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ArticleAustralasian journal on ageing2023

Validation of the Good Spirit, Good Life quality-of-life tool for older Aboriginal Australians.

Lianne Gilchrist, Zoë Hyde, Carina Petersen, Harry Douglas, Shondell Hayden, Dawn Bessarab, Leon Flicker, Dina LoGiudice, Julie Ratcliffe, Christine Clinch and 3 more

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Article in Australasian journal on ageing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Adaptation of the Good Spirit, Good Life quality of life tool for remote Indigenous Australians.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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  3. Measuring Wellness Through Indigenous Partnerships: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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  4. What is Indigenous cultural health and wellbeing? A narrative review.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2024
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  6. Counting the Ways That Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Older People Participate in Their Communities and Culture.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Lianne GilchristCentre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0158-2079
Zoë HydeWestern Australian Centre for Health and Ageing, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5985-1729
Carina PetersenSchool of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Harry DouglasFaculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Shondell HaydenCentre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Dawn BessarabCentre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Leon FlickerWestern Australian Centre for Health and Ageing, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-0475
Dina LoGiudiceFaculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Julie RatcliffeCaring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Christine ClinchCentre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Kevin TaylorCentre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Kate BradleyFaculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Kate SmithCentre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4077-1996

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council 1108527Poche Indigenous Health Network
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveImproving the quality of life (QoL) of older people is a key priority for governments, clinicians, researchers and service providers worldwide. However, the lack of culturally appropriate QoL tools for First Nations people is a major barrier to such efforts. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Good Spirit, Good Life (GSGL) QoL tool for older Aboriginal Australians.

methodsOne hundred and twenty older Aboriginal people living in Perth and Melbourne, Australia, were administered the GSGL tool, along with several other instruments assessing cognition (KICA-Cog), depression (KICA-Dep), anxiety (GAI-SF), health and well-being (EQ-5D-5L and ICECAP-O) and resilience (ARRQ-25). Associations between these instruments and the GSGL tool were explored to determine concurrent and known-groups validity. Internal consistency was assessed with split-half reliability and Cronbach's alpha. Exploratory factor analysis was performed to investigate construct validity.

resultsGSGL scores were positively correlated with ICECAP-O and ARRQ-25 scores, and negatively correlated with EQ-5D-5L score. GSGL scores differed significantly between participants with a probable anxiety disorder or depression, but not those with cognitive impairment. The Spearman-Brown prophecy estimate was 0.83 and Cronbach's alpha was 0.75. Principal component analysis identified two factors, which were labelled foundation and external.

conclusionsThe GSGL tool is a valid tool to assess quality of life in older Aboriginal Australians. The tool demonstrates acceptable convergent, concurrent and known-groups validity. It was co-designed at all stages with older Aboriginal people contributing to its strong face and content validity.

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Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesMental HealthQuality of LifeAgedAustraliaCultural CompetencyHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesAboriginalIndigenousquality of lifevaliditywell-being

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