The results of convergent and discriminant validity support our hypotheses in which SEIQoL-DW was expected to correlate moderately to high with measures of global QoL , life satisfaction and mental health and weakly with measures of functional status and health .
Conclusion The SEIQoL-DW appears to be a feasible and valid instrument .
The lack of association between the Index score and health , functional status , demographic and clinical parameters may be explained by the instrument ’s focus on global QoL and by that of the idiographic measurement approach reflecting the capacity of a patient to value domains other than health in life , despite having health problems .
Purpose To review published studies regarding the use , feasibility and psychometric performance of the schedule for the evaluation of individual quality of life — direct weighting ( SEIQoL-DW ) in clinical research .
Individual quality of life in long-term survivors of Hodgkin's lymphoma – a comparative study
This study aim ed to use an individual approach in evaluating QoL in long-term survivors of Hodgkin 's lymphoma ( HL ) and their view of what impact the disease has had on life using an extended version of the The Schedule for the Evaluation of the Individual quality of life-Direct Weighting ( SEIQoL-DW ) . Adult long-term survivors from HL ( n = 121 ) were compared with a r and omly selected sample of the general population in Stockholm ( n = 236 ) . The results showed that the most commonly nominated areas ( > 50 % of patients and controls ) important in life were family , personal health , work and relations to other people . The HL survivors mentioned leisure and finances less frequently than the controls . However , neither the current status in the different areas nor the QoL index score differed between survivors and controls . Thoughts and worries around disease , fatigue and loss of energy and late effects on skin and mucous membrane were the most commonly reported problems following HL . Sixty-six percent of the survivors reported a change in their view of life and of themselves . Demographic and disease characteristics did not influence the ratings of the chosen areas . In conclusion , long-term survivors of HL seem to have adapted well to the situation of having had a life-threatening disease and undergoing treatment , as measured with SEIQoL-DW . The extended Swedish version with a disease-specific module could be of great value when identifying specific issues that are important for the patient at time of evaluation
The results of convergent and discriminant validity support our hypotheses in which SEIQoL-DW was expected to correlate moderately to high with measures of global QoL , life satisfaction and mental health and weakly with measures of functional status and health .
Conclusion The SEIQoL-DW appears to be a feasible and valid instrument .
The lack of association between the Index score and health , functional status , demographic and clinical parameters may be explained by the instrument ’s focus on global QoL and by that of the idiographic measurement approach reflecting the capacity of a patient to value domains other than health in life , despite having health problems .
Purpose To review published studies regarding the use , feasibility and psychometric performance of the schedule for the evaluation of individual quality of life — direct weighting ( SEIQoL-DW ) in clinical research .