O-17 Quality of Life Among English-speaking Caribbean Adults Raised Without Corporal Punishment–Comparing Quantitative and Qualitative Assessments
Author(s):
J Noel , E Thomas , L Mohammed , T Murray , R Isaac , R Waechter , B Landon
Type Of Study:
- Analytical Study
- Descriptive Study
Year of Presentation:
2024
Objective: Most children raised in the Caribbean experience corporal punishment (CP), which increases the risk for poor development and associated behaviors. However, little is known about the health and development of those who were not raised with CP. Current Quality of Life (QOL) is an important outcome to measure among adults who did and did not experience childhood CP. The objective of this study was to describe and compare different assessments of QOL within a sample of Caribbean adults without CP.
Methods: This study was part of the No Licks: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Corporal Punishment in the English-Speaking Caribbean study. Fifty-eight adults completed an online questionnaire including questions adapted from the World Health Organization Quality of Life - BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). The WHOQOL-BREF QOL item, "How would you rate your quality of life?, was rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1=very poor; 5=very good). Thirtyfour respondents also participated in a qualitative interview, which included the question: “How do you perceive your quality of life?/ How do you view position in life?". Responses to quantitative and qualitative QOL questions were compared.
Results: In this study, QOL among English-speaking Caribbean adults raised without CP was good. The WHOQOL- BREF QOL item appears to be appropriate and relevant to the population included in this study. Missing middle Likert scale labels may account for the discrepancy in responses given in the interviews.
Conclusion: No participants rated their QOL as very poor or poor (‘1’ or ‘2’), 8 participants selected ‘3’ (assigned label neither poor nor good), 18 participants selected ‘4’ (assigned label good), and 8 participants selected ‘5’ (very good). Most (82.35%) of the qualitative responses aligned with the quantitative responses. Future studies will compare this outcome among populations that did and did not experience childhood CP.