title: Psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire to measure the quality of life of people with profound multiple disabilities (QOL-PMD).
abstract: Because of a shortage of valid instruments to measure the QOL of people with profound multiple disabilities (PMD), the QOL-PMD was developed. In the present study, possibilities for item reduction as well as the psychometric properties of the questionnaire were examined. One hundred and forty-seven informants of people with PMD participated in the study. Fifty items were removed from the questionnaire on the basis of preset criteria. Internal consistency was good for the total questionnaire as well as for the subscales. Evidence of the construct validity of the questionnaire was found. Correspondence between the groups of informants was moderate. The results of this preliminary analysis of the psychometric properties of the QOL-PMD are encouraging, but further validation of the measure is warranted.
authors: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centre for Parenting, Child Welfare and Disability, Andreas Vesaliusstraat 2, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. Katja.Petry@ped.kuleuven.be
authors: Katja
authors: K
authors: Petry
authors: Bea
authors: B
authors: Maes
authors: Carla
authors: C
authors: Vlaskamp
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires