Abbreviated world health organization quality of life. The suitability of the whoqol bref for canadian and norwegian older adults. Using whoqol in nz mental health and addiction services. The results showed that general norms for the whoqol bref domains were 73. The whoqol bref addresses four quality of life domains. To investigate health care practice, health and health related services. Development, reliability and validity of the chichewa whoqol. Development of the world health organization whoqolbref. Quality of life qol is an important outcome measure in the treatment of heroin addiction.
The paper reports on the development of the whoqolbref, an abbreviated version of the whoqol100 quality of life assessment. The uk whoqol bref instructions please read this carefully this questionnaire asks how you feel about your quality of life, health and other areas of your life. Psychometric properties of the world health organization. The development of the whoqol 100, has been detailed elsewhere i. The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the whoqol bref tw in a. The sixth census conducted by the chinese government indicates that life expectancy of chinese people has increased from 71. This survey has been used in large epidemiological studies and clinical trials. Terms and conditions of use of the whoqol tools centre. The whoqol bref is an abbreviated 26item version of the whoqol 100, which covers four domains of quality of life qol. The whoqol group, division of mental health, who, ch1211 geneva 27, switzerland.
Their sensitivity to change is currently being assessed. The world health organizations whoqolbref quality of life. Comparison of sf36 and whoqol100 in patients with stroke. Both the whoqol100 and the whoqolbref have been shown to display good discriminant validity, content validity and testretest reliability. On the way to solve this problem, it is inextricable to measure qol for older people accurately at onset. World health organization quality of life instruments. Randomly sampled community residents from two studies were pooled and used to examine the properties of the whoqolbref by age group. Development, reliability and validity of the chichewa. The suitability of the whoqolbref for canadian and norwegian older adults. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. Using data from the whoqol bref field trials, the objectives of this work are to examine the performance of. The whoqol bref is a shorter version of the original instrument that may be more convenient for use in large research studies or clinical trials. The physical health domain includes questions pertaining to sleep, energy, mobility, the.
Whoqolbref world health organization quality of life bref kurzversion des. Randomly sampled community residents from two studies were pooled and used to examine the properties of the. User shall not reproduce whoqol 100 or bref, except for the limited purpose of generating sufficient copies for its own uses and shall in no event distribute copies of the whoqol 100 or bref to third parties by sale, rental, lease, lending, or any other means. The same steps for the scoring whoqol100 should be followed to achieve scores for the bref. World health organization quality of life instruments whoqol bref whoqol bref is an abbreviated generic quality of life scale developed through the world health organization. World health organization quality of lifeabbreviated. Sick and well respondents were sampled from the general population, as well as from hos. Comparison of whoqol bref and sf36 in patients with hiv infection. Furthermore, by increasing the understanding of how a health problem affects a patient or clients qol, the interaction between the service provider. For this study, the german version of the whoqolbref will be applied. Moderate or higher correlation between whoqol bref subscales and the short form36 sf36 subscales measuring similar constructs. The whoqolbref is a short version of the whoqol100, comprising 26.
Whoqol bref scoring the whoqol bref, still in field trials, is a subset of 26 items taken from the whoqol 100. Brief version whoqolbref in a homeless substance dependent veteran population. Thus, the whoqol bref taiwan version contains 28 items classified into the same four domains as the standard. Domain scores produced by the whoqolbref have been shown to correlate at around 0. A selfreport questionnaire that contains 26 items and addresses 4 qol domains. Culture and values influence quality of life, so diverse cultures may comprehend and. Quality of life measurement is a useful addition to measurement of health outcomes in evaluation of the benefits of many health and welfare interventions. The lowest correlation was found between the overall health. Dec 10, 20 quality of life qol is an important outcome measure in the treatment of heroin addiction.
The chinese version of the world health organization. For the purposes of assessing scale construct validity, who. Steps for checking and cleaning data and computing domain scores for the whoqolbref prepared by alison harper and mick power on behalf of the whoqol group steps spss syntax for carrying out data checking,cleaning and computing total scores check all 26 items from assessment have a range of 15 recode q1 q2 q3 q4 q5 q6 q7 q8 q9 q10 q11 q12 q. The objective of this study was to translate the whoqolbref questionnaire into the main local language of malawi. This document gives a conceptual background to the whoqol definition of quality of life and describes the development of the whoqolbref, an abbreviated version of the whoqol100.
The whoqolbref was derived from data collected using the whoqol100. The whoqol bref instrument comprises 26 items, which measure the following broad domains. The whoqol brief is a 26items selfreport instrument which assesses four domains assumed to represent the quality of life qol construct. Using data from the whoqolbref field trials, the objectives of this work are to examine the performance of the whoqolbref as an integrated instrument, and to test its main. These results indicate that overall, the whoqolbref is a sound, crossculturally valid assessment of qol, as re.
Healthrelated quality of life, whoqolbref, norms, french population. Brief version whoqol bref in a homeless substance dependent veteran population. The whoqol bref is a generic quality of life questionnaire which has been used with different patient populations such as those suffering from diabetes, rheumatoid diseases, mental diseases7, aids8, and diseases of gastrointestinal system, as well as with healthy population9. The whoqol bref generates a profile and score for each of the 4 qol domains. An assessment of quality of life using the whoqolbref among. World health organization quality of life bref whoqolbref. Jan 31, 2014 whoqol bref is the short version of the whoqol 100 and is recommended for use when time is restricted or the burden on the respondent needs to be minimized. The taiwan version of the world health organization quality of life assessment whoqol bref tw has been developed and studied in various groups, but not specifically in a population of injection drug users. Citeseerx the world health organizations whoqol bref. Cutoff point for whoqolbref as a measure of quality of. This study is aimed at evaluating the reliability and validity of the chinese version of the world health organization quality of life.
The development of the whoqol100, has been detailed elsewhere i. Whoqol group to select two more items from each of the two new facets to form the whoqol bref taiwan version using data from the same 1,068 subjects. The objective of this study was to translate the whoqol bref questionnaire into the main local language of malawi. The whoqolbref instrument consists of 24 itemsthe most general item i. Twentyfour data centers representing 23 countries with 11,830 respondents established the psychometric properties of the whoqolbref where factor analysis of the 4 domains found that internal consistency was highest for the 7item physical domain at. Whoqolbref questionnaire as a measure of quality of life in. Abbreviated world health organization quality of life questionnaire whoqolbref in north indian patients with bronchial asthma. Whoqolbref questionnaire as a measure of quality of life. Please choose the answer that appears most appropriate.
I will read out each question to you, along with the response options. Free for use with an inquisit lab or inquisit web license. The uk whoqolbref instructions please read this carefully this questionnaire asks how you feel about your quality of life, health and other areas of your life. Lebensqualitat bei leichten kognitiven storungen semantic scholar. The whoqol bref is a 26item version of the whoqol 100 assessment. The whoqolbref instrument comprises 26 items, which measure the following broad domains. Three of the eight facets of the whoqol srpb have been identified as potentially different from the others, and to date only a limited number of factor analyses of the.
Ost program participants have noted that improvement in quality of life is one of the most important variables to their reduction in drug use. Comparison of whoqolbref and sf36 in patients with hiv infection. However, as yet no population norms have been published as a reference point against which researchers can interpret their findings. Assessment 100item version whoqol 100, however, these tools have not been compared for patients with stroke to date. If you are unsure about which response to give to a question, please choose the best one you can. Despite the widespread distribution and the use of the whoqolhiv bref, difficulties in interpreting the instrument syntax limits use of the tool pedroso et al. An assessment of quality of life using the whoqolbref.
Whoqolbref the following questions ask how you feel about your quality of life, health, or other areas of your life. By 2010, the number of people aged 65 and older in china is about 118. World health organization quality of life scale whoqolbref. Pdf the world health organizations whoqolbref quality. The taiwan version of the world health organization quality of life assessment whoqolbref tw has been developed and studied in various groups, but not specifically in a population of injection drug users. Along with the rising life expectancy and decreasing fertility rate, another inevitable problem comes outpopulation aging. The whoqolbref measures quality of life from a broad multidimensional perspective but was not used in malawi. The whoqol bref measures quality of life from a broad multidimensional perspective but was not used in malawi. The selection process used for national items is described in the results section. The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the whoqolbref tw in. Domain scores produced by the whoqol bref have been shown to correlate at around 0.
Whoqol team wrote potential new items based on themes that had emerged from those focus groups. Brief version in bahasa malaysia correlation coefficient ranged from 0. Opioid substitution treatment ost can increase quality of life whoqolbref and reduce addiction severity index asi scores among participants over time. Development of the world health organization whoqol. Who quality of lifebref whoqolbref rehabmeasures database. The whoqolbref is an abbreviated 26item version of the whoqol100, which covers four domains of quality of life qol. Whoqol tools are used in health care to help the professional make the best choices for patients and clients and monitor any change in quality of life over the course of treatment and recovery. Whoqolbref is the short version of the whoqol 100 and is recommended for use when time is restricted or the burden on the respondent needs to be minimized. The whoqol srpb has been a useful module to measure aspects of qol related to spirituality, religiousness, and personal beliefs, but recent research has pointed to potential problems with its proposed factor structure.
Abbreviated world health organization quality of life questionnaire whoqol bref in north indian patients with bronchial asthma. Using data from the whoqol bref field trials, the objectives of this work are to examine the performance of the whoqol bref as an integrated instrument, and to test its main. The full text of this article is available in pdf format. Both the whoqol 100 and the whoqol bref have been shown to display good discriminant validity, content validity and testretest reliability. World health organization quality of life assessment. Like the whoqolold, the questions for these modules must not be used alone, but in association with the whoqol100 or whoqolbref to obtain holistic and reliable results. Although scoring the bref is identical to scoring the whoqol100, there are some differences that need to be addressed. Can i delete questions, or change the wording or order of the whoqol questions. The whoqolbrief is a 26items selfreport instrument which assesses four domains assumed to represent the quality of life qol construct. Division of mental health and prevention of substance abuse. Summary report on the regional meeting on tools and standards to assess and improve quality of care at the primary care level amman, jordan 30 may1 june 2016.
Whoqolbref scoring the whoqolbref, still in field trials, is a subset of 26 items taken from the whoqol100. The whoqolbref generates a profile and score for each of the 4 qol domains. Under the circumstance of global population aging, the issue on how to facilitate the quality of life qol for older people brings us grand challenge. Pdf the world health organizations whoqolbref quality of. Anlagengesamtdokument,propertypdf,bereichgenderreport,sprachede,rwbtrue. The whoqolbref is a 26item version of the whoqol100 assessment. This study provides preliminary population norms for this purpose. Its psychometric properties were analysed using crosssectional data obtained from a survey of adults carried out in 23 countries. Changes in quality of life whoqolbref and addiction. Since publication use of the whoqolbref has rapidly risen. Steps for checking and cleaning data and computing domain scores for the whoqol bref prepared by alison harper and mick power on behalf of the whoqol group steps spss syntax for carrying out data checking,cleaning and computing total scores check all 26 items from assessment have a range of 15 recode q1 q2 q3 q4 q5 q6 q7 q8 q9 q10 q11 q12 q. Quality of life whoqol bref world health organization. The seaqol group is the location of the us whoqol center and distributes the us english version of the whoqol 100 and whoqol bref. Quality of life qol assessments that are easily administered and which do not impose a great burden on the respondent are needed for use in large epidemiological surveys, clinical settings and clinical trials.
Although scoring the bref is identical to scoring the whoqol 100, there are some differences that need to be addressed. Whoqolbref is a 26item version of the whoqol100 assessment. The highest correlation was found between the environment domain domain 4 and the psychological domain domain 2. N187, 151 male, mixed injury type, mean time since injury 7. The chinese version of the world health organization quality. The same steps for the scoring whoqol 100 should be followed to achieve scores for the bref. Objective to test the psychometric properties of the italian version of the whoqolbrief e.
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