Objective to test the psychometric properties of the italian version of the whoqol brief e. This manual was drafted by alison harper on behalf of the whoqol group. The world health organization quality of lifebref whoqol bref is a wellvalidated, crosscultural, generic instrument to measure the quality of life, which is available in many languages. The physical domain covers pain, energy, sleep, and daily activities. This manual is intended to help users of the whoqol100 and. World health organization quality of life bref whoqolbref. A high score on any of the whoqol 100 domains corresponds to a favorable qol.
Whoqol spirituality, religiousness and personal beliefs. The whoqol bref is an abbreviated 26item version of the whoqol 100 containing items that were extracted from the whoqol 100. This questionnaire asks how you feel about your quality of life, health, and other areas. These are the whoqol 120, which is based on the whoqol 100, and the whoqol hiv bref, which is based on the shorter whoqol bref. Who the world health organization quality of life whoqol. Currently there is no procedure for combining the domain scores into a qol index.
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. Noerholm v, groenvold m, watt t, bjorner jb, rasmussen na, bech p. The whoqol bref is derived from the 100 item whoqol 100, which was developed at 15 international sites to. The whoqol bref is a generic quality of life measure, which has been developed simultaneously in many cultures and languages.
The whoqol bref contains one item from each of the 24 facets of qol included in the whoqol 100, plus two benchmark items from the general facet on overall qol and general. World health organization quality of life assessment. World health organization qualityoflife scale whoqolbref. Whoqol bref questionnaire as a measure of quality of life in sarcoidosis marija alilovi1, tatjana pero. Philadelphia, new york, lippincottraven publishers, 1996. This manual describes scoring and coding for the two whoqol hiv instruments. Many qol studies have used the world health organization qol whoqol 100, a questionnaire consisting of 100 items divided into multiple domains, which has demonstrated discrimination between healthy and ill populations whoqol group, 1998. The world health organization quality of life group.
This survey has been used in large epidemiological studies and clinical trials. The whoqol bref, which is a commonly utilized generic measure of quality of life, has never previously been utilized in this population. It also describes the process of developing the instruments and their psychometric. Details on scoring are included in manuals available from the. Output hopperthe zc100 and zc300 series printers are equipped with a 100 card 30mil hopper capacity. Eser and others published psychometric properties of the whoqol 100 and whoqol bref find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The world health organizations whoqolbref quality of. The highest correlation was found between the environment domain domain 4 and the psychological domain domain 2. The whoqolsrpb fieldtest instrument is to be used in conjunction with the whoqol100 the manual of whoqol100 is available from who in geneva.
An assessment of quality of life using the whoqolbref. The whoqol instruments can be used in particular cultural settings, but at the same time results are comparable across cultures. The psychological domain measures positive and negative feelings, ways of thinking, selfesteem, and bodyimage. If you wish to use the us english version of the whoqol100 and whoqolbref, please liaise directly with the us office. Brief version in bahasa malaysia correlation coefficient ranged from 0. The whoqol srpb fieldtest instrument is to be used in conjunction with the whoqol 100 the manual of whoqol 100 is available from who in geneva. The whoqol 100 provides separate facet and domain scores, including a score for the facet pertaining to global qol and general health. The world health organization quality of life whoqol assessment instrument. Quality of life qol is an important health outcome 1 and considerations of qol are gaining increasing importance in evaluation of health policy and medical intervention.
It measures the individuals perceptions of qol under the different context of their. Sickle cell disease is the commonest genetic disorder in jamaica and most likely exerts numerous effects on quality of life qol of those afflicted with it. The steps are presented from the development of the initial pilot version of the instrument to the. It also describes the process of developing the instruments and their. Using whoqol in nz mental health and addiction services. World health organization quality of life instruments whoqol. Quality of life by age in older women living in vilnius. Contact an authorized nikon dealer or service center to replace the illuminator panel at charge.
This questionnaire asks how you feel about your quality of life, health, or other. The world health organization quality of life assessment whoqol. The whoqol brief is a 26items selfreport instrument which assesses four domains assumed to represent the quality of life qol construct. I am undertaking a study and i need the who quality of life 100 whoqol100 instrument with all the relevant psychometric properties and scoring manual. Additional modules hiv, old, srpb, dis some country versions have optional additional national items including new zealand with 5. Recently the most often used instruments to complete this assessment are whoqol 100, whoqol bref and sf36, while the widelyused whoqol old around the world is seldom evaluated and used in china. It is a generic english version and should not be used as it stands, nor just be translated.
Whoqolbref questionnaire as a measure of quality of life. Mental disorders are one of the top public health challenges in the who european region, affecting about 25% of the population every year. Assessment quality of life the world health organization quality of lifebref whoqol bref is a 26item questionnaire that addresses the following domains. The whoqol 100 is a generic, patientcompleted measure of healthrelated quality of life that was simultaneously developed in 15 sites worldwide. World health organization qualityoflife scale whoqol. Whoqol bref domain scores demonstrated good discriminant validity, content validity, internal consistency and testretest reliability. Regarding test administration, researchers first provided instructions on how to answer the questions. The whoqol100 is listed at the end of the whoqol user manual page 73. Users guide for the multitrait analysis program map. The main objective was to delete the items that do not fulfill the rasch measurement quality control brazilian whoqol old module version. Powerthe zc100 and zc300 series printers use a 100 watt power supply. The whoqol is now available in over 20 different languages and its development in further languages is.
Quality of life and pharmacoeconomics in clinical trials 2nd edition. World health organization quality of life instruments whoqol whoqol is a generic quality of life scale developed through the world health organization. Whoqol bref has also been used in numerous studies to evaluate. The world health organization quality of life brief version whoqolbref is an abbreviated, 26item version of the. It is a 26 item self report instrument, developed from a longer instrument, the whoqol 100, and measures quality of life on four broad domains.
Whoqol 100 subscales qol domains and aspects and the total score of overall quality of life. The world health organization quality of life whoqol assessment is an instrument to measure the quality of life qol, which was developed by the world health organization who, with the aid of 15 collaborating centers around the world world health organization who, 1997. Abbreviated world health organization quality of life. Whoqol 100 facet scores were calculated according to the whoqol scoring methodology whoqol user manual. The whoqol 120 hiv was developed from an extensive pilot and field test of 115 questions, plus the whoqol 100 in 10 centres around the world.
Pdf psychometric properties of the whoqol100 and whoqol. Due to the comprehensiveness of whoqol 100 100 questions it takes between 30 and 90 minutes to be completed. Two main generic instruments are the whoqol100, which consists of 24 facets grouped into six. The whoqol is a quality of life assessment developed by the whoqol. The obtained cronbachs alpha coefficients for whoqol 100 were 0.
Whoqol 100 core generic instrument whoqol bref abbreviated 26item version. In all countries, mental health problems are much more prevalent among those who. It is focused around the definition of quality of life advocated by the world health organization, which includes the culture and context which influence an individuals perception of health. For the reasons mentioned above, the psychometric properties of the chinese version of whoqol old in a field study will be introduced. The whoqol bref was used as one of the assessment instruments. Validation of whoqolbref in malayalam and determinants of. Tests of the universality of quality of life in 15 different cultural groups worldwide. The lowest correlation was found between the overall health. The whoqol hiv has been developed from an extensive test of 115 questions, plus the whoqol 100 in 10 centres around the world.
Quality of life in the danish general population normative data and validity of whoqol bref using rasch and item response. Reliability, validity and reproducibility of the whoqol. In this study the transformation of the results in each domain was performed for the. The seaqol group is the location of the us whoqol center and distributes the us english version of the whoqol 100. A selfreport questionnaire that contains 26 items and addresses 4 qol domains. Whoqolbref, questionnaire, june 1997, updated 1102014. It also describes the process of developing the instruments and their psychometric properties. The whoqol 100 has been developed from an extensive pilot test of some 300 whoqol questions in 15 centres around the world. Who quality of life 100 whoqol100 instrument researchgate.
Top cover releaseopen the top cover to load and remove printer ribbon, clear a card jam, install upgrades, and access the printhead for easy replacement. Each item of the whoqol bref questionnaire is scored from 1 to 5 on a response scale, and then transformed to a 0 100 scale. Development of the world health organization whoqolbref. Th ese questions represent the finalised version of the whoqol hiv to be used for field trials. Domain scores produced by the whoqol bref correlate highly 089 or above with whoqol 100 domain scores calculated on a four domain structure. Utility of whoqolbref in measuring quality of life in. Quality of life among home healthcare patients in saudi.
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