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Quality of life measures in schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

J. Bobes ,
P. García-Portilla ,
P.A. Sáiz ,
T. Bascarán  and
M. Bousoño
J. Bobes*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 6, 33006Oviedo, Spain
P. García-Portilla
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 6, 33006Oviedo, Spain
P.A. Sáiz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 6, 33006Oviedo, Spain
T. Bascarán
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 6, 33006Oviedo, Spain
M. Bousoño
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 6, 33006Oviedo, Spain
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (J. Bobes).
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Abstract

The recognition of the importance of evaluating the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia highlighted the importance ofdeveloping appropriate instruments. In this paper we review the available quality of life instruments focusing on their conceptual framework, structure, administration and psychometric properties. First, we address the generic instruments that have been validated for schizophrenic populations, namely the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL), the Medical Outcome Study (MOS) 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the EuroQoL-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D). Then, we focus on instruments that have been specifically developed for patients with schizophrenia and other or severe mentally illness such as the Quality of Life Scale (QLS), the Quality of Life Interview (QoLI), the Lancashire Quality of Life Profile (LQoLP), the Sevilla Quality of Life Questionnaire (SQLQ), the Personal Evaluation of Transitions in Treatment (PETIT), and the Quality of Life Questionnaire in Schizophrenia (S-QoL).

Keywords

Quality of lifeInstrumentsSchizophrenia
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Research Article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 20 , Issue S3 , October 2005 , pp. S313 - S317
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Copyright © Elsevier SAS 2005

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