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Test-retest reliability of the life satisfaction questionnaire (LISAT-11) and association between items in individuals with chronic stroke

Ekstrand, Elisabeth LU orcid ; Lexell, Jan LU and Brogårdh, Christina LU (2018) In Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 50(8). p.713-718
Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the test–retest reliability of the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (LiSat-11) and the association between items in individuals with chronic stroke. Design: Test–retest design. Subjects: Forty-five individuals (mean age 65 years) with mild to moderate disability at least 6 months post-stroke. Methods: LiSat-11, which includes 1 global item”Life as a whole” and 10 domain-specific items, was rated on 2 occasions, one week apart. Test–retest reliability was evaluated by kappa statistics, the percent agreement (PA) and the Svensson rank-invariant method. The association between items was evaluated with the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (rho). Results: The kappa coefficients showed good to excellent agreement... (More)

Objective: To evaluate the test–retest reliability of the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (LiSat-11) and the association between items in individuals with chronic stroke. Design: Test–retest design. Subjects: Forty-five individuals (mean age 65 years) with mild to moderate disability at least 6 months post-stroke. Methods: LiSat-11, which includes 1 global item”Life as a whole” and 10 domain-specific items, was rated on 2 occasions, one week apart. Test–retest reliability was evaluated by kappa statistics, the percent agreement (PA) and the Svensson rank-invariant method. The association between items was evaluated with the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (rho). Results: The kappa coefficients showed good to excellent agreement (0.59–0.97) and the PA ≤ 1 point was high (> 89%) for all items. According to the Svensson method, a small systematic disagreement was found for “Partner relationship”. The other items showed no systematic or random disagreements. All domain-specific items, except one (“Sexual life”) were significantly correlated with “Life as a whole” (rhos 0.29–0.80). Conclusion: LiSat-11 is considered reliable and can be recommended for assessing life satisfaction after stroke. The association between items indicates that LiSat-11 measures various aspects that can impact on an individual’s life satisfaction.

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Outcome assessment, Psychometrics, Quality of life, Rehabilitation, Reproducibility of results, Self-report, Stroke
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Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
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50
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Taylor & Francis
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  • scopus:85051859503
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1650-1977
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10.2340/16501977-2362
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  author       = {{Ekstrand, Elisabeth and Lexell, Jan and Brogårdh, Christina}},
  issn         = {{1650-1977}},
  keywords     = {{Outcome assessment; Psychometrics; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Reproducibility of results; Self-report; Stroke}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{713--718}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine}},
  title        = {{Test-retest reliability of the life satisfaction questionnaire (LISAT-11) and association between items in individuals with chronic stroke}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2362}},
  doi          = {{10.2340/16501977-2362}},
  volume       = {{50}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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