Measuring population health and quality of life: Developing and testing of the significant quality of life measure (SigQOLM)

Bujang, Mohamad Adam; Lai, Wei Hong; Hon, Yoon Khee; Yap, Eileen Pin Pin; Tiong, Xun Ting; Ratnasingam, Selvasingam; Kim, Alex Ren Jye; Husin, Masliyana; Jee, Yvonne Yih Huan; Ahmad, Nurul Fatma Diyana; Haniff, Jamaiyah

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22668

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“…This study utilized secondary data from the development of SigQOLM, focusing solely on the “Health” element for analysis. In the primary data collection phase, only those study respondents who provided informed consent to participate were surveyed [ 9 ]. Ethical approval for this study was granted by the Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC), Malaysia.…”

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“…Health-SigQOLM comprises nine domains with 33 items [ 9 ]. Healthcare workers representing a diverse range of health conditions had previously participated in this study by providing responses to all items within the Health-SigQOLM questionnaire.…”

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“…Although a previous study presented the construct and model fit for the “Health” element in SigQOLM, the detailed results were not provided [ 9 ]. Therefore, it is necessary to present the results pertaining to construct validity or factor solution in this paper.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was conducted to determine the total number of domains of ‘Health-SigQOLM’. The analysis utilized Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) as the method of factor extraction, along with the Varimax Rotation method for simplifying and clarifying the data structure [ 9 ]. A factor solution was derived by adhering to Kaiser’s criterion, which stipulates that only factors with an Eigenvalue of > 1 would be retained.…”

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“…One of these elements is “Health” (Health-SigQOLM), which consists of nine domains measured through 33 items. Originally designed to holistically assess the quality of life (QOL) and well-being of individuals within a two-week period [ 9 ], SigQOLM primarily focuses on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), reflecting its significance as a determinant of overall QOL and well-being. However, previous publications have predominantly focused on item and framework development, lacking clinical evidence for the health element.…”

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Health-SigQOLM is a versatile scale for measuring various aspects of health-related quality of life

Bujang,

Lai,

Ratnasingam

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Objective The “Health” element is one of the elements in Significant Quality of Life Measure (SigQOLM) that measures quality of life and well-being of people. This study aims to evaluate the Health element (Health-SigQOLM) as a generic and dynamic scale to measure health-related quality of life (HRQOL) with a broader spectrum of coverage. This study used a secondary data that developed SigQOLM. Only the “Health” element with 33 items is used for analysis. Results The construct of Health-SigQOLM has a minimum factor loading of 0.425 with excellent model fit. The health status among healthcare workers is significantly associated with the Health-SigQOLM (p < 0.001). The Health-SigQOLM score can clearly distinguish between healthy people and those who have been afflicted with some diseases but have never been hospitalized due to disease progression or other associated complications (p = 0.002). The Health-SigQOLM is a generic and dynamic tool for assessing various aspects of health-related quality of life.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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