title: Development and validation of the Chinese version of the Multicultural Quality of Life Index (MQLI-Ch).
abstract: This study documents the validation study of the Multicultural Quality of Life Index, Chinese version (MQLI-Ch). This self-rated instrument is composed of ten items that correspond to multiple dimensions of the concept of quality of life. Each item is rated on a scale from 1 to 10, according to the subject's culture-informed understanding of the concept. The MQLI-Ch was tested on 144 Chinese subjects (124 psychiatric patients and 20 professionals). It was found to be quite efficient (about 3 min to be completed) and easy to use. A Cronbach's alpha of 0.94 demonstrated its internal consistency. The factor analysis of the ten items yielded one single factor, which accounted for 65.19% of the variance. The test-retest reliability correlation coefficient was 0.80. Its discriminant validity was documented by a highly significant difference (P < 0.001) between the mean scores of the two samples with presumed differences in quality of life. Thus, the MQLI-Ch showed high feasibility, internal structure, reliability and discriminant validity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 79-01 Broadway, H-3-111, Elmhurst, NY 11373, USA.
authors.forename: Jason S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Juan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mezzich
authors.forename: Maria I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Zapata-Vega
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ruiperez
authors.forename: Gihyun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results