Quality of life : updated psychometric properties and new norm values in a Representative German sample focusing socioeconomics and mental health

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dc.contributor.authorHettich, Nora
dc.contributor.authorBeutel, Manfred E.
dc.contributor.authorKrakau, Lina
dc.contributor.authorBrähler, Elmar
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-13T08:45:50Z
dc.date.available2023-02-13T08:45:50Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractObjectives: Quality of life (QOL) is increasingly used as indicator in health research. The aim of this paper was an updated psychometric validation and a new standardization of the German version of the EUROHIS-QOL using a sample of the German general population assessed in 2021. The study focused on socio-economic characteristics and on anxiety and depressiveness as major indicators of mental health. Methods: With 8 items, the EUROHIS-QOL is an economical instrument for self-assessment. Results: Statistical tests revealed good psychometric properties. Gender- and age-group-specific norm values were calculated. The EUROHIS-QOL showed good discriminant validity for anxiety and depression symptoms. Participants without clinically relevant scores for depressiveness and anxiety reported significantly higher QOL. Multiple regression analysis showed that unemployment, younger age, not living with a partner, and an immigrant background were important predictors of lower QOL, whereas higher income, living in one’s own home, and a high level of education predicted higher QOL. Conclusion: The EUROHIS-QOL was confirmed as an economical and reliable instrument for assessing QOL in the German general population.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 491381577de
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8665
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/8681
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizinde_DE
dc.subject.ddc610 Medical sciencesen_GB
dc.titleQuality of life : updated psychometric properties and new norm values in a Representative German sample focusing socioeconomics and mental healthen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde
jgu.journal.titleInternational journal of public healthde
jgu.journal.volume67de
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 04 Medizinde
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
jgu.organisation.number2700
jgu.organisation.placeMainz
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485
jgu.pages.alternative1605188de
jgu.publisher.doi10.3389/ijph.2022.1605188de
jgu.publisher.issn1661-8556de
jgu.publisher.issn1661-8564de
jgu.publisher.nameFrontiers Media S.A.de
jgu.publisher.placeLausannede
jgu.publisher.year2022
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess
jgu.subject.ddccode610de
jgu.subject.dfgLebenswissenschaftende
jgu.type.contenttypeScientific articlede
jgu.type.dinitypeArticleen_GB
jgu.type.resourceTextde
jgu.type.versionPublished versionde

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