2006
DOI: 10.1017/s1041610206003619
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Abstract: The WHOQOL-BREF instrument shows suitable psychometric performance in a sample of Brazilian older adults, becoming a useful alternative in the measurement of quality of life in this population.

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“…Although the WHOQOL-bref has adequate psychometric properties for the elderly population, as Chachamovich et al 5 showed, the instrument does not address some important aspects the elderly individuals reported as having an infl uence on their quality of life such as relationships with family members, motor or sensory losses that limit their daily activities, spirituality and social participation. The fi rst two aspects are assessed in the WHOQOL-bref, but only indirectly by addressing the relationship with friends, relatives, acquaintances and locomotion, whereas the third and fourth aspects are not addressed at all.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although the WHOQOL-bref has adequate psychometric properties for the elderly population, as Chachamovich et al 5 showed, the instrument does not address some important aspects the elderly individuals reported as having an infl uence on their quality of life such as relationships with family members, motor or sensory losses that limit their daily activities, spirituality and social participation. The fi rst two aspects are assessed in the WHOQOL-bref, but only indirectly by addressing the relationship with friends, relatives, acquaintances and locomotion, whereas the third and fourth aspects are not addressed at all.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…respecto a los puntajes por dominio obtenidos al aplicar el whoqol-bref (rango posible se encuentra entre [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20], se puede observar en la Tabla 2 que este fue similar en los dominios salud física, psicológica y relaciones sociales, y sólo inferior en aproximadamente un punto, en el referido a medio ambiente. en ninguna de las dimensiones el puntaje presentó una distribución normal.…”
Section: Descripción Del Grupo En Estudiounclassified
“…Validaciones del whoqol-bref se encuentran en la literatura en adultos mayores [8][9][10][11][12] , población general 13 y con problemas de salud y otras condiciones [14][15][16][17] . en Chile, un estudio ha usado la versión oficial española de este instrumento, sin embargo, en él no se describe si fueron evaluadas las características psicométricas del instrumento y confianza para la aplicabilidad en nuestro medio 18 .…”
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“…Em relação à qualidade de vida, os diversos trabalhos publicados até aos dias de hoje referiram-se às propriedades psicométricas do WHOQOL (13,(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22) , bem como à utilização do mesmo em amostras de pacientes psiquiátricos ou em estado de internação (23)(24)(25)(26)(27) e na população idosa (28)(29)(30) . O Brasil é um país onde parcela significativa da população (14,5%) é portadora de algum tipo de deficiência (31) .…”
Section: Análise Do íNdice Da Qualidade De Vida Por Dimensõesunclassified