ABSTRACT

Quality of life for people who use forensic mental health services has been the topic of increased empirical and clinical interest in recent years. Despite this, no well-validated quality of life measure exists for use with this specific clinical population in the UK. The Forensic Quality of Life Questionnaire – Short Version (FQL-SV) is a psychometrically valid quality of life measure developed in the Netherlands and translated into English. The current study aimed to explore the validity of the English version of the FQL-SV (EFQL-SV) using a think aloud and concurrent probing cognitive interviewing procedure. Fifteen service users participated from UK-based forensic mental health services. Comprehension of the EFQL-SV was evaluated systematically. and findings indicated that the most significant difficulty for participants was the understanding of the wording of EFQL-SV items. This meant that the EFQL-SV was limited in the extent to which it measured what it purports to. A number of revisions to the EFQL-SV have been proposed but require further validation. We have titled the adapted measure the UK Forensic Quality of Life – Short Version.

摘要

近年来，使用法医心理健康服务的人的生活质量一直是实证和临床兴趣日益浓厚的话题。尽管如此，在英国，尚无可用于这一特定临床人群的经过充分验证的生活质量衡量标准。法医生活质量问卷 - 简短版 (FQL-SV) 是一种心理测量有效的生活质量测量方法，在荷兰开发并翻译成英文。当前的研究旨在使用有声思考和并发探查认知访谈程序来探索英语版 FQL-SV (EFQL-SV) 的有效性。来自英国法医心理健康服务机构的 15 名服务用户参与了调查。系统地评估了对 EFQL-SV 的理解。结果表明，参与者最大的困难是理解 EFQL-SV 项目的措辞。这意味着 EFQL-SV 在衡量其所声称的内容方面受到限制。已提议对 EFQL-SV 进行多项修订，但需要进一步验证。我们将改编后的衡量标准命名为英国法医生活质量——简短版。