Development of a mental health recovery module for the WHOQOL

Rowthorn, Melissa J.; Billington, D. Rex; Krägeloh, Christian U.; Landon, Jason; Medvedev, Oleg N.

doi:10.1007/s11136-019-02265-y

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“…The brief Chinese version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument was used to evaluate QoL at T 10y (Rowthorn et al, 2019). It is a 26-item scale rating from 1 to 5.…”

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Comorbid trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and depressive symptoms in a 10-year cohort of Chinese Wenchuan earthquake survivors: Course, predictors, and consequences.

Chen,

Wang,

Scherffius

et al. 2023

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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“…The brief Chinese version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument was used to evaluate QoL at T 10y (Rowthorn et al, 2019). It is a 26-item scale rating from 1 to 5.…”

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confidence: 99%

Comorbid trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and depressive symptoms in a 10-year cohort of Chinese Wenchuan earthquake survivors: Course, predictors, and consequences.

Chen,

Wang,

Scherffius

et al. 2023

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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“…The Chinese brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument (WHOQOL-BREF) was used to evaluate QOL at T 10y. 7 The WHOQOL-BREF comprises 26 items, which measure the following four domains: physical health (7 items), psychological health (6 items), social relationships (3 items), and environment (8 items). Two other items assess on QOL and general health.…”

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confidence: 99%

“… 6 QOL is a comprehensive and multi-dimensional concept incorporating domains related to physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment. 6 , 7 …”

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Trajectories of mental health symptoms predict long-term quality of life among Wenchuan adolescent survivors: A 10-year follow-up study

Chen

Wang

et al. 2021

Chinese Journal of Traumatology

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Purpose Previous studies usually examine the associations between psychological distresses and quality of life (QOL) with a variable-centred approach, while little is known about the effect of the individual variance in time-varying changes of psychological distresses on QOL. Therefore, this study aimed to examine whether individual variance in psychological distresses during the early phases post-earthquake would develop different QOL’s levels among adolescent survivors 10-year after the Wenchuan earthquake. Methods Data were extracted from the Wenchuan Earthquake Adolescent Health Cohort Study. The current study included 744 adolescent survivors who effectively completed surveys at 6 months, 24 months, and 10 years after the earthquake. Self-report questionnaires were administered to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics, earthquake exposure, life events, anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), and QOL. Data were analysed using hierarchical multiple regression. Results Trajectories of psychological distresses were classified as follow: resistance (anxiety 40.73%; depression 54.70%; PTSS 74.46%), recovery (anxiety 17.20%; depression 9.27%; PTSS 10.35%), delayed dysfunction (anxiety 10.35%; depression 18.15%; PTSS 6.18%), and chronicity (anxiety 31.72%; depression 17.88%; PTSS 9.01%). After controlling covariates, hierarchical multiple regression only revealed that the anxiety trajectory with delayed dysfunction remained significantly predictive for four domains of QOL (physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment). Conclusion The current study highlights the importance of focusing on the variations in trajectories of anxiety symptoms among disaster survivors and providing individualized mental health services to improve survivors’ QOL.

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“…The brief Chinese version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument (WHOQOL-BREF) was used to evaluate QoL at T 10y (Rowthorn et al, 2019). It is a 26-item scale rating from 1 to 5, with 24 items measuring four dimensions (i.e., physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment) and two additional items assessing the general QoL and general health.…”

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Longitudinal associations between social support trajectories and quality of life mediated by depressive symptoms: A 10‐year cohort study of Wenchuan earthquake

Chen,

Shi,

et al. 2023

Journal of Adolescence

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IntroductionPrevious studies on associations between social support and quality of life (QoL) have usually employed a variable‐centered approach, without considering individual variances in time‐varying changes in social support. This study explores trajectories of social support and whether depressive symptoms mediate associations between social support trajectories and QoL 10 years after an earthquake.MethodsSeven hundred and forty‐four Chinese adolescents exposed to the Wenchuan earthquake were surveyed on social support at 6‐, 18‐, and 24‐months and depressive symptoms at 30‐months postearthquake (T30m). They provided valid data on QoL after 10 years of the earthquake (T10y). The latent class growth analysis was used to estimate social support trajectories. Mediation analysis was then conducted to test whether depressive symptoms at T30m mediated associations between social support trajectories and QoL at T10y.ResultsThree trajectories of social support were identified: low decreasing (31.6%), moderate decreasing (55.4%), and persistent high (13.0%) groups. Depressive symptoms significantly mediated the effects of social support trajectories (relative to the low support trajectory) on future QoL (95% CIs: 0.70–1.78 and 1.41–3.37 for moderate decreasing and persistent high groups, respectively).ConclusionsSocial support shows individual differences over time. Moderate and high social support trajectories improve 10‐year QoL partly by reducing depressive symptoms. Therefore, interventions aimed at enhancing social support and reducing depressive symptoms may be more effective in enhancing QoL in the aftermath of disasters.

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Development of a mental health recovery module for the WHOQOL

Cited by 8 publications

References 53 publications

Comorbid trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and depressive symptoms in a 10-year cohort of Chinese Wenchuan earthquake survivors: Course, predictors, and consequences.

Comorbid trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and depressive symptoms in a 10-year cohort of Chinese Wenchuan earthquake survivors: Course, predictors, and consequences.

Trajectories of mental health symptoms predict long-term quality of life among Wenchuan adolescent survivors: A 10-year follow-up study

Longitudinal associations between social support trajectories and quality of life mediated by depressive symptoms: A 10‐year cohort study of Wenchuan earthquake

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