| Titre : | Initial Evidence for Reliable and Valid Use of Scores on the 8-Item Econ-QOL Short Form to Measure Economic Quality of Life in Caregivers of Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury (2023) |
| Auteurs : | Noelle E. Carlozzi ; Christopher Graves ; Jonathan P. Troost ; Michael A. Kallen ; David S. Tulsky ; Robin A. Hanks ; Phillip A. Ianni ; Jennifer A. Miner ; Angelle M. Sander |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Vol. 104, n° 3, 2023) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 430-437 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Aidants ; Anciens combattants ; Économie ; Enquêtes et questionnaires ; Lésions traumatiques de l'encéphale ; Mesures des résultats rapportés par les patients (PROM) ; Psychométrie ; Qualité de vie ; Réadaptation ; Reproductibilité des résultats |
| Résumé : | Objective To provide reliability and validity data to support the clinical utility of Economic Quality of Life Measure (Econ-QOL) scores in caregivers of civilians and service members/veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design Cross-sectional survey study. Setting Three academic medical centers and a Veterans Affairs treatment facility. Participants 376 caregivers of civilians (n=213) and service members/veterans (n=163) with TBI (N=376). Interventions N/A. Main Outcome Measures Econ-QOL and several patient-reported outcome measures (Traumatic Brain Injury Caregiver Quality of Life Caregiver-Specific Anxiety and Caregiver Strain, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System sleep-related impairment, Neurological Quality of Life Measurement System positive affect and well-being) and measures of financial status (self-reported income). Results Internal consistency reliability of the Econ-QOL Short Form scores were excellent (all Cronbach's alphas ?.92). There were no floor or ceiling effects for scores. There was evidence of convergent and discriminant validity, with the Econ-QOL scores having the strongest relationships with self-reported income (convergent validity evidence) and weak relationships with the other measures (discriminant validity evidence). Individuals with scores that were ?below or possibly below? the poverty line (according to 2016 federal government poverty level thresholds) reported worse economic quality of life relative to those individuals who were definitely above the poverty line, supporting known-groups validity. Conclusions This article establishes the clinical utility of scores on the Econ-QOL Short Form in caregivers of persons with TBI and provides evidence that it is valid and appropriate to use such scores not only in a variety of different disability populations (eg, spinal cord injury, stroke) but also in caregivers. |
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