Quality of life assessment: validation of the Italian version of the WHOQOL-Brief

Girolamo, Giovanni de; Rucci, Paola; Scocco, Paolo; Becchi, Angela; Coppa, F.; D'Addario, Angela; Daru, E.; Leo, Diego De; Galassi, Lorella; Mangelli, Lara; Marson, C.; Neri, Giovanni; Soldani, Linda

doi:10.1017/s1121189x00007740

Cited by 131 publications

(102 citation statements)

References 22 publications

(12 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…27 All measures have previously been validated in Italian samples. [28][29][30][31][32][33] Finally, sociodemographic characteristics of survivor and caregiver were also collected (eg, age, sex, educational status, employment status, coresidence, income and stroke survivor-caregiver relationship, site and type of stroke, and survivor comorbidities).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Roles of Changing Physical Function and Caregiver Burden on Quality of Life in Stroke

Pucciarelli

Vellone

Savini

et al. 2017

Stroke

115

117

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background and Purpose-The purpose of this study was to examine changes in stroke survivor and caregiver quality of life (QOL) and to determine whether changes in survivor physical functioning and caregiver burden (ie, the impact of the physical, psychological, and social demands of caregiving) influence changes in QOL. Methods-Longitudinal design with 226 stroke survivor-caregiver dyads enrolled at survivor discharge from rehabilitation hospitals. Data collection was performed over 12 months. We measured survivor physical functioning, caregiver burden, and QOL (physical, psychological, social, and environmental) in both survivor and caregiver. Multilevel modeling was used to control for the interdependence of the data. Results-Survivors (50% male sex) and caregivers (66% female sex) were 70.8 (SD=11.9) and 52.4 (SD=13.1) years old, respectively. Over the 12 months, stroke survivor's physical (γ=1.59; P<0.001) and psychological (γ=0.86; P<0.05) QOL significantly improved; social and environmental QOL did not P>0.05. Caregiver QOL, on average, did not significantly change over time P>0.05. Improvements in survivor physical functioning were associated with increases in survivor and caregiver physical and psychological QOL and survivor environmental QOL. Decreases in caregiver burden were significantly associated with improvements in caregiver physical, psychological, and environmental QOL but not with survivor QOL. Conclusions-QOL of stroke survivors and caregivers covaries and is greatly impacted by the physical function changes of the survivor. Dyadic approaches to stroke rehabilitation that acknowledge the interdependence of dyads are needed.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…But more importantly, improvements in survivor physical functioning were associated with significant increases in both survivor and caregiver physical (survivor: γ=0. 28 …”

Section: Impact Of Changing Survivor Physical Functioning and Caregivmentioning

confidence: 99%

Roles of Changing Physical Function and Caregiver Burden on Quality of Life in Stroke

Pucciarelli

Vellone

Savini

et al. 2017

Stroke

115

117

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Both international (Skevington et al 2004;WHOQOL Group 1998a, b) and national studies have confirmed or partially confirmed the validity and reliability of the WHOQOL-BREF in younger and middle-aged populations (Amir et al 1999;De Girolamo et al 2000;Fang et al 2002;Fleck et al 2000;Hanestad et al 2004;Hsiung et al 2005;Hwang et al 2003;Jang et al 2004;Jaracz et al 2006;Kalfoss et al 2008;Leplege et al 2000;Leung et al 2005;Lin et al 2002;Min et al 2002;Norholm and Bech 2001;O'Carroll et al 2000;Ohaeri et al 2004;Taylor et al 2004;Saxena et al 1998;Trompenaars et al 2005;Yao et al 2002). To our knowledge, only five studies have specifically examined the psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-BREF among older adults.…”

Section: Whoqol Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 95%

The suitability of the WHOQOL–BREF for Canadian and Norwegian older adults

2008

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the WHOQOL-BREF, a generic quality of life scale, among older people in Canada and Norway. Very similar data from the Canadian and Norwegian Field Trial data (Canada n = 192; Norway, n = 469) were analyzed and compared. Higher negatively skewed mean scores were found for all WHOQOL-BREF domains in Canada. For both study samples, missing values were highest for the sex item from the social domain. Ceiling effects were found (Canada n = 21; Norway n = 11) primarily among items in the physical and environmental domains. In both study samples, a multitrait multimethod procedure indicated items correlated most strongly with their parent domains; however, equally appreciable correlations were observed between physical, psychological, and environmental items (r = 0.33-0.64; p \ 0.01). The social domain had the lowest internal consistency (a = 0.67 Canada, a = 0.55 Norway). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) yielded marginal goodness-of-fit between the hypothesized WHOQOL-BREF measurement model and the sample data as well as differing patterns of domain misspecification. Patterns of correlations (p \ 0.01) of WHOQOL-BREF domains with WHOQOL-OLD facets, a global QOL item, the SF-12, and the geriatric depression scale provided evidence of convergent and divergent validity. Domain scores also significantly discriminated between health and unhealthy populations and presence of morbidity. Empirical support was found, in part, for the construct validity of the WHOQOL-BREF in older adults. Despite some different patterns found in the CFA, possibly due to cultural or sampling differences, it appears that the instrument is reliable, valid, and facilitates cross-cultural comparisons.

show abstract

“…WHOQOL-BREF is comparable to WHOQOL-100 in terms of discriminant validity and internal consistency [33] and it is superior to an array of other possible tools in its ability to identify subjective aspects of OQOL without becoming disorder-specific [15,40]. Good reliability was also reported for both international and Italian version [41][42][43].…”

Section: Assessment Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quality of life, alcohol detoxification and relapse: Is quality of life a predictor of relapse or only a secondary outcome measure?

et al. 2014

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Quality of life assessment: validation of the Italian version of the WHOQOL-Brief

Abstract: This study shows that the WHOQOL-BRIEF is psychometrically valid and reliable, and that it is also potentially useful in discriminating between subjects with different health conditions in clinical settings.

Cited by 131 publications

References 22 publications

Roles of Changing Physical Function and Caregiver Burden on Quality of Life in Stroke

Roles of Changing Physical Function and Caregiver Burden on Quality of Life in Stroke

The suitability of the WHOQOL–BREF for Canadian and Norwegian older adults

Quality of life, alcohol detoxification and relapse: Is quality of life a predictor of relapse or only a secondary outcome measure?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About