BSRS-5 (5-item Brief Symptom Rating Scale) scores affect every aspect of quality of life measured by WHOQOL-BREF in healthy workers

Qual Life Res (2011) 20:14691475 DOI 10.1007/s11136-011-9889-4

BSRS-5 (5-item Brief Symptom Rating Scale) scores affect every aspect of quality of life measured by WHOQOL-BREF in healthy workers

I-Cheng Lu Mei-Chu Yen Jean Sio-Meng Lei

Hsiang-Huo Cheng Jung-Der Wang

Accepted: 7 March 2011 / Published online: 23 March 2011 The Author(s) 2011. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com

AbstractPurpose This study aims to evaluate and quantify the possible effect of psychological symptoms on healthy workers quality of life (QOL).

Methods The workers were recruited from a factory in south Taiwan. We assessed their psychological symptoms with a 5-item brief symptom rating scale (BSRS-5) and measured the QOL using the Taiwanese version of the

World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL)-BREF. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to explore the association between the two tools after control of confounding by other predictors.

Results A total of 1,080 workers, who attended a physical examination, completed questionnaires and informed consent forms. Scores on the BSRS-5 signicantly predicted scores in each domain and items of the WHOQOL-BREF. The magnitude of psychological domain score seemed to be affected the most; every 1 point increase in BSRS-5 was associated with a 0.39 raw score (equivalent to 2.44 percentile) decrease in QOL. The sleep facet of WHOQOL appeared to have the highest association, followed by items of negative feelings, energy, and concentration.

Conclusions The BSRS-5 score is predictive for scores of all four domains and 26 items of the Taiwanese version of the WHOQOL-BREF for regular factory workers.

Keywords BSRS-5 5-item brief symptom rating scale

WHOQOL-BREF Quality of life

Psychological symptoms

AbbreviationsBSRS-5 5-item brief symptom rating scaleQOL Quality of lifeWHOQOL World Health Organization Quality of Life SBP Systolic blood pressureDBP Diastolic blood pressureAC-Glu Fasting serum glucoseTG TriglycerideTC Total cholesterolHDL-c High-density lipoprotein cholesterol LDL-c Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ANOVA Analysis of variance

I.-C. Lu M.-C. Yen Jean

Department of Occupational Medicine, E-Da Hospital,No. 1, Yida Road, Yanchao District, Kaohsiung City 82445, Taiwan

M.-C. Yen JeanDepartment of Nursing, I-Shou University, No. 8, Yida Road, Yanchao District, Kaohsiung City 82445, Taiwan

S.-M. LeiDepartment of Psychiatry, E-Da Hospital, No. 1, Yida Road, Yanchao District, Kaohsiung City 82445, Taiwan

H.-H. ChengDepartment of Psychiatry, Ping-Tung Christian Hospital, No. 60, Dalian Road, Pingtung Operator, Taiwan

J.-D. WangInstitute of...