Author:
Bujang Mohamad Adam,Lai Wei Hong,Ratnasingam Selvasingam,Tiong Xun Ting,Hon Yoon Khee,Yap Eileen Pin Pin,Jee Yvonne Yih Huan,Ahmad Nurul Fatma Diyana,Kim Alex Ren Jye,Husin Masliyana
Abstract
Abstract
Objective
The “Health” element is one of the elements in Significant Quality of Life Measure (SigQOLM) that measures quality of life and well-being of people. This study aims to evaluate the Health element (Health-SigQOLM) as a generic and dynamic scale to measure health-related quality of life (HRQOL) with a broader spectrum of coverage. This study used a secondary data that developed SigQOLM. Only the “Health” element with 33 items is used for analysis.
Results
The construct of Health-SigQOLM has a minimum factor loading of 0.425 with excellent model fit. The health status among healthcare workers is significantly associated with the Health-SigQOLM (p < 0.001). The Health-SigQOLM score can clearly distinguish between healthy people and those who have been afflicted with some diseases but have never been hospitalized due to disease progression or other associated complications (p = 0.002). The Health-SigQOLM is a generic and dynamic tool for assessing various aspects of health-related quality of life.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC