Research

WHOQOL Related Research completed by the WHOQOL Group in NZ

Refereed Papers

Krägeloh, C. U., Kersten, P., Billington, D. R., Hsien-Chuan Hsu, P., Shepherd, D., Landon, J., & Feng X. J. ; Validation of the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire for general use in New Zealand: confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis. Quality  Life Research . DOI 10.1007/s11136-012-0265-9

Chai, P.P.M., Krägeloh, C.U., Shepherd, D., & Billington, R. Stress and quality of life in international and domestic university students: cultural differences in the use of religious coping. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. doi: 10.1080/13674676.2011.571665

Krägeloh, C. U., Chai, P., Shepherd, D. & Billington, R. How religious coping is used relative to other coping strategies depends on the individual’s level of religiosity and spirituality. Journal of Religion and Health, DOI 10.1007/s10943-010-9416-x

Henning, M., Krägeloh, C. U., Sameshima, S., Shepherd, D., & Billington, R. (2011). Access to New Zealand Sign Language interpreters and quality of life for the Deaf: A pilot study. Disability and Rehabilitation, doi:10.3109/09638288.2011.579225

Krägeloh, C.U., Henning, M., Hawken, S.J., Zhao, Y., Shepherd, D., & Billington, R. (2011). Validation of the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire for use with medical students. Education for Health, 24, 1-5.

Shepherd, D., McBride, D., Welch, D., Dirks, K. N., & Hill, E. M.  (2011). Evaluating the impact of wind turbine noise on health-related quality of life. Noise and Health, 13, 333-339.

Shepherd, D. & Billington, R. (2011). Mitigating the acoustic impacts of modern technologies:  acoustic, health and psychosocial factors informing wind farm placement. Bulletin of Science, Technology, and Society. doi:10.1177/0270467611417841

Henning, M.A., Krägeloh, C.U., Hawken, S.J., Doherty, I., Zhao, Y., & Shulruf, B. (2011). Motivation to learn, quality of life and estimated academic achievement: Medical students studying in New Zealand. Medical Science Educator, 21, 142-150.

Henning, M.A., Hawken, S.J., Krägeloh, C.U., Zhao, J., & Doherty, I. (2011). Asian medical students: Quality of life and motivation to learn. Asia Pacific Education Review, 12, 437-445.

Krageloh, C. U., Billington, R., Hsu, P., Chai, P., Shepherd, D., & Landon, J. (2010). The New Zealand version of the WHOQOL-BREF: Confirming the factor structure and making multi-group comparisons. Quality of Life Reseach, 19.68

Henning, M., Krägeloh, C., Hawken, S., Zhao, Y., & Doherty, I. (2010). Quality of life and motivation to learn: A study of medical students. Issues in Educational Research, 20(3), 244-256.

Keogh, J., Shepherd, D., Krägeloh, C. U., Ryan, C., Masters, J., Shepherd, G., & MacLeod, R. (2010). An informing study investigating physical activity and quality of life in a sample of New Zealand prostate cancer survivors undergoing androgen deprivation therapy. The New Zealand Medical Journal, 123, 20–29.

Shepherd, D., Welch, D., Dirks, K.N., Mathews, R. (2010). Exploring the Relationship between Noise Sensitivity, Annoyance and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Sample of Adults Exposed to Environmental Noise. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 7, 3579-3594.

Billington, R., Landon, J., Krägeloh, C. U., and Shepherd, D. (2010). The New Zealand WHOQOL Group. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123, 65-70.

Lewis, A., Krägeloh, C.U., & Shepherd, D. (2009). Pet ownership, attachment, and health-related quality of life in New Zealand. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 5(1), 96-101.

Hsu, P., Krägeloh, C., Shepherd, D., and Billington, R. (2009). Religion/spirituality and quality of life of international tertiary students in New Zealand: An exploratory study. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture, 12(4), 385-399

Conferences

2013 Billington, R., Krageloh, C.U. Organizers of the NZ WHOQOL Group contribution to the NZ Positive Psychology Conference, AUT University June 8th and 9th 2013.

2013 Rowthorn, M.,  Andrews, S. Monitoring changes to Quality of Life During Recovery. NZ Positive Psychology Conference, AUT University June 8th and 9th 2013.

2013 Krägeloh, C., Kersten, P., Hsu, P. & Feng, J. The New Zealand WHOQOL-BREF with national items: Focus group work, item selection, confirmatory factor analysis, and Rasch analysis. NZ Positive Psychology Conference, AUT University June 8th and 9th 2013.

2013 Medvedev, O. and Landhuis, E. Happiness, Subjective Well-being and Quality of Life. Positive Psychology Conference, AUT University June 8th and 9th 2013.

2013 Billington, R. “Using the WHOQOL Scales in Mental Health Recovery”. International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL): Leadership Exchange Conference. Auckland,  Monday 4th March 2013

2013 Billington, R. Organizer and introductory speaker to the NZ WHOQOL Mental Health Recovery NGO Forum, Wellington, 20 Feb. 2013

2012 Organised and chaired a NZ WHOQOL – Mental Health Recovery NGOs 1 day forum held at Pathways, Manukau 26th  Sept 2012.

2011 Billington, R., Shepherd, D., & Krägeloh, C.U. Developing New Zealand specific mental health recovery measures: a client orientated approach. New Zealand Schizophrenia Research Group Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, August 2011.

2011 Shepherd, D., Dirks, K., McBride, D., & Welch, D. Wind turbine noise and health-related quality of life of nearby residents: a cross-sectional study in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Fourth International Meeting on Wind Turbine Noise (ISBN 978-88-88942-33-9), Rome, Italy, 12-14 April 2011.

2010 Henning, M., Krägeloh, C., Hawken, S., & Zhao, Y. Medical students studying in New Zealand: Quality of life, motivation, and expected academic achievement. Paper presented at the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference, UK Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, 7 September. And paper presented at the 7th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC), NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore.

2010 Henning, M., Hawken, S., Zhao, Y., & Krägeloh, C. Medical students studying in New Zealand: Quality of life, motivation, and expected academic achievement. Paper presented at the 7th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC), NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore.

2010 Krägeloh, C.U., Billington, R., Hsu, P., Chai, P., Shepherd, D., & Landon, J. The New Zealand version of the WHOQOL-BREF: Confirming the factor structure and making multi-group comparisons. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, London, United Kingdom, 28 October 2010. Poster presented at the AMHOC The 3rd Australasian Outcomes Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 17 November 2010.

2010 Landon, J., & Shepherd, D. Parental Perceptions of Children’s Anxiety and Quality of Life. Allergy New Zealand National Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 14 August 2010.

2010 Shepherd, D., Dilaimi, A., & Landon, J. Quality of life of caregivers of individuals with mental disorders. The New Zealand WHOQOL Group, 2nd New Zealand QOL Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 24 February 2010.

2010 Shepherd, D., Dirks, K., McBride, D., & Welch, D. Opposition to wind turbines: noise about nothing? International Symposium on Sustainability in Acoustics, International Congress on Acoustics, Auckland, New Zealand, 28 August 2010.

2009 Shepherd, D., & Billington, R. Utilising PHP and MySQL to Collect Quality of Life Data over the World-Wide Web. Annual Research and Conference Report of the New Zealand WHOQOL Group, 2009(1), p 17 - 26

2009 Shepherd, D., & Hanna, B. The kids are alright: developing a WHOQOL-YOUNG. The New Zealand WHOQOL Group, 1st New Zealand QOL Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

2009 Dilaimi, A., Shepherd, D., & Landon, J. Quality of life of caregivers of individuals with mental disorders. New Zealand Schizophrenia Research Group Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2009 Shepherd, D., and Krageloh, C. The Establishment of a WHOQOL Field Centre in New Zealand. Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine, 6th Scientific Conference, Auckland New Zealand.

2008 Shepherd, D. Quality of Life and Schizophrenia. New Zealand Schizophrenia Research Group Conference, Wellington New Zealand.

2007 McPherson, K.M., Kayes, N., Diesfeld, K., Patston, P., Billington, R., & Taylor, W.J. Quality of life and quality of care for people who experience disability. National Institute of Rehabilitation Research and New Zealand Rehabilitation Association Conference, Rotorua 16 – 18 February.

TECHNICAL REPORTS

Billington, R., Krageloh, C. U., Shepherd, D., Landon, J.,  & Bunting, A. (2011). New Zealand WHOQOL-BREF User Manual. AUT University. 23 pps.

Dilaimi, A. & Shepherd, D. (2011). Informal Caregivers of Individuals with Mental Illness experience Impaired Health-related Quality of Life. Report provided to Supporting Families in Mental Illness (New Zealand) Inc.

Shepherd, D., & Billington, R. (2009). Utilising PHP and MySQL to Collect Quality of Life Data over the World-Wide Web. Annual Research and Conference Report of the New Zealand WHOQOL Group, 2009(1), p 17-26.

Workshops

Billington, R. Krageloh, C. U. WHOQOL- BREF Assessment. NZ Positive Psychology Conference, AUT University June 8th and 9th 2013.

Billington, R., Shepherd, D., & Krägeloh, C.U. Introducing the NZ WHOQOL- BREF to Richmond Trust & Pathways NZ, AUT University, 6 September 2011.

Billington, R. & Shepherd, D. Introducing the NZ WHOQOL-BREF to Health Care NZ. Hawkes Bay Health Board, Mt Maunganui, 13 September 2011.

Billington, R. & Shepherd, D. The NZ WHOQOL-BREF as applied to Mental Health Practice. Connect Support Recovery Inc, Auckland, 12 February 2011.

Billington, R., Shepherd, D., & Krägeloh, C.U. Using WHOQOL in NZ. Quality of Life in Mental Health Recovery: A workshop for practitioners. The 3rd Australasian Mental Health Outcomes Conference. Auckland, New Zealand, 17 November 2010.

Billington, R. Shepherd, D., & Bunting, A. Quality of Life outcomes measures and their use in the stepped-care model. Waitemata District Health Board, Auckland, 21 October 2010.

Student Research Projects completed

2007
Patricia Hsu - Quality of life and spirituality: domestic verses international students
Amber Lewis - Pet ownership, attachment, and health-related quality of life in New Zealand
Stefan Rethfeldt - Comparing online verses pencil-and-paper collected quality of life data

2008
Brett Hanna - Developing quality of life scales for young adults
Ace Simpson - The meaning of quality of life, wellbeing, and happiness
Shaari Tillekeratne - A psychometric validation of the WHOQOL-OLD using a New Zealand sample

2009
Penny Chia - Quality of life, stress, and the role of spirituality as a coping mechanism for foreign students
Alia Dilaimi -  Quality of life and caregiver burden
Patricia Hsu - Developing the New Zealand WHOQOL-BREf
Renata Mathews - Quality of life of noise sensitive individuals
Neha Mohammed -  Quality of life of parents with children with severe allergy
Clare Ryan - Physical activity and quality of life in prostate cancer survivors
Greg Shepherd - Quality of life in retirement age and whether it is influenced by volunteer work or paid employment.
Jessica Zhou - The relationship between motivation and quality of life in medical school students

2010

2011
Joanna Feng – Selection of National Items for the New Zealand Quality of Life Questionnaire

2012

2013