Reliability and validity of a Japanese version of the Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale (BBQ) is a popular quality of life measure, indexing satisfaction with and importance of six empirically selected life domains. Whether these domains hold cross-cultural validity remains largely unexplored. The current study developed and psychometrically validated a Japanese version of the BBQ (BBQ-J).

Methods

Data were collected from 637 Japanese individuals aged between 20 and 87 years. We used t-tests, Pearson product-rate correlation coefficients, a reliability analysis, a confirmatory factor analysis, and an exploratory factor analysis to analyze the data, with 637 participants in all analyses.

Results

There were no statistically significant gender differences on the BBQ-J. Confirmatory factor analysis of th

SUBMITTER: Hamatani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11114274 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature