Preliminary population norms and effect sizes accepted 1 november 2005 abstract. Abbreviated world health organization quality of life. Whoqolold manual portugues free download as pdf file. I will read out each question to you, along with the response options. Scielo saude publica development and validation of the. Whoqolbref and to assess additional psychometric properties of the. Whoqolbref psychometric properties in a sample of smokers. Whoqolbref introduction, administration, scoring and generic version of the assessment introduction the whoqol100 quality of life assessment was developed by the whoqol group with fifteen international field centres, simultaneously, in an attempt to develop a quality of life assessment that would be applicable crossculturally. Besides the whoqolold module, the whoqolbref, bdi and bhs. The lowest correlation was found between the overall health.
Psychometric properties of the whoqolsrpb bref, brazilian. On the way to solve this problem, it is inextricable to measure qol for older people accurately at onset. Desenvolvimento e validacao da versao em portugues do modulo whoqol old. Oconnell1 1who centre for the study of quality of life, department of psychology, university of bath, bath, uk e. To investigate health care practice, health and health related services. Scielo saude publica cutoff point for whoqolbref as a. The whoqolbref was derived from data collected using the whoqol100. To select one, researchers should consider which aspects of quality of life they aim to capture because of weak convergent validity signs. Domain scores produced by the whoqol bref correlate highly with whoqol 100 scores. Mar 27, 2012 the short version of the world health organizations quality of life instrument whoqol bref is widely validated and popularly used in assessing the subjective quality of life qol of patients and the general public. We examined its psychometric properties in a large sample of community residents in mainland china. To propose a cutoff for the world health organization quality of life bref whoqol bref as a predictor of quality of life in older adults. The world health organizations whoqolbref quality of life.
O whoqolbref 26 questoes 6 dominios pontuacao final aplicacao do questionario nos coleguinhas analise. Crosssectional study with 391 older adults registered in the northwest health district in belo horizonte, mg, southeastern brazil, between october 8, 2010 and may 23, 2011. Development of the world health organization whoqolbref. In all countries, mental health problems are much more prevalent among those who. World health organization quality of life assessment. How is the total score calculated in who qolbref after having calculated the transformed scores for all four domains. Application of the portuguese version of the abbreviated. Whoqol tools are used in health care to help the professional make the best choices for patients and clients and monitor any change in quality of life over the course of treatment and recovery. Whoqol old, os instrumentos whoqol bref, bdi e bhs. The whoqol bref was administered to 1052 adult community residents in a major. Please choose the answer that appears most appropriate. Marcelo p fleck development and validation eduardo. Sep 16, 20 under the circumstance of global population aging, the issue on how to facilitate the quality of life qol for older people brings us grand challenge.
The whoqol bref was derived from data collected using the whoqol 100. Whoqol bref the following questions ask how you feel about your quality of life, health, or other areas of your life. Application of the portuguese version of the abbreviated instrument of quality life. This is a specific complementary instrument for the assessment of quality of life in older adults that can provide additional information concerning quality of life in this specific population. The objective is to present the brazilian field trial of the whoqol bref. The uk whoqol bref instructions please read this carefully this questionnaire asks how you feel about your quality of life, health and other areas of your life. Whoqol abreviado fleck et al, 2000 versao em portugues. Cutoff point for whoqolbref as a measure of quality of life of older.
The whoqol old module is an additional tool to the whoqol 100 or whoqol bref as a useful alternative in the investigation of quality of life in older adults, including relevant aspects not covered by the instruments originally designed for nonelderly populations. The world health organization quality of life brief version whoqolbref is an. The world health organizations whoqolbref quality of life assessment. Whoqolbref the following questions ask how you feel about your quality of life, health, or other areas of your life. Jun 12, 2014 however, an abbreviated world health organization quality of life questionnaire whoqol bref, a generic hindi hrqol measure, has been developed and validated in india. The chinese version of the world health organization quality.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The whoqol bref is one of the crosscultural and widely used measures for assessing healthrelated quality of life hrqol. Quality of life whoqol bref world health organization. The criterion validation of the whoqol bref also proved to be adequate, presenting correlations ranging from moderate to high between all domains, without redundancy among them p whoqol bref are adequate, as well as its capacity to evaluate the quality of life in smokers. The whoqol100 and whoqolbref have many uses, including use in medical practice, research, audit, policy makingand in assessing the effectiveness and relative merits of different treatments. In all countries, mental health problems are much more prevalent among those who are most deprived.
Convergent validity between sf36 and whoqolbref in older adults. English pdf portuguese pdf press release in english portuguese. Brief version in bahasa malaysia correlation coefficient ranged from 0. Cutoff point for whoqolbref as a measure of quality of life of older adults. Whoqol bref domain scores demonstrated good discriminant validity, content validity, internal consistency and testretest reliability. This study is aimed at evaluating the reliability and validity of the chinese version of the world health organization quality of life. User shall not reproduce whoqol100 or bref, except for the limited purpose of. The sf36 and whoqol bref are reliable instruments for clinical and research uses in brazilian older women. Quality of life of chinese urban community residents. However, as yet no population norms have been published as a reference point against which researchers can interpret their findings. Psychometric properties and results of the international field trial.
The paper reports on the development of the whoqolbref, an abbreviated version of the whoqol100 quality of life assessment. Mental disorders are one of the top public health challenges in the who european region, affecting about 25% of the population every year. Health organization quality of life questionnaire whoqol100 in portuguese. This study aimed at describing the development and validation of the whoqol old module in brazil. Usefulness of the whoqolbref questionnaire in assessing the quality of life of. Whoqol bref domain scores demonstrated good discriminant validity, content validity, internal consistency and test retest reliability. Applicability of the whoqolbref on early adolescence.
If you are unsure about which response to give to a question, please choose the best one you can. These data suggest that the whoqol bref provides a valid and reliable alternative to the assessment of domain profiles using the whoqol 100. It produces scores for four domains related to quality of life. The paper reports on the development of the whoqol bref, a 16 item short form version of the whoqol 100 quality of life assessment. Steps for checking and cleaning data and computing domain scores for the whoqol bref prepared by alison harper and mick power on behalf of the whoqol group steps spss syntax for carrying out data checking,cleaning and computing total scores check all 26 items from assessment have a range of 15 recode q1 q2 q3 q4 q5 q6 q7 q8 q9 q10 q11 q12 q. However, an abbreviated world health organization quality of life questionnaire whoqolbref, a generic hindi hrqol measure, has been developed and validated in india. The need of short instruments to evaluate quality of life determines world health organization quality of life group whoqol group to develop an abbreviated version of the whoqol 100, the whoqol bref. Previous studies of the hrqol using the whoqol bref mainly focused on adult. Whoqol100 february 1995 the whoqol100 has been developed from an extensive pilot test of some 300 whoqol questions in 15 centres around the world. If user thinks that changes are necessary for its work, or if translation is necessary, user must obtain written approval from who in advance of making such changes. It also includes a generic english language version of the whoqol bref, instructions for administering and scoring, and proposed uses for this short form of the whoqol.
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