Adaptation of the Good Spirit, Good Life quality of life tool for remote Indigenous Australians
The adapted GSGL tool is an acceptable QoL tool for use in health and aged care with urban, regional and remote-living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. When translating a tool, forward-back translation with an expert language committee is recommended to reach concordance in meaning. The adapted GSGL tool is suitable for use with an interpreter when required.
Authors
- Edward Strivens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-508X)
- Chenoa Wapau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5010-024X)
- Rachel Quigley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9943-9384)
- Roslyn Malay
- Kate Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4077-1996)
- Zoë Hyde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5985-1729)
- Carl White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0535-6968)
- Leon Flicker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-0475)
- Dawn C Bessarab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9716-1593)
- Betty Sagigi
- Sarah Russell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2845-5990)
- Lianne Gilchrist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0158-2079)
- Caleb Rivers
- Esther Chaney
- Laurie Yambo
Institutions
- Queensland Health (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Cairns Hospital (AU)
- James Cook University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quality of Life Research
- Published
- 2025-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-025-04083-x
- Primary Topic
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council