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Assessing health-related quality of life in patients suffering from schizophrenia: a comparison of instruments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

Gilles Reine ,
Marie-Claude Simeoni ,
Pascal Auquier ,
Anderson Loundou ,
Valérie Aghababian  and
Christophe Lancon
Gilles Reine*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry 83 G04, Pavillon Arthur Rimbaud, La Seyne sur Mer hospital, BP 1412, 83056Toulon cedex, France
Marie-Claude Simeoni
Affiliation:
Self-Perceived Health Assessment Research Unit, Public Health Department, School of Medicine, Marseille, France
Pascal Auquier
Affiliation:
Self-Perceived Health Assessment Research Unit, Public Health Department, School of Medicine, Marseille, France
Anderson Loundou
Affiliation:
Self-Perceived Health Assessment Research Unit, Public Health Department, School of Medicine, Marseille, France
Valérie Aghababian
Affiliation:
Psychology Research Unit PSYCLE, School of Psychology, Aix-en-Provence, France
Christophe Lancon
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Sainte Marguerite University Hospital, Marseille, France
*
*Corresponding author. Tel.: +33 4 94 11 30 85; fax: +33 4 94 11 30 54.E-mail address:[email protected] (G. Reine).
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Abstract

Objective

To compare three different kinds of health-related quality of life (HRQL) questionnaires available for use in patients suffering from schizophrenia: the SF-36 (a generic instrument), the QoLI (an instrument designed to a broad range of mental illnesses), the S-QoL (a questionnaire specific to schizophrenic patients), in terms of external validity and sensitivity to change.

Methods

Two hundred and five patients were included at D0 and one-third retested at D30. Socio-demographic data and clinical history were recorded, clinical evaluation comprised psychotic symptoms (PANSS), depression (Calgary depression scale for schizophrenia), global functioning (GAF), clinical severity (CGI), and extrapyramidal symptoms (ESRS). HRQL was assessed using the SF-36, the QoLI and the S-QoL.

Results

A better agreement is observed between the SF-36 and the S-QoL than between the QoLI and the two other instruments. S-QoL and SF-36 are more strongly correlated with clinical status than QoLI. Compared to the SF-36 and the QoLI, the S-QoL better discriminates patients with comorbidity from others. The S-QoL shows better responsiveness than the QoLI and the SF-36.

Conclusion

For descriptive purpose, either generic tools like SF-36 or specific ones should be used, whereas when aiming at evaluating health treatment and care for schizophrenic patients, specific instruments like the S-QoL should be favoured.

Keywords

SchizophreniaQuality of lifeQuestionnaires
Type
Scales and Measurement of Psychopathology
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 20 , Issue 7 , November 2005 , pp. 510 - 519
Copyright
Copyright © Elsevier SAS 2005

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