Validation of the missoula-vitas quality of- life index among patients with advanced AIDS in urban Kampala, Uganda

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dc.creatorNamisango, Eva
dc.creatorKatabira, Elly
dc.creatorKaramagi, Charles
dc.creatorBaguma, Peter
dc.date2012-01-30T11:20:49Z
dc.date2012-01-30T11:20:49Z
dc.date2007
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T12:32:24Z
dc.date.available2018-09-04T12:32:24Z
dc.descriptionThe Missoula-Vitas Quality-of-Life Index (MVQOLI) is a unique tool specifically designed to measure quality of life (QOL) in advanced illness in a palliative care setting. The aim of this study was to explore its cross-cultural validity. We used a culturally adapted version in a local language, Luganda, and tested the MVQOLI-M in 200 patients with advanced AIDS in urban Kampala, Uganda. Content validity was assessed using the content validity ratio approach. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha (a), and test-retest reliability was evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient. All items and domains were rated content valid and there was good construct validity. The instrument demonstrated good internal consistency (a ¼ 0.83). The transcendence domain was the best predictor of overall QOL. The MVQOLI-M is an acceptable, valid, and reliable measure of QOL for people with advanced AIDS and findings demonstrate the importance of measuring the transcendence domain in QOL in advanced illness.
dc.identifierNamisango, E., Katabira, E., Karamagi, C., Baguma, P. (2007). Validation of the missoula-vitas quality of- life index among patients with advanced AIDS in urban Kampala, Uganda. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 33(2)
dc.identifier0885-3924
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/360
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/360
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectValidation
dc.subjectValidation
dc.subjectQuality of life
dc.subjectTerminally ill
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.titleValidation of the missoula-vitas quality of- life index among patients with advanced AIDS in urban Kampala, Uganda
dc.typeJournal article, peer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article, preprint
dc.typeLearning Object
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