HRQOLISP-26: A Concise, Multiculturally Valid, Multidimensional, Flexible, and Reliable Stroke-Specific Measure
Table 2
Construct validity statistics for HRQOLISP-26 in both countries.
Comparison between stroke and control groups
Kruskal-Wallis statistics of HRQOL
scores across stroke strata
Berlin
HRQOL scores in stroke patients mean, SD
HRQOL scores in controls mean, SD
t values
two-tailed values
ANCOVA (adjusted for age, gender, and SEC) values
SLS strata K-W †χ 2 , values
mRS K-W †χ 2 , values
NIHSS strata K-W †χ 2, values
Physical domain
68.99, 17.49
93.37, 3.86
−9.729
0.00*
25.759, 0.00*
44.4, 0.00*
69.2, 0.00*
54.4, 0.00*
Psychological domain
69.35, 14.97
82.45, 10.98
−5.504
0.00*
8.443, 0.00*
16.1, 0.00*
16.3, 0.003
19.6, 0.00*
Cognitive domain
75.98, 15.07
84.16, 9.70
−3.498
0.001
3.877, 0.005
5.54, 0.063
8.3, 0.080
6.7, 0.034
Ecosocial domain
68.64, 12.92
84.03, 8.33
−7.675
0.00*
22.453, 0.00*
18.1, 0.00*
39.2, 0.00*
30.3, 0.00
HRQOLISP-26
70.74, 12.17
86.00, 6.49
−8.301
0.00*
19.102, 0.00*
28.2, 0.00*
44.3, 0.00*
36.3, 0.00*
Ibadan
Physical domain
72.5, 15.8
91.3, 7.6
−8.19
0.00*
10.443, 0.00*
18.9, 0.042
23.2, 0.00*
Psychological domain
69.0, 16.9
81.6, 11.4
−5.55
0.00*
5.768, 0.001
28.0, 0.003
21.7, 0.005
Cognitive domain
74.5, 15.4
84.0, 11.8
−4.69
0.00*
6.085, 0.001
26.9, 0.005
27.8, 0.00*
Ecosocial domain
71.2, 12.5
78.2, 9.6
−3.931
0.00*
6.840, 0.00*
23.5, 0.015
25.0, 0.00*
HRQOLISP-26
68.9, 14.1
81.6, 8.4
−4.677
0.00*
5.487, 0.024
6.8, 0.03
12.0, 0.003
*
, K-W †: Kruskal-Wallis test. SEC: socioeconomic class was computed using an aggregate of 3 variables (educational level, occupational strata, and average income). NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale. SLS: stroke levity score, mRS: modified Rankin scale.
