Adaptation and Validation of Recent Life Changes Questionnaire for Measuring Stress Among Adults in Karachi, Pakistan

NCT02356263 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 3235-CHS-ERC-14
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Stressors impair optimum function of an individual physiologically and psychologically. Overcoming stress is possible when one knows which aspects of life are the most troublesome to manage for individuals. There are certain tools available in Pakistan that can measures stress in selected populations but there are no validated tools that may quantify stress which results from events occurring in different aspects of life. Recent Life Changes Questionnaire (RLCQ) is a tool that measures stress of individuals through life changing events. It has five categories; work, home and family, health, personal and social and financial. The objective of the study is to adapt RLCQ and validate it so that it may measure stress among people living in Karachi, Pakistan.

Conditions

Life Change Events

Keywords

stressful events; psychological stress; life experiences

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Sensitivity and specificity, as measured by Positive and Negative Predictive Value, Kappa Statistics

  sensitivity and specificity of the RLCQ will be compared against gold standard MINI

  11 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The target population for the study includes all adults aged 18 years or above living in Karachi, Pakistan. The source population is that of all adults aged 18 years or above living in Gulshan-e-Iqbal town Karachi from where we will draw our sample population comprising of those adults 18 years or more who fulfil the eligibility criteria and consent to participate in the study.

You may qualify if:

• Adults aged 18 years or above
• Those who would stay in the study site for at least one month
• Those who provide a written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Those who do not understand Urdu
• Those who have cognitive or hearing difficulties
• People with known psychiatric conditions and are under treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aga Khan University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Aga Khan University

Karachi, Pakistan

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Artani A, Kamal AK, Azam SI, Artani M, Bhamani SS, Saif M, Khan FA, Alam N. Validation of the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire (RLCQ) for stress measurement among adults residing in urban communities in Pakistan. BMC Psychol. 2019 Oct 21;7(1):66. doi: 10.1186/s40359-019-0341-9.

  PMID: 31639054 DERIVED

• Artani A, Bhamani SS, Azam I, AbdulSultan M, Khoja A, Kamal AK. Adaptation of the Recent Life Changes Questionnaire (RLCQ) to measure stressful life events in adults residing in an urban megapolis in Pakistan. BMC Psychiatry. 2017 May 5;17(1):169. doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1315-1.

  PMID: 28476102 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor Neurology,Director Stroke Fellowship Program

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 28, 2015
• First Posted: February 5, 2015
• Study Start: March 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2015
• Study Completion: September 1, 2015
• Last Updated: August 8, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-08

Locations

PA (1)