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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes BioMed Central Review Open Access The Quality of Life Scale (QOLS): Reliability, Validity, and Utilization Carol S Burckhardt*1 and Kathryn L Anderson2 Address: 1School of Nursing Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA and 2School of Nursing, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, USA Email: Carol S Burckhardt* - burckhac@; Kathryn L Anderson - kathryna@ * Corresponding author Published: 23 October 2003 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003, 1:60 This article is available from: Received: 22 July 2003 Accepted: 23 October 2003 © 2003 Burckhardt and Anderson; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of. | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Review The Quality of Life Scale QOLS Reliability Validity and Utilization Carol S Burckhardt 1 and Kathryn L Anderson2 Open Access Address 1School of Nursing Oregon Health Science University Portland Oregon USA and 2School of Nursing Seattle University Seattle Washington USA Email Carol S Burckhardt - burckhac@ Kathryn L Anderson - kathryna@ Corresponding author Published 23 October 2003 Received 22 July 2003 Accepted 23 October 2003 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003 1 60 r This article is available from http content 1 1 60 2003 Burckhardt and Anderson licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract The Quality of Life Scale QOLS created originally by American psychologist John Flanagan in the 1970 s has been adapted for use in chronic illness groups. This paper reviews the development and psychometric testing of the QOLS. A descriptive review of the published literature was undertaken and findings summarized in the frequently asked questions format. Reliability content and construct validity testing has been performed on the QOLS and a number of translations have been made. The QOLS has low to moderate correlations with physical health status and disease measures. However content validity analysis indicates that the instrument measures domains that diverse patient groups with chronic illness define as quality of life. The QOLS is a valid instrument for measuring quality of life across patient groups and cultures and is conceptually distinct from health status or other causal indicators of quality of life. Why assess Quality of Life in chronic illness Quality of life QOL measures have become a vital and often required part of health outcomes appraisal. For populations with chronic disease

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