Article

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reliability and validity of Neurologic Quality of Life
(NeuroQOL) item banks that assess quality-of-life (QOL) domains not typically
included in poststroke measures. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of item responses to
selected NeuroQOL domains. SETTING: Community. PARTICIPANTS: Community-dwelling
stroke survivors (n=111) who were at least 12 months poststroke. INTERVENTIONS:
Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Five measures developed for 3 NeuroQoL
domains: ability to participate in social activities, satisfaction with
participation in social activities, and positive psychologic function. RESULTS: A
single bank was developed for the positive psychologic function domain, but 2
banks each were developed for the ability-to-participate and
satisfaction-with-participation domains. The resulting item banks showed good
psychometric properties and external construct validity with correlations with
the legacy instruments, ranging from .53 to .71. Using these measures, stroke
survivors in this sample reported an overall high level of QOL. CONCLUSIONS: The
NeuroQoL-derived measures are promising and valid methods for assessing aspects
of QOL not typically measured in this population.

Langue : ANGLAIS