A partial validation of the WHOQOL-OLD in a sample of older people in South Africa

Biljon, Lizanlé van; Nel, Petrus; Roos, Vera

doi:10.3402/gha.v8.28209

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“…The identified 6-factor solution that best fitted the study data was congruent with the reported priori factor structure of the original scale [11] and in the validation study of the Dutch version of the WHOQOL-OLD [38], however; the hypothesized model structure of the instrument in other studies [12,13,15,16,19,32] were incompatible.…”

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confidence: 62%

“…In the development of the original WHOQOL-OLD module, the interviewees' scores were considered to exhibit floor/ceiling effects on the basis of the percentage of the respondents with maximum or minimum total scores that exceeds 20% [11]. The WHOQOL-OLD-P by this categorization, connoted no substantial floor and ceiling effects, indicative of its discriminant ability identical to the findings of the other WHOQOL-OLD crosscultural validation studies [14,17,19,32,33]. However; in a number of previous studies a tendency towards ceiling effect [11,34,35] in measurement of well-being, life satisfaction and QOL was suggested due to probability of rampant positivity bias [8].…”

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confidence: 95%

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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the World Health Organization quality of life-old module (WHOQOL-OLD) for Persian-speaking populations

Rezaeipandari

Morowatisharifabad

Mohammadpoorasl

et al. 2020

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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Background: Reliable quality of life assessment is important for identification of health problems, evaluation of health interventions and planning of optimal health policies and care packages. Due to lack of a psychometrically robust measurement tool for quality of life appraisal among the Iranian older population, this study was aimed to investigate psychometric properties of the Persian version of the World Health Organization quality of life-old module (WHOQOL-OLD-P) for use on the Iranian and other Persian-speaking aged populations.Methods: The standard translate/back-translate procedure was applied to convert the English version of the WHOQOL-OLD into Persian. The face and content validities were assessed by a panel of experts including 15 specialists in geriatrics and allied fields. The Cronbach's alpha and intra-class correlation (ICC) coefficients were estimated to assess internal validity and reliability of the translated version. Factorial structure of the WHOQOL-OLD-P was also tested using confirmatory factor analyses in a sample of 400 Persian-speaking older adults (aged 60 years of old and above) residing in the city of Yazd, the capital city of Yazd province, center of Iran. Results:The internal consistency and reliability indices of the WHOQOL-OLD-P were in the vicinity of acceptable range (Cronbach's alpha: 0.65-0.82 and ICC: 0.90-0.98). The confirmatory factor analysis outputs confirmed the sixfactor solution of the WHOQOL-OLD-P (RMSEA = 0.04, CFI = 0.94, TLI = 0.93, SRMR = 0.06). Conclusion:The study findings support validity and reliability of the WHOQOL-OLD-P for use on Iranian and possibly other Persian-speaking older populations. Further cross-cultural and comparative multinational studies are recommended to provide more vigorous evidence about feasibility and acceptability of the translated tool in diverse and multicultural Persian-speaking communities.

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confidence: 62%

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confidence: 95%

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the World Health Organization quality of life-old module (WHOQOL-OLD) for Persian-speaking populations

Rezaeipandari

Morowatisharifabad

Mohammadpoorasl

et al. 2020

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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“…The dependent variable used in the analysis was subjective wellbeing (SWB), calibrated through the World Health Organization 12-item quality of life brief (WHOQOL-Bref) questionnaire, shown to be a valid measure of SWB among the elderly [70][71][72]. The analysis specifically examined evaluative wellbeing.…”

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Getting Old Well in Sub Saharan Africa: Exploring the Social and Structural Drivers of Subjective Wellbeing among Elderly Men and Women in Uganda

Rishworth

Elliott

Kangmennaang

2020

IJERPH

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While literature attempts to explain why self-reported subjective wellbeing (SWB) generally increases with age in most high-income countries based on a social determinants of a health framework, little work attempts to explain the low levels of self-report SWB among older persons in sub-Saharan Africa. Using the 2013 Uganda Study on Global Aging and Health with 470 individuals, this research examines (i) direct and indirect effects of age on SWB through social and structural determinants, and (ii) how direct and indirect effects vary by gender. Results show a significant direct and negative effect of age on SWB (β = 0.42, p = 0.01). Six indirect paths were statistically significant and their indirect effects on wellbeing varied by gender. Providing support, education, working status, asset level, financial status and financial improvement were significantly positively associated with men’s SWB, whereas younger age, providing community support, participating in group activities, number of close friends/relatives, government assistance and all socio-economic variables were significantly positively associated with women’s SWB. Strategies to address gendered economic, social and political inequalities among and between elderly populations are urgently needed.

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“…The outcome of HRQoL was assessed using the WHOQOL-Old [42]. WHOQOL-Old is a well-developed instrument with adequate reliability and validity, and has been widely used to assess HRQoL in many countries [43]. The WHOQOL-Old contains 24 items distributed into six subscales: sensory abilities; autonomy; past, present, and future activities; social participation; death and dying; and intimacy.…”

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Socioeconomic status, social capital, health risk behaviors, and health-related quality of life among Chinese older adults

Yang

Wang

Chen

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Background: The present study described the occurrence of health risk behaviors among Chinese older adults, and developed a structural equation model (SEM) to assess the associations between socioeconomic status (SES), social capital, health risk behaviors, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: We conducted this cross-sectional study in Hubei, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Fujian provinces, etc., China between January and March 2018. Demographic characteristics (age, gender, marital status, place of residence), SES (education level, family income), and health risk behaviors (smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, overweight or obesity, and sleep insufficient or excessive) were investigated. Social capital and HRQoL were assessed by the 16-item Personal Social Capital Scale (PSCS-16) and WHOQOL-Old, respectively. Structural equation modeling was applied to assess the associations between variables. Results: A total of 5439 older adults were included in this study. The prevalence of smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, overweight or obesity, and sleep insufficient or excessive were 34.7%, 34.4%, 64.3%, 45.0%, 26.6%, and 40.1%, respectively. 75% of the participants reported ≥2 health risk behaviors. Elderly individuals with more co-occurrence number of health risk behaviors demonstrated significant poor HRQoL ( F = 52.99, p <0.01). Smoking, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diet exhibited significant negative associations with HRQoL. Social capital, SES, as well as overweight or obesity, and sleep insufficient or excessive showed positive associations with HRQoL. Higher level of social capital positively associated with the occurrence of alcohol consumption, sleep insufficient or excessive, and negatively associated with physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, and overweight or obesity. Conclusions: Chinese older adults demonstrated high prevalence of health risk behaviors, as well as the proportion of their co-occurrences. Socioeconomic status, social capital, and health risk behaviors were important predictors of the elderly’s quality of life. Increasing elderly’s social capital, so as to prevent and control the occurrence of health risk behaviors, which might be an effective approach to improve the elderly’s health.

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A partial validation of the WHOQOL-OLD in a sample of older people in South Africa

Cited by 20 publications

References 30 publications

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the World Health Organization quality of life-old module (WHOQOL-OLD) for Persian-speaking populations

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the World Health Organization quality of life-old module (WHOQOL-OLD) for Persian-speaking populations

Getting Old Well in Sub Saharan Africa: Exploring the Social and Structural Drivers of Subjective Wellbeing among Elderly Men and Women in Uganda

Socioeconomic status, social capital, health risk behaviors, and health-related quality of life among Chinese older adults

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