Differential Item Functioning of WHOQOL-BREF in nine Iberoamerican countries

Bénitez-Borrego, Sònia; Mancho-Fora, Núria; Farràs-Permanyer, Laia; Urzúa-Morales, Alfonso; Guàrdia‐Olmos, Joan

doi:10.1016/j.rips.2016.04.001

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“…Future research should examine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the ASEX in more representative samples, as well as in other minority samples (LGBTI) and clinical samples. Likewise, it will be interesting to adapt the ASEX in Spanish-speaking sample in order to expand its use, since it is known that the functioning of the items may vary depending on the country (Benítez-Borrego, Mancho-Fora, Farràs-Permanyer, Urzúa-Morales, & Guàrdia-Olmos, 2016;Bringas-Molleda et al, 2017).…”

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Validation of the Spanish Version of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) Using Self-Reported and Psychophysiological Measures

2017

Rev. iberoam. psicol. salud

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Sexual dysfunctions are a key aspect when evaluating sexual health (World Health Organization, 2015). Thus, sexual functioning is shown to be linked with quality of life. Sexual dysfunctions are considered a disturbance in any of the phases of sexual response that cause clinically significant distress in other important areas of functioning. Nowadays, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) includes four male-related sexual disorders (Delayed Ejaculation, Erectile Disorder, Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, and

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Validation of the Spanish Version of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) Using Self-Reported and Psychophysiological Measures

2017

Rev. iberoam. psicol. salud

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“…We highlight issues with cross-cultural DIF that have been demonstrated in WHOQOL measures elsewhere [ 3 , 39 ], but the present study advances this field by applying an item anchoring solution which allows DIF to be accounted for, by permitting item bank parameters to vary between cultures. This method is attractive not only because it will improve the comparability of results from cross-cultural investigations, but also because it retains as many items as possible, which, in this case, have all been shown to be internationally valid [ 1 , 2 ].…”

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Adjusting for cross-cultural differences in computer-adaptive tests of quality of life

Sidey‐Gibbons

Skevington

2017

Qual Life Res

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PurposePrevious studies using the WHOQOL measures have demonstrated that the relationship between individual items and the underlying quality of life (QoL) construct may differ between cultures. If unaccounted for, these differing relationships can lead to measurement bias which, in turn, can undermine the reliability of results.MethodsWe used item response theory (IRT) to assess differential item functioning (DIF) in WHOQOL data from diverse language versions collected in UK, Zimbabwe, Russia, and India (total N = 1332). Data were fitted to the partial credit ‘Rasch’ model. We used four item banks previously derived from the WHOQOL-100 measure, which provided excellent measurement for physical, psychological, social, and environmental quality of life domains (40 items overall). Cross-cultural differential item functioning was assessed using analysis of variance for item residuals and post hoc Tukey tests. Simulated computer-adaptive tests (CATs) were conducted to assess the efficiency and precision of the four items banks.ResultsSplitting item parameters by DIF results in four linked item banks without DIF or other breaches of IRT model assumptions. Simulated CATs were more precise and efficient than longer paper-based alternatives.DiscussionAssessing differential item functioning using item response theory can identify measurement invariance between cultures which, if uncontrolled, may undermine accurate comparisons in computer-adaptive testing assessments of QoL. We demonstrate how compensating for DIF using item anchoring allowed data from all four countries to be compared on a common metric, thus facilitating assessments which were both sensitive to cultural nuance and comparable between countries.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s11136-017-1738-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Cada ítem tiene 5 opciones de respuesta ordinales tipo likert, en la cual la más baja percepción es el 1 y la más alta el 5. La puntuación obtenida en los dominios fue escalada en una dirección positiva de 0 a 100, es decir, los puntajes más elevados indican una mejor autopercepción de CV (12) .…”

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“…Uno de los instrumentos más utilizados para evaluar la CV corresponde al cuestionario World Health Organization Quality of Life en su versión breve (WHOQOL-BREF). Este cuestionario tiene 26 ítems y ha sido reconocido por su alta estructura conceptual, operativa y desarrollo psicométrico, siendo validado y aplicado en diferentes grupos etarios, países e idiomas (11,12) . Si bien se ha propuesto que comportamientos saludables como practicar AF se asocian con mayor CV, bienestar y satisfacción (13) , en estudiantes universitarios latinoamericanos la evidencia es escasa, existiendo pocos antecedentes sobre la realidad local.…”

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Comparación de la calidad de vida en estudiantes universitarios según nivel de actividad física

2019

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Introducción: Introducción: Los universitarios son susceptibles a estilos de vida poco saludables, los que podrían deterior su calidad de vida (CV). Objetivo: Comparar la CV en estudiantes universitarios según su nivel de actividad física (AF). Materiales y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, transversal. Participaron 126 estudiantes universitarios de ambos sexos de las facultades de salud, educación e ingeniería de tres universidades de Talca (Chile). La CV fue evaluada mediante el cuestionario WHOQOL-BREF. Se aplicó la T de student para muestras independientes para comparar los dominios de la CV y las características basales entre los grupos. El tamaño del efecto se calculó con la d de Cohen. Resultados: Los universitarios inactivos presentaron mayor índice de masa corporal (IMC) (p=0,041), en contraste, los universitarios activos mostraron una puntuación significativamente mayor que los inactivos en CV global (p=0,002; d=0,67), CV en salud (p=0,013; d=0,50), dominio físico (p=0,038; d=0,43), psicológico (p=0,003; d = 0,63) y medio ambiente (p = 0,001; d = 0,80). Conclusiones: Los estudiantes universitarios activos (moderado/alto nivel de AF) presentan mejor CV global y en salud, además presentan mejor puntuación en CV en los dominios físico, psicológico medio ambiente al compararlos con estudiantes inactivos.

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Differential Item Functioning of WHOQOL-BREF in nine Iberoamerican countries

Cited by 16 publications

References 28 publications

Validation of the Spanish Version of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) Using Self-Reported and Psychophysiological Measures

Validation of the Spanish Version of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) Using Self-Reported and Psychophysiological Measures

Adjusting for cross-cultural differences in computer-adaptive tests of quality of life

Comparación de la calidad de vida en estudiantes universitarios según nivel de actividad física

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