Psychometric evaluation of the WHOQOL-BREF in community-dwelling older people in Taiwan using Rasch analysis

Liang, Wen Miin; Chang, Chih Hung; Yeh, Yi Chun; Shy, Haw Yaw; Chen, Hung Wei; Lin, Mau Roung

doi:10.1007/s11136-009-9471-5

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“…The WHOQOL-BREF has been adapted and validated in the general population [14][15][16][17], adolescents [18], older people [19][20][21], smokers [22], alcoholics [23], patients with HIV/AIDS [24], traumatic injuries [25,26] and psychiatric outpatients [27][28][29].…”

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The World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version: a validation study in patients with schizophrenia

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“…En comparación con otros estudios, la consistencia interna obtenida en los adultos mayores de Bucaramanga y Manizales en una única dimensión es ligeramente mayor a la reportada para las dimensiones del WHOQOL-BREF en Brazil (Castro et al, 2014;Chachamovich et al, 2007), Chile (Espinoza et al, 2011), y España (Lucas-Carrasco, 2012). Entre los antecedentes disponibles, solo el trabajo de Liang et al (2009) se realizó desde el modelo de Rasch. En los resultados de Manizales y Bucaramanga, solo los ítems "Finanzas" y "Actividad sexual" obtuvieron medidas ≥1 logito; en Taiwán, esto sucedió con los mismos ítems y, adicionalmente, con "Sentimientos positivos" y "Actividades placenteras".…”

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Rasch analysis of the WHOQOL-BREF in older adults from Bucaramanga and Manizales

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Ortegón

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Andrea del Pilar González Marín https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0746-306X Resumen * https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2293-0431 Correspondencia: dfrojas@ces.edu.co psicología desde el caribe issn 0123-417x (impreso) issn 2011-7485 (on line) Volumen 35, n.º 3, septiembre-diciembre de 2018 http://dx. AbstractThis research aimed to evaluate the validity evidences of a unidimensional approach to WHOQOL-BEF in older adults. The instrument was applied to a probabilistic sample of 510 older adults from Bucaramanga and Manizales beneficiaries of day care institutions. Rasch analyses of category function, item and person fit, differential item functioning, unidimensionality and reliability analyses were performed. The category structure had to be collapsed from five to four choices. All items and a high proportion of older adults showed adequate adjustment to the Rasch model. Differential item functioning was identified in five items, although their impact on overall measure was low. Internal consistency was 0.92 and item reliability 0.98. Wright's map is presented. A unidimensional, interval-scale measure of quality of life can be obtained from the WHOQOL-BREF for older adults.

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“…Health-related quality of life (HRQL) was assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF, a generic HRQL instrument designed by the WHO to be implemented in both healthy and patient populations across different countries and cultures [30,31]. This instrument consists of 26 self-report questions covering the preceding 2-week time period.…”

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A Follow-Up Study of 50 Chronic Hepatitis C Patients: Adiponectin as a Resilience Biomarker for Major Depression

Fábregas

Vieira

Moura

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Objective: Major depression (MD) is a condition associated with both hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and pegylated interferon (IFN)-α treatment. IFN induces a depressive syndrome that is associated with an inflammatory profile. We aimed to investigate whether there is any specific alteration in plasma biomarkers associated with MD. Methods: HCV-monoinfected patients, with and without IFN treatment, were followed up for 18 months and went through structured psychiatric evaluation. We assessed plasma levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and its soluble type 1 and type 2 receptors (sTNFR1 and sTNFR2, respectively), and adipokines (adiponectin, leptin and resistin) using ELISA. Results: Among the 50 patients included in the study, 14 were treated with IFN during the follow-up. Being older, not married, presenting higher body mass index, higher liver inflammatory activity, lower baseline adiponectin levels and use of IFN were associated with MD development. Higher levels of sTNFR1 during IFN treatment were associated with sustained virological response. The lack of a control group without HCV infection did not allow any assumption of a biomarker change exclusively due to the infection itself. Conclusion: Adiponectin may be a resilience biomarker for MD in HCV-infected patients.

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Psychometric evaluation of the WHOQOL-BREF in community-dwelling older people in Taiwan using Rasch analysis

Cited by 36 publications

References 43 publications

The World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version: a validation study in patients with schizophrenia

The World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version: a validation study in patients with schizophrenia

Rasch analysis of the WHOQOL-BREF in older adults from Bucaramanga and Manizales

A Follow-Up Study of 50 Chronic Hepatitis C Patients: Adiponectin as a Resilience Biomarker for Major Depression

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