Purpose
The QLI was developed to measure quality of life in various populations by measuring both satisfaction with aspects of quality of life and importance of those aspects of quality of life. The QLI-SCI was developed to measure quality of life specifically in people with spinal cord injury.
Acronym
QLI-SCI
Cost
Free
Cost Description
Free for use in non-profit research or non-profit clinical practice.
Contact author at http://www.uic.edu/orgs/qli for other use.
- 32 items (generic Quality of Life Index) to 37 items (QLI-SCI).
- Each item is rated on a scale of 1 (least satisfied/important) to 6 (most satisfied/important).
- 5 scores of 0-30 (0 = less satisfied, 30 = most satisfied) are calculated:
1) Total Quality of Life score
2) Health and Functioning Subscale
3) Social and Economic Subscale
4) Psychological/Spiritual Subscale
5) Family Subscale
- QLI-SCI may be administered by interview or by self-report.
- Calculation of score weighs satisfaction scores according to level of importance assigned to each item.
- Administration and scoring instructions can be found at: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/qli/questionaires/pdf/spinalcordinjuryversionIII/scoring.pdf
10 minutes
Additional time required for scoring
Required Training
No Training
Instrument Reviewers
Initially reviewed by Rachel Tappan, PT, NCS, Eileen Tseng, PT, DPT, NCS, and the SCI EDGE task force of the Neurology Section of the APTA in 5/2012
Professional Association Recommendation
Recommendations for use of the instrument from the Neurology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Multiple Sclerosis Taskforce (MSEDGE), Parkinson’s Taskforce (PD EDGE), Spinal Cord Injury Taskforce (PD EDGE), Stroke Taskforce (StrokEDGE), Traumatic Brain Injury Taskforce (TBI EDGE), and Vestibular Taskforce (Vestibular EDGE) are listed below. These recommendations were developed by a panel of research and clinical experts using a modified Delphi process.
For detailed information about how recommendations were made, please visit:
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Abbreviations:
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HR
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Highly Recommend
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R
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Recommend
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LS / UR
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Reasonable to use, but limited study in target group / Unable to Recommend
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NR
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Not Recommended
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Recommendations for use based on acuity level of the patient:
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Acute
(CVA < 2 months post)
(SCI < 1 month post)
(Vestibular < 6 weeks post)
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Subacute
(CVA 2 to 6 months)
(SCI 3 to 6 months)
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Chronic
(> 6 months)
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SCI EDGE
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LS
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LS
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LS
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Recommendations based on SCI AIS Classification:
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AIS A/B
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AIS C/D
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SCI EDGE
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LS
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LS
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Recommendations for entry-level physical therapy education and use in research:
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Students should learn to administer this tool? (Y/N)
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Students should be exposed to tool? (Y/N)
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Appropriate for use in intervention research studies? (Y/N)
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Is additional research warranted for this tool (Y/N)
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SCI EDGE
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No
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No
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No
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Not reported
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Considerations
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