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篇名 Factor Structure of the Quality of Life Scale for Mental Disorders in Patients With Schizophrenia
卷期 26:3
作者 En-Chi CHIUShu-Chun LEE
頁次 185-190
關鍵字 validityhealth-related quality of lifeschizophreniaMEDLINEScopusSSCITSCITSSCISCIE
出刊日期 201806

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Background: TheQuality of Life forMental Disorders (QOLMD) scale was designed to measure health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients withmental illness, especially schizophrenia. The QOLMD contains 45 items, which are divided into eight domains. However, the factor structure of the QOLMD has not been evaluated, which restricts the interpretations of the results of this scale. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factor structures (i.e., unidimensionality, eight-factor structure, and secondorder model) of the QOLMD in patients with schizophrenia. Methods: Two hundred thirty-eight outpatientswith schizophrenia participated.We first conducted confirmatory factor analysis to evaluate the unidimensionality of each domain. After the unidimensionality of the eight individual domains was supported, we examined the eight-factor structure and second-order model. Results: The results of unidimensionality showed sufficient model fit in all of the domains with the exception of the autonomy domain. A good model fit was confirmed for the autonomy domain after deleting two of the original items. The eight-factor structure for the 43-itemQOLMDshowed an acceptable model fit, although the second-order model showed poor model fit. Conclusions/Implications for Practice: Our results supported the unidimensionality and eight-factor structure of the 43-item QOLMD. The sum score for each of the domains may be used to reflect its domain-specific function.We recommend using the 43-item QOLMD to capture the multiple domains of HRQOL. However, the second-order model showed an unsatisfactory model fit. Furthermore, caution is advisedwhen interpreting overall HRQOL using the total score for the eight domains.

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