title: Convergent validity of quality of life interview (qoli) in an Indian setting: preliminary findings.
abstract: Quality of life research in India on patients with schizophrenia is scarce. Quality of life interview (QOLI), a commonly used instrument in the West has not been used in a developing country like India. The aim was to assess convergence validity of QOLI (modified as per the Indian cultural background). 38 clinically stable outpatients with chronic schizophrenia (as per ICD-10) were administered QOLI- Brief version. Quality of Life Scale (QLS) and WHOQOL- Bref over two interviews the latter two scales having cross-cultural applicability. Significant correlations were obtained for QOLI with QLS and WHOQOL-Bref. It can be concluded that QOLI demonstrated convergent validity with both a disease-specific (QLS) and a generic (WHOQOL-Bref) scale, which have been previously used in the Indian setting. Hence, results support the applicability of QOLI in a different sociocultural setting.
authors.affiliation: APRAJITA LOBANA. M.D.,Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, tinysam@gtide.net.in.
authors.forename: Aprajita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lobana
authors.forename: Surendra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mattoo
authors.forename: Debasish
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta