fang Wang, Yu-Hui Yang, Ying Gao, Chuan-Wei Fu, Gang Chen, Jun Lu

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Article in The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06587841 (Noninvasive Spinal Cord Neuromodulation to Improve Lower Urinary Tract Function After Spinal Cord Injury in Ukrainian War Veterans), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Noninvasive Spinal Cord Neuromodulation to Improve Lower Urinary Tract Function After Spinal Cord Injury in Ukrainian War Veterans

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of British ColumbiaRan2024 to 2027Enrolled60ConditionsSpinal Cord Injuries, Bowel Dysfunction, Sexual Dysfunction, Autonomic DysfunctionArmsSpinal COrd NEuromodulation™ (SCONE™) for transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (TSCS)
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Feng-Shui ChangChina Research Center on Disability, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Qi ZhangSchool of Community and Environmental Health, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Hai-Xia XieShanghai Yangzhi Rehabilitation Hospital (Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center), Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Hui-Fang WangShanghai Yangzhi Rehabilitation Hospital (Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center), Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yu-Hui YangChina Research Center on Disability, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Ying GaoShanghai Yangzhi Rehabilitation Hospital (Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center), Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Chuan-Wei FuShanghai Rehabilitation & Vocational Training Center for Persons with Disabilities, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Gang ChenChina Research Center on Disability, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Jun LuChina Research Center on Disability, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

objectiveTo validate the WHOQOL Scales (WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-DIS module) for people with spinal cord injury in Mainland China.

designCross-sectional study.

settingShanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center.

participants249 adults with SCI who were admitted to a rehabilitation training program between 2017 and 2019.

interventionsNot applicable.

methodsQuestionnaires about personal and injury characteristics, the WHOQOL Scales, global QOL, Zung Self-Rating Anxiety/Depression Scale (SAS/SDS), and Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) were administrated. Floor and ceiling effects, reliability, and validity analyses were tested.

resultsThe 8 domains of the WHOQOL Scales showed no floor or ceiling effects. Cronbach alpha values of the WHOQOL-BREF and the WHOQOL-DIS were 0.93 and 0.78, respectively. Test-retest reliability was good for the WHOQOL Scales. Satisfactory criterion-related validity was shown by the correlation analysis among the WHOQOL Scales, SAS/SDS, CIQ, and global QOL. Good item-domain correlations (>0.50) were found for 38 items of the 39-item WHOQOL Scales, excepting the "impact of disability" (0.48) of the WHOQOL-DIS. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) supported a construct of the WHOQOL-DIS as made of four domains: autonomy, social inclusion, social activities, and discrimination. CFI and RMSEA values were 0.91 and 0.07, respectively, for the four-domain structure WHOQOL-DIS, with a higher-order factor. WHOQOL-BREF domains and WHOQOL-DIS scores showed the predicted pattern among

conclusionThe WHOQOL Scales are valid and reliable, and they can be used to measure QOL in people with SCI in China. We suggest the WHOQOL-DIS be analyzed as one general item constituting a single 12-item domain.

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Quality of LifeSpinal Cord InjuriesAdultChinaCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesWorld Health OrganizationChinaQuality of lifeSpinal cord injuryValidationWhoqol scales

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