Psychometric properties and results of the international. An assessment of quality of life using the whoqol bref among participants living in the vicinity of wind turbines. 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. Psychometric properties of the whoqolsrpb bref, brazilian. Following publication of the whoqol 100, subsequent data analysis excluding the culturally specific items yielded a common fourfactor model. The objective is to present the brazilian field trial of the whoqol bref. The third unit brings the 100 most common portuguese verbs into the scene, with one example for each case. Because the whoqol 100 is too long for practical purposes such as clinical evaluation or epidemiologic surveys, the whoqol group later simplified the standard whoqol 100 to a short form called the whoqol bref.
Whoqol bref dapat digunakan bila waktu yang diperlukan untuk menyelesaikan. Th ese questions represent the finalised version of the whoqol hiv to be used for field trials. Although it is a relatively brief instrument, its structure allows one to acquire specific information covering many aspects of life. Pain management improves quality of life for chronic pain patients suzanne m. The world health organizations whoqolbref quality of. The world health organizations whoqol bref quality of life assessment. Comparison of sf36 and whoqol100 in patients with stroke. Application of the portuguese version of the abbreviated. Author links open overlay panel katya feder a david s. Reliability, validity and reproducibility of the whoqol.
The structure of the whoqol 100 the structure of the whoqol 100 reflects the issues that a group of scientific experts as well as lay people in each of the field centres felt were important to quality of life. 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. Development of the world health organization whoqolbref. Development of the world health organization whoqol bref quality of life assessment volume 28 issue 3.
Oconnell1 1who centre for the study of quality of life, department of psychology, university of bath, bath, uk e. Following, the 100 most common portuguese words a short sample of the ebook 365 common portuguese words. Recently the most often used instruments to complete this assessment are whoqol 100, whoqol bref and sf36, while the widelyused whoqol old around the world is seldom evaluated and used in china. However, as yet no population norms have been published as a reference point against which researchers can interpret their findings. Whoqol bref scoring the whoqol bref, still in field trials, is a subset of 26 items taken from the whoqol 100. The six broad domains of quality of life, and the twentyfour facets covered are shown below. World health organization quality of life assessment. Whoqolbref questionnaire as a measure of quality of life. This test has been shown to be successful across many cultures chapin et al, 2010. 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. Whoqol 100 february 1995 the whoqol 100 has been developed from an extensive pilot test of some 300 whoqol questions in 15 centres around the world. Whoqol bref questionnaire as a measure of quality of life in sarcoidosis marija alilovi1, tatjana pero. The structure of the whoqol100 the structure of the whoqol100 reflects the issues that a group of scientific experts as well as lay people in each of the field centres felt were important to quality of life. Este dominio, na versao generica original whoqol100 e avaliado por.
This instrument includes the eight items with the best psychometric performance from the 32item whoqol srpb, according to a validation by skevington et al. The steps are presented from the development of the initial pilot version of the instrument to the. To maintain the comprehensiveness of the questionnaire, the whoqol. The chinese version of the world health organization. Due to the comprehensiveness of whoqol 100 100 questions it takes between 30 and 90 minutes to be completed. Whoqol bref is the abbreviated version of whoqol 100, which can examine the quality of life of individuals after undergoing interventions. On the way to solve this problem, it is inextricable to measure qol for older people accurately at onset. There are some areas of qol that may be more relevant for older adults. The whoqol old instrument was administered in a sample of 424 older adults in the city of porto. 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.
It is a selfadministered instrument to evaluate quality of life. Based on this fourfactor model, and in the interests of parsimony, the 26item whoqol br. Although scoring the bref is identical to scoring the whoqol 100, there are some differences that need to be addressed. For the reasons mentioned above, the psychometric properties of the chinese version of whoqol old in a field study will be introduced. Using whoqol in nz mental health and addiction services. This study is aimed at evaluating the reliability and validity of the chinese version of the world health organization quality of life. To investigate health care practice, health and health related services. Tests of the universality of quality of life in 15 different cultural groups worldwide. 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.
To study the world health organization quality of life instrument bref psychometric properties in a sample of smokers. Validitas dan reliabilitas world health organization. The whoqol bref was used as one of the assessment instruments. The same steps for the scoring whoqol 100 should be followed to achieve scores for the bref. The world health organization quality of life bref whoqol bref is a selfreport questionnaire which assesses 4 domains of quality of life qol. Social, psychological, physical and environmental, there are 2 questions related to the global domain. Voicescu a leonora marro b john than b mireille guay b allison denning c tara j. Validation of an instrument to evaluate quality of life in. It has been simultaneously developed in different cultures and languages in order to make it applicable across cultures. World health organization quality of life bref whoqolbref. Assessment of quality of life with the whoqolbref in a. The world health organization quality of life group. Whoqolbref psychometric properties in a sample of smokers. The steps are presented from the development of the initial pilot version of the instrument to the field trial version, the socalled whoqol 100.
This paper reports on the field testing, empirical derivation and psychometric properties of the world health organisation quality of life assessment the whoqol. This scale was not developed for individuals with sci, therefore, it is. Whoqol bref is composed by 26 questions divided in four domains. It is a 26 item self report instrument, developed from a longer instrument, the whoqol 100, and measures quality of life on four broad domains. World health organization quality of life bref whoqol. The world health organization quality of life assessment whoqol is an instrument to measure quality of life qol. The field trial of the portuguese version of the instrument is presented. Australasian mental health and outcomes information conference, queenstown. Whoqol bref can provide data for both research and clinical purposes.
Finally, chapter 7 outlines some of the proposed uses for the whoqol 100 and whoqol bref. Marcelo p fleck development and validation eduardo. Kemudian who menyusun whoqol bref yang merupakan versi singkat dari whoqol 100. The whoqol brief is a 26items selfreport instrument which assesses four domains assumed to represent the quality of life qol construct. Randomly sampled community residents from two studies were pooled and used to examine the properties of the whoqol. The world health organization quality of life assessment. Whoqol centre for the study of quality of life, department of psychology, university of. World health organization quality of life assessment instrument whoqol100 name of questionnaire world health organization quality of life assessment instrument whoqol100 description the whoqol 100 is a generic, patientcompleted measure of healthrelated quality of life that was simultaneously developed in 15 sites worldwide.
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