[Application of the Portuguese version of the abbreviated instrument of quality life WHOQOL-bref]

M P Fleck; S Louzada; M Xavier; E Chachamovich; G Vieira; L Santos; V Pinzon

doi:10.1590/s0034-89102000000200012

[Application of the Portuguese version of the abbreviated instrument of quality life WHOQOL-bref]

Rev Saude Publica. 2000 Apr;34(2):178-83. doi: 10.1590/s0034-89102000000200012.

[Article in Portuguese]

Authors

M P Fleck¹, S Louzada, M Xavier, E Chachamovich, G Vieira, L Santos, V Pinzon

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Psiquiatria e Medicina Legal, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

PMID: 10881154
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102000000200012

Abstract

Introduction: The need of short instruments to evaluate Quality of life determines World Health Organization Quality of Life Group (WHOQOL Group) to develop an abbreviated version of the WHOQOL-100, the WHOQOL-bref. The objective is to present the Brazilian field trial of the WHOQOL-bref.

Methods: WHOQOL-bref is composed by 26 questions divided in four domains: physical, psychological, social relationships and environment. The evaliation instrument, BDI (beck depression inventory) and BHS (beck hopelessness scale) were used in a 300 subjects sample in Porto Alegre, South Brazil.

Results/conclusions: The instrument showed a good performance concerning internal consistency, discriminant validity, criterion validity, concurrent validity and test-retest reliability. The intrument allies good psychometric performance and practicity for use which puts it as an interesting option to evaluate quality of life in Brazil.

Publication types

English Abstract
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Brazil
Case-Control Studies
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans
Linear Models
Male
Quality of Life*
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires
World Health Organization*