Psychometric properties of the Iranian interview-administered version of the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF): A population-based study

Nedjat, Saharnaz; Montazeri, Ali; Holakouie, K.; Mohammad, Kazem; Majdzadeh, Reza

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-61

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“…In order to measure structural factors of the questionnaire, Correlation matrix of questions with domains was used and in 83 percent of cases, the correlation of each question with its related domain was higher than other domains and scores of patient and healthy groups in various domains had significant difference. Eventually, obtained results suggested validate, reliable, and acceptable structural factors of this Persian version questionnaire among both patient and healthy groups [21]. In this study Cronbach's alpha above 0.7 for all dimension.…”

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Compare the Quality of Life in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Healthy Individuals (Application of WHOQOL-BREF)

Tavakkoli

Dehghan

2017

Zahedan J Res Med Sci

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Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease that its prevalence will double in the world by 2030. According to the report of world health organization (WHO) in 2014, diabetes is the fourth main disease contributing to premature death among Iranians. Objectives: According to the third national program of care system for risk factors of non-communicable diseases, the prevalence of diabetes is reported to be more than 8 percent. Given the high prevalence of diabetes and its importance, the aim of this study was compare the quality of life in patients with type II diabetes and healthy people in Kerman. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional. Two hundred diabetic patient and 200 healthy people participated in this study. The WHOQOL-BREF was used to collect data. Results: This study showed that score of quality of life in all dimension in diabetic patients were fewer than healthy people impressively (P < 0.05). The score of quality of life in physical dimension was higher in men than women (P = 0.035) and it was also higher in people graduated in diploma than other levels of education (P = 0.047). Conclusions: To recapitulate, since chronic diabetes disease is not fatal, the patients will not be recovered and they practically have the disease and its complications over their entire life, it is recommended to address the quality of life among these patients' especially physical and psychological domains.

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“…After conducting necessary calculation in each domain, a score equal to 4 -20 will be achieved in each domain, separately in which, 4 and 20 were the worst and the best sign of condition in intended domain. These scores can be converted to a score with the range of 0 to 100 [21].…”

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Compare the Quality of Life in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Healthy Individuals (Application of WHOQOL-BREF)

Tavakkoli

Dehghan

2017

Zahedan J Res Med Sci

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“…A higher score indicates better quality of life. All domains have an acceptable Cronbach’s α and high discriminant validity in Farsi (Nedjat, Montazeri, Holakouie, Mohammad, & Majdzadeh, 2008). …”

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Transdiagnostic culturally adapted CBT with Farsi-speaking refugees: a pilot study

Kananian

Ayoughi

Farugie

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European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: Approximately half of all asylum seekers suffer from trauma-related disorders requiring treatment, among them Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms. There is a lack of easily accessible, low-threshold treatments taking the cultural background into account. Culturally Adapted CBT (CA CBT) is a well evaluated, transdiagnostic group intervention for refugees, using psychoeducation, meditation, and Yoga-like exercises. Objective: An uncontrolled pilot study with male Farsi-speaking refugees from Afghanistan and Iran was conducted to investigate feasibility with this ethnic group; a group for which no previous CBT trials have been reported. Method: The participants were nine Farsi-speaking, male refugees with M.I.N.I./DSM-IV diagnoses comprising PTSD, major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorders. Treatment components were adapted to the specific cultural framework of perception of symptoms, causes, ideas of healing, and local therapeutic processes. Before and after 12 weeks of treatment, the primary outcome was assessed using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). Secondary outcome measures were the Posttraumatic Checklist, Patient Health Questionnaire, Somatic Symptom Scale, World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), Affective Style Questionnaire (ASQ), and Emotion Regulation Scale (ERS). Results: Seven participants completed treatment. In the completer analysis, improvements were found on almost all questionnaires. Large effect sizes were seen for the GHQ-28 (d = 2.0), WHOQOL-BREF scales (d = 1.0–2.3), ASQ tolerating subscale (d = 2.2), and ERS (d = 1.7). With respect to feasibility, cultural adaptation seemed to be a crucial means to promote effectiveness. Conclusion: CA CBT may reduce general psychopathological distress and improve quality of life. Improvement in emotion regulation strategies may mediate treatment effects. More support should be provided to enhance coping with the uncertainty of asylum status and stressful housing conditions. CA CBT appears to be a promising transdiagnostic treatment, serving as an initial low-threshold therapy in a stepped care approach.

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“…The eighth item assesses perceived changes in general health over a one-year period (health transition). The questionnaire items are given scores of 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating a better quality of life (Montazeri, Goshtasebi, Vahdaninia, & Gandek, 2005;Nedjat, Montazeri, Holakouie, Mohammad, & Majdzadeh, 2008). This questionnaire was first translated and validated in Iran by Montazeri et al in 2005(Montazeri et al, 2005.…”

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Assessment Scales, Associated Factors and the Quality of Life Score in Pregnant Women in Iran

Kazemi

Nahidi

Kariman

2016

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Women experience physical, chemical, endocrine gland and organ changes during pregnancy that limit their activities and reduce their quality of life. The present study was conducted to investigate the quality of life in pregnant women in Iran, the assessment scales used to measure this variable and the factors associated with it.The present study searched databases including Science Direct, PubMed, Scopus, SID, Iranmedex, Mahiran, IranDoc and Google Scholar using keywords such as pregnant women, Iran, quality of life, pregnancy and prenatal and their Persian equivalents to find relevant articles conducted in Iran and ultimately found 20 articles to review without any regard for their time, language and publication site.Studies conducted in Iran to assess the quality of life in pregnant women have used four tools, including the SF-36, the WHOQOL-BRIEF, the SF-12 and the Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy-Specific Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire. The mean quality of life score obtained using these different tools varied from 61.18±13.21 to 66.48±15.57. Social support, socioeconomic status, the pregnancy being wanted, satisfaction with life and sexual function were related directly to the quality of life, while prenatal mental disorders, the severity of pregnancy nausea and vomiting and sleep disorders were related inversely to it.Given the lack of a specific tool designed to assess the quality of life in pregnant women, general tools were used for its assessment. Further studies are thus required to design a specific localized tool and to also assess the relationship between the quality of life and its associated factors.

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Psychometric properties of the Iranian interview-administered version of the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF): A population-based study

Abstract: Background: The objective of the current study was to translate and validate the Iranian version of the WHOQOL-BREF.

Cited by 195 publications

References 11 publications

Compare the Quality of Life in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Healthy Individuals (Application of WHOQOL-BREF)

Compare the Quality of Life in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Healthy Individuals (Application of WHOQOL-BREF)

Transdiagnostic culturally adapted CBT with Farsi-speaking refugees: a pilot study

Assessment Scales, Associated Factors and the Quality of Life Score in Pregnant Women in Iran

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