Assessing quality of life in middle-aged and older adults with HIV: psychometric testing of the WHOQOL-HIV-Bref

Pereira, Marco; Martins, Alexandra; Alves, Stephanie; Canavarro, Maria Cristina

doi:10.1007/s11136-014-0707-7

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“…Similar to the results reported in Portugal, Taiwan and Malaysia, our study shows that the WHOQOL-HIV BREF has good psychometric properties (18)(19)(20). The CVRs for individual items of WHOQOL-HIV BREF were in the acceptable range, which indicates that each item measures the QOL in HIV/ AIDS patients as intended.…”

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Validation of Persian version of WHOQOL-HIV BREF questionnaire in Islamic Republic of Iran

Salehi

Niroumand

Erfanian

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East Mediterr Health J

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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to validate the first Persian version of the WHOQOL-HIV BREF questionnaire. The study sample comprised 61 patients regularly attending the outpatient infectious disease clinic consultation centre for patients with behavioural disorders in 2013-2014. The internal consistency, content related validity and reliability of WHOQOL-HIV BREF were evaluated. Content validity was quantified using the content validity ratio (CVR) according the to Lawshe formula. CVR > 0.51 and mean judgment > 2 were significant at P = 0.05. The Cronbach alpha score was > 0.7 for each domain and = 0.87 for the whole scale, indicating good reliability. Item-to-total correlation coefficient between each item and its respective domain was 0.39-0.87. The correlation between each domain and overall QOL was excellent. This study demonstrates that the Persian version of WHOQOL-HIV BREF is a valid and reliable tool for evaluation of QOL in HIV-infected patients. ‫ـري‬ ‫البـ‬ ‫ـي‬ ‫املناعـ‬ ‫ز‬

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“…(21,22) Our results are similar and to some extent better than the validation of this instrument in other languages. In one study, Cronbach's α ranged from 0.65 to 0.86 (18) and 0.67 to 0.80 in another (19).…”

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Validation of Persian version of WHOQOL-HIV BREF questionnaire in Islamic Republic of Iran

Salehi

Niroumand

Erfanian

et al. 2016

East Mediterr Health J

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“…Both questionnaires were validated in various cultural settings and proved to have acceptable psychometric properties (e.g., Hsiung et al, 2011;Pereira, Martins, Alves, & Canavarro, 2014;Reychler, Caty, Vincent, Billo, & Yombi, 2013;Zimpel & Fleck, 2007). According to Skevington and O'Connell (2003), the WHOQOL-HIV-Bref, compared to other HIV-specific instruments, is culturally more sensitive particularly regarding the methodology underlying its development, therefore enabling cross-cultural comparisons.…”

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Quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS: a cross-country comparison study of Finland and Portugal

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The premises underlying the development of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) instruments provide a convincing rationale for comparing quality of life (QoL) across countries. The aim of the present study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of patients living with HIV infection in Finland and in Portugal, and to examine the contribution of the QoL domains to the overall QoL in these two countries. The sample comprised 453 patients from Finland (76.3% male; mean age = 46.50) and 975 from Portugal (69.2% male; mean age = 40.98), all living with HIV. QoL data were collected by use of the WHOQOL-HIV-Bref questionnaire. Significant country differences were found in QoL domains and specific facets. Patients from Finland reported markedly higher scores on all six QoL domains and general facet, than did their Portuguese counterparts. Regarding the specific facets of the WHOQOL-HIV-Bref, patients from Finland also reported significantly higher scores on 24 out of 29. The exceptions were dependence on medications and treatment, positive feelings, personal relationships, sexual activity, and on spirituality, religion and personal beliefs.Regression analyses showed that physical, psychological, and independence domains contributed to overall QoL among the Finnish patients (R 2 = 0.63), whereas among the Portuguese the domains significantly associated with overall QoL were physical, psychological, independence, and environment (R 2 = 0.48). Country differences in QoL domains and specific facets may reflect sociocultural differences between southern and northern Europe.

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“…O WHOQOL-HIV Bref avalia a qualidade de vida com base em aspectos específicos de pessoas vivendo com HIV/AIDS e tem se mostrado válido e confiável para esse fim (Meemon et al, 2016;Pereira, Martins, Alves & Canavarro, 2014;Salehi, Niroumand, Erfanian, Sajjadi & Dadgarmoghaddam, 2016;Zhu, Liu & Qu, 2017). A análise das propriedades psicométricas deste instrumento é fundamental devido os desafios para a interpretação das questões diante das diversidades culturais (Meemon et al, 2016).…”

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Propriedades psicométricas do WHOQOL-HIV Bref para avaliação da qualidade de vida

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Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar as propriedades psicométricas do questionário WHOQOL-HIV Bref em pessoas com HIV/AIDS. Método: O instrumento foi aplicado a 226 pessoas com HIV/AIDS do Norte de Minas Gerais. As propriedades psicométricas foram avaliadas pela validade de construto, análise da confiabilidade e validade de critério. Resultados: O modelo com seis domínios apresentou ajustamento aceitável (χ2/gl= 1,77, p <0,001, GFI = 0,85, CFI= 0,89, RMSEA = 0,058 ). O WHOQOL-HIV Bref apresentou correlações estatisticamente significativas entre os seis domínios, consistência interna e reprodutibilidade satisfatórias. Os escores dos domínios demonstraram correlação significativa com o escore da qualidade de vida geral e dos itens que avaliam a autopercepção da qualidade de vida e da saúde, correlação significativa com o resultado global da depressão e diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre subgrupos de pacientes segundo variáveis socioeconômicas e clínicas. Conclusões: O WHOQOL-HIV Bref apresentou-se válido, confiável para medir a qualidade de vida de pessoas com HIV/AIDS.

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Assessing quality of life in middle-aged and older adults with HIV: psychometric testing of the WHOQOL-HIV-Bref

Abstract: Purpose: The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-HIV-Bref in a sample of HIV-infected patients aged 50 years and older.

Cited by 28 publications

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Validation of Persian version of WHOQOL-HIV BREF questionnaire in Islamic Republic of Iran

Validation of Persian version of WHOQOL-HIV BREF questionnaire in Islamic Republic of Iran

Quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS: a cross-country comparison study of Finland and Portugal

Propriedades psicométricas do WHOQOL-HIV Bref para avaliação da qualidade de vida

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