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Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (LISAT-9)
Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (LISAT-9)
| Availability |
Please visit this website for more information about the instrument: Life Satisfaction Questionnaire Instrument Link
Additional information on this measure can be found on:
The Rehabilitation Measures Database at:Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (LISAT-9)
The Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitiation Evidence Project: The Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence Project Life Satisfaction Questionnaire Clinical Summary and The Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence Project Life Satisfaction Questionnaire Link
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| Classification |
Supplemental: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
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| Comments |
The LiSAT-9 has been used with SCI sample. The measure is not highly sensitive to change; clinical application is limited. At least one study shows good reliability, validity and responsiveness.
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| Short Description of Instrument |
Assesses various aspects of life satisfaction including:
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| Psychometric Properties |
Feasibility: Easy to use, short (10-30 minutes).
The LiSAT has good construct/criterion validity with SCI (Post, M. et al., 1998)
See the Rehabilitation Measures Database linked above for detailed reliability, consistency, and validity information.
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| Scoring |
The Life Satisfaction Questionnaire is available in 9 and 11 item versions. The nine-item version contains a single item assessing overall life satisfaction, along with eight additional items that are domain-specific. Items are answered on a 6-point Likert scale that ranges from 1 (very dissatisfied), to 6 (very satisfied).
No studies in SCI have used the 11-item version, which is an extension of the 9-item version, adding 2 domains: somatic and psychological health.
Typically, when scored in group studies, the results are divided into dissatisfied (1-4) and satisfied (5-6).
A total Life Satisfaction score is computed as the mean of the item scores (range 1-6).
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| References |
Anke, A. G. W. and Fugl-Meyer, A. R. (2003). "Life satisfaction several years after severe multiple trauma-a retrospective investigation." Clinical rehabilitation 17(4): 431.
Boonstra, A. M., Reneman, M. F., et al. (2008). "Reliability of the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire to assess patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain." International Journal of Rehabilitation Research 31(2): 181-183.
Boonstra AM, Reneman MF, Stewart RE, Balk GA. Life satisfaction questionnaire (Lisat-9): reliability and validity for patients with acquired brain injury. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2012;35(2), 153-160. DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e328352ab28
Borg, T., Berg, P., et al. (2010). "Health-related quality of life and life satisfaction in patients following surgically treated pelvic ring fractures. A prospective observational study with two years follow-up." Injury 41(4): 400-404.
Conway K, Chaput M, Fugl-Meyer KS, Fugl-Meyer A, Kubin M. Linguistic validation of the Fugl-Meyer Life Satisfaction Checklist (LiSat 8) into 8 languages. Qual Life Res 2000;9:41.
Eriksson, G., Kottorp, A., et al. (2009). "Relationship between occupational gaps in everyday life, depressive mood and life satisfaction after acquired brain injury." Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 41(3): 187-194.
Fugl-Meyer A, Br?nholm I-B, Fugl-Meyer K. Happiness and Domain-Specific Life Satisfaction in Adult Northern Swedes. Clin Rehabil 1991;5:25-33.
Dunn J, Sinnott KA, Nunnerly J, Scheuringer M. Utilisation of patient perspective to validate clinical measures of outcome following spinal cord injury. Dis Rehabil. 2009;31:967-975.
Geyh S, Fellinghauer BAG, Kirchberger I, Post MW. Cross-cultural validity of four quality of life scales in persons with spinal cord injury." Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2010;8:94.
Kennedy P, Lude P, Taylor N. Quality of life, social participation appraisals and coping post spinal cord injury: A review of four community sample. Spinal Cord 2006;44:95-105.
Melin R, Fugl-Meyer K, Fugl-Meyer A. Life Satisfaction in 18-64 Year Old Swedes in Relation to Education, Employment Situation, Health and Physical Activity. J Rehabil Med 2003;35:84-90.
Post MW. Measuring the subjective appraisal of participation with life satisfaction measures: bridging the gap between participation and quality of life measures. Topics Spinal Cord Rehabil. 2010;15:1-15.
Post M, De Witte L, Schrijvers A. Quality of life and the ICIDH: Towards an Integrated Conceptual Model for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research. Clin Rehabil 1999;13:5-15.
Post MW, De Witte L, Van Asbeck F, Schrijvers A. Predictors of health status and life satisfaction in spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1998;79:395-401.
Stalnacke, B. M. (2007). "Community integration, social support and life satisfaction in relation to symptoms 3 years after mild traumatic brain injury." Brain Inj 21(9): 933-942.
van Koppenhagen CF, Post MW, van der Woude LH, de Witte LP, van Asbeck FW, de Groot S, van den Heuvel W, Lindeman E. Changes and determinants of life satisfaction after spinal cord injury: A cohort study in the netherlands. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008;89:1733-1740.
Visser, M. R., Oort, F. J., et al. (2005). "Methods to detect response shift in quality of life data: a convergent validity study." Qual Life Res 14(3): 629-639.
Wood-Dauphinee S, Exner G, et al. Quality of life issues in patients with spinal cord injury-basic issues, assessment, and recommendations. Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2002;20:123-139.
Document last updated November 2020
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