BACKGROUND The WHOQOL-OLD is an instrument for the assessment of subjective quality of life in elderly people. It is based on the WHO definition of quality of life and is available in more than 20 languages. However, in most countries, the psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-OLD have been assessed only on the basis of small local samples and not in representative studies. In this study, the p...

PURPOSE To determine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Older Adults Module (WHOQOL-Old). METHODS The Turkish version of the WHOQOL-OLD was administered to 527 older (> 65 years) adults living in urban, suburban, and rural areas of Manisa Province, Turkey. The WHOQOL-OLD module consists of 24 items assigned to 6 facet...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of a short form of the WHOQOL questionnaire, the WHOQOL-BREF, which consists of 24 questions, in evaluating quality of life (QOL) in sarcoidosis patients. A group of 97 sarcoidosis patients and a matched group of 97 healthy controls took part in the study. Their QOL was examined by means of the WHOQOL-BREF, and the respiratory functions were ...

BACKGROUND To assess the internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Dutch version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Older Adults Module (WHOQOL-OLD). METHODS The psychometric properties of the Dutch WHOQOL-OLD were examined in a cross-sectional study using a sample of 1,340 people aged 60 years or older. Participants completed a Web-based question...

OBJECTIVE To construct versions of the WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-DIS instruments in Brazilian sign language to evaluate the Brazilian deaf population's quality of life. METHODS The methodology proposed by the World Health Organization (WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-DIS) was used to construct instruments adapted to the deaf community using Brazilian Sign Language (Libras). The research for constructing ...

This study describes the Statistical Package for Social Sciences' (SPSS) syntax commands for analysing WHOQOL-100 data. It was concluded that understanding syntax is a factor limiting WHOQOL-100 use. Analysing partial or complete WHOQOL-100 data can be accomplished by other software.

The aim of this instrumental study was to compare the psychometric properties between World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument, short form (WHOQOL-BREF), data derived from the WHOQOL-100 and data directly from the WHOQOL-BREF and to assess additional psychometric properties of the WHOQOLBREF in women with breast problems. One group (n = 607) completed the WHOQOL100 four times, anoth...