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ArticleBMC psychiatry2025

Psychometric properties of Japanese version of the Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL).

Ayako Hada, Takayuki Kawaguchi, Kaori Usui, Mai Iwanaga, Sayaka Sato, Sosei Yamaguchi, Naoaki Kuroda, Chiyo Fujii

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Ayako HadaDepartment of Community Mental Health and Law, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2835-8456
Takayuki KawaguchiDepartment of Community Mental Health and Law, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2063-9106
Kaori UsuiDepartment of Community Mental Health and Law, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan.
Mai IwanagaDepartment of Community Mental Health and Law, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2837-494X
Sayaka SatoDepartment of Community Mental Health and Law, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3386-9576
Sosei YamaguchiDepartment of Community Mental Health and Law, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan. sosei.yama@ncnp.go.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-0579-4431
Naoaki KurodaDepartment of Public Mental Health Research, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan.
Chiyo FujiiDepartment of Community Mental Health and Law, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan.

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Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 23GC1011Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI JP23H00905
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Abstract

purposeThis study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the Recovering Quality of Life- Japanese version (ReQoL-J) for use in the community setting.

methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted among service users of community mental health service facilities. A series of confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) was performed. After the best-fitting model was identified, omega indices, and intraclass correlation (ICC) were calculated to evaluate dimensionality and reliability. The correlation coefficients between the ReQoL-J scores and the other scales were calculated for testing construct validity. We also estimated the correlation coefficients between the ReQoL-J-10 and - 20.

resultsA total of 395 service users from 23 facilities in Japan participated in this study. Of these, 66 responded to the test-retest reliability. The bifactor model showed the best fit to the data: χ

conclusionFactor structure, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity of the ReQoL-J were confirmed. The ReQoL-J is a promising tool as a patient-reported outcome measure in mental health services for the Japanese community setting.

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Mental DisordersQuality of LifeAdultAgedCommunity Mental Health ServicesCross-Sectional StudiesEast Asian PeopleFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesFactor structurePatient-reported outcomePsychometric propertiesRecovering quality of life

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