InterRAI Subjective Quality of Life Scale for Mental Health and Addiction Settings: A Self-Reported Measure Developed From a Multi-National Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Measuring Quality of Life (QoL) in mental health using self-reported items is important for evaluating the quality of service and understanding the person's experience of the care received. Objective: The aim of this research was to develop and validate a self-reported QoL instrument for inpatient and community mental health settings. Methods: Data were collected from diverse research sites in Canada, Belgium, Russia, Finland, Brazil, and Hong Kong, using the 37-item interRAI Quality of Life Survey for Mental Health and Addictions. The survey was administrated to 2,218 participants from inpatient and community mental health settings, assisted living, and the general community. We randomly divided the sample into a training and a test sample (70 and 30%, res

SUBMITTER: Luo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8298814 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature