IHQOLR: publications

Crocker, T., Smith, J. K., & Skevington, S. M. (2015). Family and professionals underestimate quality of life across diverse cultures and health conditions: Systematic review.Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.12.007. Publication link: a6e62359-f86b-4bbc-95dc-2f5845272aee

Llewellyn, A. M., & Skevington, S. M. (2014). Using guided individualized feedback to review self-reported quality of life in health and its importance. Psychology & Health. . Publication link: 3fd50bf3-a142-429f-b5ac-8778842c3f13

Skevington, S. M., Dehner, S., Gillison, F. B., McGrath, E. J., & Lovell, C. R. (2014). How appropriate is the WHOQOL-BREF for assessing the quality of life of adolescents?Psychology and Health, 29(3), 297-317. DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2013.845668. Publication link: 7dcbee83-85e2-4bf3-a163-3ecd3efd19e2 | PubMed:24192254

Boero, M. E., Melegari, A. L., Vizzuso, P., Braida, V., Panetta, V., Skevington, S. M., & Mason, V. (2013). WHOQOL Pain and Discomfort module: Development and validity testing of the Italian version. International journal of palliative nursing, 19(9), 440-448. . Publication link: 02d25573-0a1c-407c-ac9b-74216b411849

Gillison, F. B., Standage, M., & Skevington, S. M. (2013). The effects of manipulating goal content and autonomy support climate on outcomes of a PE fitness class. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14(3), 342-352. DOI: doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.11.011.. Publication link: 3494e982-b94e-4aaa-bc35-b8d01e1befef

Ginieri-Coccossis, M., Rotsika, V., Skevington, S., Papaevangelou, S., Malliori, M., Tomaras, V., & Kokkevi, A. (2013). Quality of life in newly diagnosed children with specific learning disabilities (SpLD) and differences from typically developing children: A study of child and parent reports. Child: Care, Health and Development, 39(4), 581-591. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01369.x. Publication link: e4dc271c-fb30-4fd5-b38e-a7ffb65e9060

Skevington, S. M., Gunson, K. S., & O'Connell, K. A. (2013). Introducing the WHOQOL-SRPB BREF: Developing a short-form instrument for assessing spiritual, religious and personal beliefs within quality of life. Quality of Life Research, 22(5), 1073-1083. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-012-0237-0. Publication link: 495cfef4-1142-4657-84be-5ce1d90ba3d4

Skevington, S. M., Sovetkina, E. C., & Gillison, F. B. (2013). A systematic review to quantitatively evaluate 'stepping stones': A participatory community-based HIV/AIDS prevention intervention. AIDS and Behavior, 17(3), 1025-1039. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0327-6. Publication link: ab448f3a-cbfe-44e6-bd49-d88072f07c44 | PubMed:23128978

O'Connell, K. A., & Skevington, S. M. (2012). An international quality of life instrument to assess wellbeing in adults who are HIV-positive: A short form of the WHOQOL-HIV (31 items). AIDS and Behavior, 16(2), 452-460. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9863-0. Publication link: 65314895-0424-42d7-b727-c522477a5ac9 | PubMed:21181253

Skevington, S. M. (2012). Is quality of life poorer for older adults with HIV/AIDS? International evidence using the WHOQOL-HIV. AIDS Care: psychological and socio-medical aspects of AIDS-HIV, 24(10), 1219-1225. DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.661838. Publication link: 96fe72fd-cd9c-48ea-806e-8b837bfdf6a7 | PubMed:22428745

Skevington, S. M., & Mccrate, F. M. (2012). Expecting a good quality of life in health: Assessing people with diverse diseases and conditions using the WHOQOL-BREF. Health Expectations, 15(1), 49-62. DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2010.00650.x. Publication link: 0bdb991c-af28-4ea5-9088-7492d12ac761 | PubMed:21281412

Skevington, S. M., Langdon, J. E., & Giddins, G. (2012). Skating on thin ice? Consultant surgeon's contemporary experience of adverse surgical events. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 17(1), 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2011.592841. Publication link: fca50bea-d5a0-403d-9cfd-e7d0796f472d

Coombs, E., Brosnan, M., Bryant-Waugh, R., & Skevington, S. M. (2011). An investigation into the relationship between eating disorder psychopathology and autistic symptomatology in a non-clinical sample. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 50(3), 326-338. DOI: 10.1348/014466510X524408. Publication link: e083c272-0994-4f93-9af2-2b966f50d6e6

Gillison, F. B., Standage, M., & Skevington, S. M. (2011). Motivation and body-related factors as discriminators of change in adolescents' exercise behavior profiles. Journal of Adolescent Health, 48(1), 44-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.05.006. Publication link: 9a35efd3-2bf0-44d7-a476-e5c4f24f3869 | PubMed:21185523

Lucas-Carrasco, R., Skevington, S. M., Gómez-Benito, J., Rejas, J., & March, J. (2011). Using the WHOQOL-BREF in persons with dementia: A validation study. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 25(4), 345-351. DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31820bc98b. Publication link: 26b28eba-13c0-420a-a70e-df95287d2b5f | PubMed:21297426

Molzahn, A. E., Kalfoss, M., Makaroff, K. S., & Skevington, S. M. (2011). Comparing the importance of different aspects of quality of life to older adults across diverse cultures. Age and Ageing, 40(2), 192-199. [afq156]. DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq156. Publication link: f6405736-a33f-4150-8cca-d61f8f41efab | PubMed:21186234

Skevington, S. M., Rotsika, V., Coccossis, M., Vlassopoulos, M., Papaeleftheriou, E., Sakellariou, K., ... Kokkevi, A. (2011). Does the subjective quality of life of children with specific learning disabilities agree with their parent’s proxy reports?Quality of Life Research, 20(8), 1271-1278. DOI: 191007/S/1136-011-9857-2. Publication link: d7c5872f-b0a8-431b-8a4e-75329bd212d5

Mason, V. L., Skevington, S. M., & Osborn, M. (2010). Assessing the properties of the WHOQOL-pain: Quality of life of chronic low back pain patients during treatment. Clinical Journal of Pain, 26(7), 583-592. DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181e11369. Publication link: 21539f09-46b1-4d9a-a8c9-60a47e186bc2 | PubMed:20639736

McGrath, E. J., Lovell, C. R., Gillison, F., Darvay, A., Hickey, J. R., & Skevington, S. M. (2010). A prospective trial of the effects of isotretinoin on quality of life and depressive symptoms. British Journal of Dermatology, 163(6), 1323-1329. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10060.x. Publication link: 433cd067-0418-4730-a163-971d470ade72 | PubMed:21137117

Molzahn, A., Skevington, S. M., Kalfoss, M., & Makaroff, K. S. (2010). The importance of facets of quality of life to older adults: An international investigation. Quality of Life Research, 19(2), 293-298. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9579-7. Publication link: 1dc4b409-eafa-414e-b294-0b6ac5783df5 | PubMed:20063124

O'Connell, K. A., & Skevington, S. M. (2010). Spiritual, religious, and personal beliefs are important and distinctive to assessing quality of life in health: A comparison of theoretical models. British Journal of Health Psychology, 15(4), 729-748. DOI: 10.1348/135910709X479799. Publication link: 9416632f-3916-43e2-a4c1-dd2a1d7578aa | PubMed:19948086

Skevington, S. M. (2010). Qualities of life, educational level and human development: An international investigation of health. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 45(10), 999-1009. DOI: 10.1007/s00127-009-0138-x. Publication link: f96ad943-5aaf-4f13-a600-2c2c0416abbd | PubMed:19820887

Skevington, S. M., Norweg, S., & Standage, M. (2010). Predicting quality of life for people living with HIV: International evidence from seven cultures. AIDS Care: psychological and socio-medical aspects of AIDS-HIV, 22(5), 614-622. DOI: 10.1080/09540120903311466. Publication link: 54609729-d8c3-480a-93c0-cea7533751c6

Gillison, F. B., Skevington, S. M., Sato, A., Standage, M., & Evangelidou, S. (2009). The effects of exercise interventions on quality of life in clinical and healthy populations; a meta-analysis. Social Science and Medicine, 68(9), 1700-1710. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.02.028. Publication link: cc5aafba-30b8-4e13-a8e9-81bd08994a36 | PubMed:19297065

Gillison, F., Osborn, M., Standage, M., & Skevington, S. (2009). Exploring the experience of introjected regulation for exercise across gender in adolescence. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10(3), 309-319. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2008.10.004. Publication link: b978c3f5-8ad2-41dd-9a31-49155e8c5ef5

Haywood, K. L., Garratt, A. M., Carrivick, S., Mangnall, J., & Skevington, S. M. (2009). Continence specialists use of quality of life information in routine practice: A national survey of practitioners. Quality of Life Research, 18(4), 423-433. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-009-9459-1. Publication link: 291078fc-6233-4553-9b2c-f5111daea09d

Mason, V. L., Skevington, S. M., & Osborn, M. (2009). A measure for quality of life assessment in chronic pain: Preliminary properties of the WHOQOL-pain. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 32(2), 162-173. DOI: 10.1007/s10865-008-9187-y. Publication link: 5adea9fd-6c96-4eba-9e4d-1478fadb7dcf | PubMed:19057988

Skevington, S. M. (2009). Conceptualising dimensions of quality of life in poverty. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 19(1), 33-50. DOI: 10.1002/casp.978. Publication link: 6ce74922-6bad-404a-9e89-b0ee321923af

Camfield, L., & Skevington, S. M. (2008). On subjective well-being and quality of life. Journal of Health Psychology, 13(6), 764-775. DOI: 10.1177/1359105308093860. Publication link: 1adc4479-5cca-4679-8bb4-4d429f506996

Gillison, F., Skevington, S., & Standage, M. (2008). Exploring response shift in the quality of life of healthy adolescents over 1 year. Quality of Life Research, 17(7), 997-1008. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-008-9373-y. Publication link: e0333c8c-b5ee-488c-bb7d-deb1c94fe0d2

Gillison, F., Standage, M., & Skevington, S. (2008). Changes in quality of life and psychological need satisfaction following the transition to secondary school. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 78(1), 149-162. DOI: 10.1348/000709907X209863. Publication link: 3d912a95-36c6-4f5f-abe1-f219072c28c0 | PubMed:17535521

Mason, V. L., Mathias, B., & Skevington, S. M. (2008). Accepting low back pain: Is it related to a good quality of life?Clinical Journal of Pain, 24(1), 22-29. DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318156d94f. Publication link: 8a35120c-967b-4c88-bdcf-73d258b0531b | PubMed:18180632

Mason, V. L., Skevington, S. M., & Osborn, M. (2008). The quality of life of people in chronic pain: Developing a pain and discomfort module for use with the WHOQOL. Psychology and Health, 23(2), 135-154. DOI: 10.1080/14768320601070746. Publication link: eec63721-f070-41b1-8fc1-08c90ebfbca3

Fleck, M. P., & Skevington, S. M. (2007). Explaining the meaning of the WHOQOL-SRPB. Unknown Journal, 34(Suppl 1), 67-69. . Publication link: 9164a4f4-b7d4-42a0-9bdf-de7111f3820c

Naughton, F., Ashworth, P., & Skevington, S. M. (2007). Does sleep predict pain-related disability in chronic pain patients? The mediating roles of depression and pain severity.Pain, 127(3), 243-252. . Publication link: 96ef09c6-3c62-40bb-8e19-7a637c792a1c

Skevington, S. M., & O’Connell, K. (2007). To measure or not to measure? Reviewing the assessment of spirituality and religion in health-related quality of life.Chronic Illness, 3(1), 77-87. . Publication link: 70753da7-7022-4c96-bafc-beea63bb251f

Skevington, S., & WHOQOL-Old Group (2007). The Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire (AAQ): Development and psychometric properties.International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22(4), 367-379. . Publication link: 4ee92b16-c3b9-43a3-aec7-4a9ece33543b

Trigg, R., Jones, R. W., & Skevington, S. M. (2007). Can people with mild-moderate dementia reliably report their quality of life?Age and Ageing, 36(6), 663-669. . Publication link: 3f7864a5-6064-4c17-a342-add9ad6c48fc

Trigg, R., Skevington, S. M., & Jones, R. W. (2007). How can we best assess quality of life of people with dementia? The Bath Assessment of Subjective Quality of Life in Dementia (BASQID).The Gerontologist, 47(6), 789-797. . Publication link: 7588b8e3-8288-434e-adfa-08fa81dee56c

Gillison, F. B., Standage, M., & Skevington, S. M. (2006). Relationship among adolescents’ weight perceptions, exercise goals, exercise motivation, quality of life and leisure time exercise behaviour: a self-determination approach.Health Education Research, 21, 836-847. . Publication link: dfd5f15c-3809-402d-89c8-f4a44eff39db

Skevington, S. (2006). A cross-cultural study of spirituality, religion and personal beliefs as components of quality of life.Social Science & Medicine, 62(2), 1486-1497. . Publication link: 9f033727-f6cd-472c-8a1e-072de50f4f1e

Skevington, S. (2006). The WHOQOL-Old – A questionnaire for the intercultural measuring of quality of life in the elderly.Unknown Journal, 56(20), 63-69. . Publication link: b20892b9-0165-4206-a078-cd9a9af0b6b5

Skevington, S. M., & Gillison, F. B. (2006). Assessing children’s quality of life in health and social services: meeting challenges and adding value. Invited contribution.Unknown Journal, 1(2), 41-50. . Publication link: 05f861f0-ac8a-4c58-9759-684191a9225c

Skevington, S. M., Bradshaw, J., Hepplewhite, A., Dawkes, K., & Lovell, C. (2006). How does psoriasis affect quality of life? Validating the WHOQOL-100.British Journal of Dermatology, 154(4), 680-691. . Publication link: 0e280e25-58db-45ee-abd1-f5482f9a025d

Lee, S. Y., Song, X. Y., Skevington, S. M., & Hao, Y. T. (2005). Application of structural equation models to quality of life.Structural Equation Modeling, 12(3), 435-453. . Publication link: e3ffefb4-5032-48ba-b37f-27d4d3fd80a3

O’Connell, K. A., & Skevington, S. M. (2005). The relevance of spirituality, religion and personal beliefs to health-related quality of life: themes from focus groups in Britain.British Journal of Health Psychology, 10(3), 379-398. . Publication link: b5011d1b-f121-4a9e-aa42-086fc3b3170b

Skevington, S. (2005). Development of the WHOQOL-Old module. Quality of Life Research, 14(10), 2197-2214. . Publication link: 07cb01e6-240b-4ca7-9747-d20350931b15

Skevington, S. M., Day, R., Chisholm, A., & Trueman, P. (2005). How much do doctors use quality of life information in primary care? Testing the trans-theoretical model of behaviour change. Quality of Life Research, 14(4), 911-922. . Publication link: a967ed25-d3da-441c-97ff-9057d0c3d2b4

Mason, V. L., Skevington, S. M., & Osborn, M. (2004). Development of a pain and discomfort module for use with the WHOQOL-100.Quality of Life Research, 13(6), 1139-1152. . Publication link: 64b65604-017c-4e3e-86c5-d45cda06398a

O’Connell, K. A., Saxena, S., & Skevington, S. (2004). WHOQOL-HIV for quality of life assessment among people living with HIV and AIDS: results from the field test. AIDS Care, 16(7), 882-889. . Publication link: 78451fc6-5e16-4652-a4ff-14649ba9ab30

Sanders, T., & Skevington, S. M. (2004). Participation as an expression of patient uncertainty: an exploration of bowel cancer consultations.Psycho-Oncology, 13(10), 675-688. . Publication link: 0ffaa198-d0a2-4251-bc50-5ff8ee60f43d

Skevington, S. M., & O’Connell, K. A. (2004). Can we identify the poorest quality of life? Assessing the importance of quality of life using the WHOQOL-100. Quality of Life Research, 13(1), 23-34. . Publication link: db67ef98-9a2f-49b4-b66c-92f62c6d4680

Skevington, S. M., Lotfy, M., & O’Connell, K. A. (2004). The World Health Organisation's WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life Assessment: psychometric properties and results of the international field trial- A report from the WHOQOL Group. Quality of Life Research, 13(2), 299-310. . Publication link: 4c7ee472-a9ad-4464-b257-a49a0ab9bda4

Skevington, S. M., Sartorius, N., Amir, M., & The WHOQOL Group (2004). Developing methods for assessing quality of life in different cultural settings: the history of the WHOQOL instruments.Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 39(1), 1-8. . Publication link: ab4e7593-0afc-4f4a-af18-4e521493038e