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Quality of Life Index (QLI) - SCI Version
Quality of Life Index (QLI) - SCI Version
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Please visit this link for direct access to the instrument: Quality of Life Index SCI Version Instrument Link
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Additional information on this measure can be found:
The Rehabilitation Measures Database at: The Rehabilitation Measures Database Quality of Life SCI Index Link
The Neurology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association's StrokEDGE Taskforce, MSEDGE Taskforce, SCI EDGE Taskforce, and the TBI EDGE Taskforce: Neurology Section Outcomes Recommendations
The Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitiation Evidence: Quality of Life Index SCI Version Instrument Link
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| Classification |
Exploratory: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
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| Rationale/Justification |
QLI-SCI is reasonable to use but limited study in target group currently. This outcome measure has good or excellent psychometric properties and clinical utility in a related population, but not been used with SCI to support higher recommendation.
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| Short Description of Instrument |
37 items (QLI-SCI)
Each item is rated on a scale of 1 (least satisfied/important) to 6 (most satisfied/important)
5 scores of 0-30 (0 = less satisfied, 30 = most satisfied) are calculated:
1. Total Quality of Life score
2. Health and Functioning Subscale
3. Social and Economic Subscale
4. Psychological/Spiritual Subscale
5. Family Subscale
QLI-SCI may be administered by interview or by self-report.
Calculation of score weights satisfaction scores according to level of importance assigned to each item
Administration and scoring instructions can be found at: Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index Questionnaires and Scoring Link
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| Scoring |
It has been noted by the SCI-EDGE task forces comments that the scoring of the instrument is complicated without the use of a computerized scoring system. Computer syntax needed for scoring the QLI-SCI automatically with SPSS-PC is available at the author's website at: Computer Syntax for Scoring the Quality of Life Index-SCI Version
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| References |
Ferrans CE, Powers MJ. Quality of life index: development and psychometric properties. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 1985;8(1):15-24.
May LA, Warren S. Measuring quality of life of persons with spinal cord injury: substantive and structural validation. Qual Life Res. 2001;10(6):503-515.
May LA, Warren S. Measuring quality of life of persons with spinal cord injury: external and structural validity. Spinal Cord. 2002;40(7):341-350.
Document last updated April 2020
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