Psychometric properties of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Abbreviated version in Portuguese-speaking adults from three different countries

Silva, Wanderson Roberto da; Bonafé, Fernanda Salloume Sampaio; Marôco, João; Maloa, Benvindo Felismino Samuel; Campos, Juliana Álvares Duarte Bonini

doi:10.1590/2237-6089-2017-0058

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“…The Portuguese version of the WHOQoL-bref was presented by Fleck et al [ 38 ]. Silva, Bonafé, Marôco, Maloa and Campos [ 39 ] evaluated the psychometric properties of the WHOQoL-bref in different samples and pointed out that a structure of 20 items (1 formulated in the opposite direction; item = 26), 4 domains of first order (Physical: items = 10, 16, 17, 18; Psychological: items = 5, 6, 7, 11, 19, 26; Social Relations: items = 20, 21, 22; Environment: 9, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25), and 1 domain of second order (Quality of life) presented adequate validity and reliability for the samples of Brazilian and Portuguese university students. Therefore, this refined version of WHOQoL-bref was used in the present study to measure quality of life in both women and men.…”

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Impact of inherent aspects of body image, eating behavior and perceived health competence on quality of life of university students

2018

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The aim of this study was to assess the impact of inherent aspects of body image, eating behavior and perceived health competence on quality of life of university students. Participants completed the instruments Body Shape Questionnaire (reduced version, BSQ-8B), Male Body Dissatisfaction Scale (reduced version, MBDS-R), Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (reduced version, TFEQ-18), Perceived Health Competence Scale (bifactorial version, PHCS-B), World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire-Short Form (WHOQoL-bref) and a questionnaire for characterization of sample. Psychometric properties of instruments were previously evaluated by confirmatory factor analysis. A hypothetical model for each sex was developed and tested. In both model surveys the aspects of the body image (BSQ-8B: body shape concern; MBDS-R: musculature and general body appearance), of eating behavior (TFEQ-18: cognitive restriction, emotional eating, and uncontrolled eating) and of the perceived health competence (PHCS-B: expectations of achieving the desired health results and competence in health behaviors) were used as direct predictors on quality of life (WHOQoL-bref). The variables age, medication use for body change, food supplement use for body change, and body mass index (BMI) were inserted in the aspects of the body image. The variables course shift, initial expectation regarding the course, self-reported performance in the course, concomitant work activities to studies, and economic class were inserted into the quality of life. The model surveys were evaluated using structural equation modeling. A level of significance of 5% was used. A total of 2,198 university students (female = 63.5%), including 1,151 Brazilians and 1,047 Portuguese, participated of study (locally representative samples). The average age of women was 20.8 ± 2.4 years and of men was 21.3 ± 3.3 years. The psychometric properties of the instruments were adequate, except for the PHCS, which was adjusted for each sex. The models presented variance explained of 54% and 49% for women and men, respectively. In both sexes, the students’ perceived health competence and academic variables contributed significantly to their quality of life, and age, BMI, and medication and supplement use were significant factors relating to how a student views his or her body image. Women's quality of life was associated with body shape concern and emotional eating aspects. Men's quality of life was associated with general body appearance and cognitive restriction aspects. These results can be used to create and implement educational programs to improve quality of life of university students.

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Impact of inherent aspects of body image, eating behavior and perceived health competence on quality of life of university students

2018

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“…The TFEQ was originally proposed by Stunkard and Messick [17] in the English language to assess eating behavior of women and men. This instrument consisted of 51 items ( 24,26,34,39,49). This reduced version has been used in some studies and considered suitable for different samples.…”

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Cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and antibacterial activity of poly(vinyl alcohol)-coated silver nanoparticles and farnesol as irrigating solutions

Chávez-Andrade

Tanomaru‐Filho

Rodrigues

et al. 2017

Archives of Oral Biology

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“…Proposto como um indicador de saúde, a QV é um construto multidimensional da população e sua avaliação é utilizada para estimular ações de promoção da saúde. Nesse sentido, estudos que mensuram a QV avaliam características como capacidade funcional, dor, estado geral de saúde, vitalidade, aspectos sociais, emocionais e saúde mental (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15) Nesse contexto especificamente, os estudos realizados na AP observaram uma variabilidade de percepção da QV, que apontam o domínio "relações sociais" como aquele com a maior contribuição para uma boa QV, e o domínio "ambiente" com a menor (11)(12)(13)(14) . Ressalta-se ainda que a presença de doenças, a baixa adesão ao tratamento e o baixo nível educacional são fatores associados a uma pior percepção da QV em indivíduos atendidos na APS (15) .…”

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Qualidade de vida e Atenção Primária em Saúde e seus desdobramentos para a cobertura da Atenção Básica- Um estudo no bairro da Penha, Rio de Janeiro

Siqueira¹,

Sousa²,

Souza

et al. 2022

APS

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Objetivo: averiguar a qualidade de vida dos usuários da Estratégia Saúde da Família perante a cobertura da atenção básica no município do Rio de Janeiro. Método: estudo transversal de abordagem quantitativa, na área programática de saúde 3.1. Teste binomial exato, valor de p de 0,05%, que resultou na amostra de 93 usuários. Aprovado abril/2020 parecer 3.993. 910.Resultados:denota-se nos determinantes da qualidade de vida as menores médias no domínio ambiente relacionando as piores percepções de Qualidade de Vida com condições de saúde associadas à territorialidade. Conclusão: a queda na cobertura da atenção básica provocada pela flexibilização do programa nacional de atenção básica 2017 infere na qualidade de vida do usuário. O estudo traz o ineditismo da discussão sobre a qualidade de vida perante as políticas públicas de saúde sob a ótica do usuário da atenção primária.

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Psychometric properties of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Abbreviated version in Portuguese-speaking adults from three different countries

Abstract: The WHOQOL-Bref fitted models showed adequate factorial validity and invariance in independent subsamples. The transnational non-invariance of the WHOQOL-Bref shows the influence of culture on the operationalization of the quality of life construct.

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Impact of inherent aspects of body image, eating behavior and perceived health competence on quality of life of university students

Impact of inherent aspects of body image, eating behavior and perceived health competence on quality of life of university students

Cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and antibacterial activity of poly(vinyl alcohol)-coated silver nanoparticles and farnesol as irrigating solutions

Qualidade de vida e Atenção Primária em Saúde e seus desdobramentos para a cobertura da Atenção Básica- Um estudo no bairro da Penha, Rio de Janeiro

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