TY - JOUR
T1 - Factor analysis of the schizophrenia quality of life scale revision 4 (SQLS-R4) Chinese version and related factors
AU - Kuo, Po Ju
AU - Ma, Hui Ing
AU - Kuo, Chien Cheng
AU - Huang, Wei Che
AU - Chung, Ming Shun
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a grant from Jianan Mental Hospital for Scientific Research.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Objectives. To validate the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale Revision 4 (SQLS-R4) Chinese version with factor analysis. We also investigated factors influencing quality of life results. Method. One hundred patients with schizophrenia participated in this study. Experienced psychiatrists evaluated each patient's current psychological condition to assure intact judgment. Participants then filled out the quality of life questionnaire, SQLS-R4. We used principal component analysis to analyze SQLS-R4 with oblique rotation. We also collected demographic data, another subjective and objective quality of life questionnaire, and information about the functional status of the participants at the same time. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze collected factors which may influence the quality of life of schizophrenic patients. Results. We extracted seven factors that explained a 68.1% variance in the patients' quality of life. The factors were relationships with others, loneliness, exhaustion, depressed thinking, somatic concerns, vitality, and worry. Conclusion. We found that the SQLS-R4 factor analysis provided insights into the structure of the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia. We also found that subjective social participation, subjective health, and depression were quality-of-life-related factors. Whether other factors influence the quality of life in patients with schizophrenia requires further investigation.
AB - Objectives. To validate the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale Revision 4 (SQLS-R4) Chinese version with factor analysis. We also investigated factors influencing quality of life results. Method. One hundred patients with schizophrenia participated in this study. Experienced psychiatrists evaluated each patient's current psychological condition to assure intact judgment. Participants then filled out the quality of life questionnaire, SQLS-R4. We used principal component analysis to analyze SQLS-R4 with oblique rotation. We also collected demographic data, another subjective and objective quality of life questionnaire, and information about the functional status of the participants at the same time. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze collected factors which may influence the quality of life of schizophrenic patients. Results. We extracted seven factors that explained a 68.1% variance in the patients' quality of life. The factors were relationships with others, loneliness, exhaustion, depressed thinking, somatic concerns, vitality, and worry. Conclusion. We found that the SQLS-R4 factor analysis provided insights into the structure of the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia. We also found that subjective social participation, subjective health, and depression were quality-of-life-related factors. Whether other factors influence the quality of life in patients with schizophrenia requires further investigation.
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U2 - 10.3109/13651500902919376
DO - 10.3109/13651500902919376
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70350747468
SN - 1365-1501
VL - 13
SP - 278
EP - 284
JO - International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
JF - International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
IS - 4
ER -