# The importance of content and face validity in instrument development: lessons learnt from service users when developing the Recovering Quality of Life measure (ReQoL)

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/the-importance-of-content-and-face-validity-in-instrument-development-lessons/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Janice Connell,Jill Carlton,Andrew Grundy,Elizabeth Taylor Buck,Anju Keetharuth,Thomas C. Ricketts,Michael Barkham,Dan Robotham,Diana Rose,John Brazier |
| Citations | 313 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11136-018-1847-y |
| Fields | Health Professions,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | hybrid |
| OA URL | https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11136-018-1847-y.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2802639520 |
| PMID | 29675691 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2018 |

## Paper authors

- [Jill Carlton](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jill-carlton/)
- [Michael Barkham](https://scholariq.org/researchers/michael-barkham/)

## Paper journal

- [Quality of Life Research](https://scholariq.org/journals/quality-of-life-research/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Mental Health and Patient Involvement](https://scholariq.org/topics/mental-health-and-patient-involvement/)

## Paper topics

- [Mental Health and Patient Involvement](https://scholariq.org/topics/mental-health-and-patient-involvement/)
- [Down syndrome and intellectual disability research](https://scholariq.org/topics/down-syndrome-and-intellectual-disability-research/)
- [Occupational Therapy Practice and Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/occupational-therapy-practice-and-research/)

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