Older People’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (OPQOL-35)
Overview
- Purpose
- Assess the quality of life of older people
- Respondent
- Person with a Disability
- Administration Method
- Interview
- Administration Mode
- In-person
- Item Count
- 35
- Population
- Age Related Disability
Instrument Citation(s)
Older People’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (OPQOL-35). www.ilcuk.org.uk/files/pdf_pdf_161.pdf 
Older People’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (OPQOL) summed scoring and reverse coding.
www.ilcuk.org.uk/files/pdf_pdf_180.pdf
Bowling, A. (2009). Psychometric properties of the Older People’s Quality of Life Questionnaire Validity.
Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research.
www.hindawi.com/journals/cggr/2009/298950.abs.html
Bowling, A. & Stenner, P. (2010). Psychometric properties of the Older People’s Quality of Life
Questionnaire: which measure performs best with older people. Journal of Epidemiology and
Community Health.
www.jech.bmj.com/content/early/2010/08/18/jech.2009.087668.short?rss=1
Instrument Domains
| Domain | Number of Items |
|---|---|
| Choice and Control | 1 |
| Personal freedoms and dignity of risk | 1 |
| Choice of services and supports | 0 |
| Personal choices and goals | 0 |
| Self-direction | 0 |
| Community Inclusion | 12 |
| Employment | 1 |
| Meaningful activity | 6 |
| Social connectedness and relationships | 6 |
| Resources and settings to facilitate inclusion | 0 |
| Transportation | 0 |
| Holistic Health and Functioning | 7 |
| Individual health and functioning | 7 |
| Health promotion and prevention | 0 |
| Human and Legal Rights | 1 |
| Freedom from abuse and neglect | 1 |
| Informed decision-making | 0 |
| Optimizing the preservation of legal and human rights | 0 |
| Privacy | 0 |
| Supporting individuals in exercising their human and legal rights | 0 |
| Caregiver Support | 0 |
| Access to resources | 0 |
| Family caregiver/natural support involvement | 0 |
| Family caregiver/natural support wellbeing | 0 |
| Training and skill-building | 0 |
| Consumer Leadership in System Development | 0 |
| Evidence of meaningful caregiver involvement | 0 |
| Evidence of meaningful consumer involvement | 0 |
| System supports meaningful consumer involvement | 0 |
| Equity | 0 |
| Availability | 0 |
| Equitable access and resource allocation | 0 |
| Transparency and consistency | 0 |
| Fluctuation of Need | 0 |
| Level of Caregiver Well-Being | 0 |
| Person-Centered Planning and Coordination | 0 |
| Assessment | 0 |
| Coordination | 0 |
| Person-centered planning | 0 |
| Service Delivery and Effectiveness | 0 |
| Delivery | 0 |
| Person's needs met and goals realized | 0 |
| System Performance and Accountability | 0 |
| Data management and use | 0 |
| Evidence-based practice | 0 |
| Financing and service delivery structures | 0 |
| Workforce | 0 |
| Adequately compensated with benefits | 0 |
| Culturally competent | 0 |
| Demonstrated competencies when appropriate | 0 |
| Person-centered approach to services | 0 |
| Safety of and respect for the worker | 0 |
| Staff Turnover | 0 |
| Sufficient workforce numbers dispersion and availability | 0 |
| Workforce engagement and participation | 0 |
Psychometric Citations
Bowling, A. (2009). The psychometric properties of the Older People’s Quality of Life Questionnaire,
compared with the CASP-19 and the WHOQOL-OLD. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics
Research, 2009, 1-12.- Type of Publication
- Peer review
- Instrument Language
- English
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
65 to 75 (91%) in the Ethnibus sample and 55% in the ONS Omnibus sample
- Sample: Age Group
65+ Years
- Sample: Countries/State
Britain
- Sample: Disability Type
Age Related Disability
- Sample: Gender (%male)
46%-48%
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
Not Reported
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Stratified sampling
- Sample: Size
960
- Reliability: Internal Consistency
Cronbach's alpha ranges from .75 to .88
- Reliability: Test-retest
r ranges from 0.40 to 0.78
- Validity: Construct (Convergent and Discriminant)
Spearman’s rho correlations between the scale and similar or relevant/dissimilar measures ranged from .15 to .68);
Spearman’s rho correlations between the scale and sociodemographic characteristics and circumstances ranged from .008 to .63- Validity: Content Validity (e.g., Expert Judgement)
Focus groups with older people
- Validity: Face Validity
Focus groups with older people
- Study design
- Cross-sectional
Bowling, A., Hankins, M., Windle, G., Bilotta, C., Grant, R. (2013). A short measure of quality of life in older age: The performance of the brief Older People's Quality of Life questionnaire (OPQOL-brief). Archives Geriatrics Gerontology, 56, 1: 181-187.
- Type of Publication
- Peer review
- Instrument Language
- English
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
between 65 and 75 (55%);
75+ (45%)- Sample: Age Group
65+ Years
- Sample: Countries/State
Britain
- Sample: Disability Type
Age Related Disability
- Sample: Gender (%male)
45% male
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
Not Reported
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Stratified and random sampling
- Sample: Size
589
- Reliability: Internal Consistency
Cronbach’s Alpha for the overall survey (ɑ= 0.86)
- Reliability: Other Evidence
Spearman’s rho correlations with other QoL measures ranging from .66 to .74
- Validity: Construct (Convergent and Discriminant)
Spearman's rho correlation between QoL and respondents’ circumstances and characteristics, and their importance ratings of the different domains of QoL included in the OPQOL (absolute values ranging from .120 to .560)
- Study design
- Cross-sectional
Chen Y, Hicks A, While AE. Validity and reliability of the modified Chinese version of the Older People’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (OPQOL) in older people living alone in China. Int J Older People Nursing. 2014;9(4):306–16. doi:10.1111/opn.12042ISSN17483735.
- Type of Publication
- Peer review
- Instrument Language
- Chinese
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
Mean=76.5 years
- Sample: Age Group
18-64 Years, 65+ Years
- Sample: Countries/State
China
- Sample: Disability Type
Age Related Disability
- Sample: Gender (%male)
34% male
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
Not Reported
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Convenience Sample
- Sample: Size
640
- Reliability: Internal Consistency
Cronbach’s Alpha for the overall survey (ɑ= 0.90)
- Reliability: Test-retest
ICC = 0.87
- Validity: Construct (Convergent and Discriminant)
Exploratory factor analysis resulted in 8 factors with factor loadings >.40;
Convergent validity: Absolute Spearman’s rank correlations between the OPQOL and other measures ranged from .49 to .53.
Discriminant validity: significant differences in QoL scores between depressed and non-depressed groups
- Study design
- Cross-sectional