title: Chinese translation and validation of the questionnaire on the process of recovery in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
abstract: Individuals recovering from schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders who have residual symptoms can achieve relatively normal work and social functioning in the community. This research aimed to test the psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the 22-item Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery. The translated Chinese QPR had satisfactory semantic equivalence with the original scale and high Cronbach alpha coefficients and test-retest stability at a 2-week interval. When tested in 300 outpatients with psychosis, the Chinese version was found to consist of three factors (Self-Empowerment, Rebuilding Life, and Effective Interpersonal Relationships) with satisfactory correlations with patients' quality of life, self-efficacy, and functioning. The Chinese version appears reliable and valid as a measure of psychotic patients' perceived levels of recovery.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong S.A.R., PR China.
authors.forename: Wai Tong
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.forename: Zenobia C Y
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Chinese; psychometric properties; psychotic disorders; recovery; schizophrenia