Validity and reliability of the Malay version of WHOQOL-HIV BREF in patients with HIV infection

Abstract

This study determines the validity and reliability of the Malay version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) assessment instrument in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. A cross-sectional study on 157 patients with HIV seen at the Infectious Disease Unit, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, Kota Bharu, Kelantan was conducted. Factor analysis identified five major domains: physical needs, spirituality, social relationship, psychological, and environment. Significant correlation was found between each domain scores and the general health questions. The instrument was able to discriminate between asymptomatic and symptomatic HIV positive patients for all domain scores except for the spirituality domain. The internal consistency of the five domains ranged from 0.70 to 0.83. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) ranged from 0.60 to 0.87 across all domains. In conclusion, the Malay version of WHOQOL-HIV BREF is a valid and reliable instrument in assessing quality of life in HIV positive patients.

Validation of Persian version of WHOQOL-HIV BREF questionnaire in Islamic Republic of Iran

“…Similar to the results reported in Portugal, Taiwan and Malaysia, our study shows that the WHOQOL-HIV BREF has good psychometric properties (18)(19)(20). The CVRs for individual items of WHOQOL-HIV BREF were in the acceptable range, which indicates that each item measures the QOL in HIV/ AIDS patients as intended.…”

Assessing quality of life in middle-aged and older adults with HIV: psychometric testing of the WHOQOL-HIV-Bref

“…Similar effects in these items have been previously reported [13]. In line with prior validation studies [14,15], no floor and ceiling effects were observed on QoL domains. As ceiling effects are population dependent [22], the observed effects in individual items may be related to the fact that our sample comprised a relatively larger number of middle-aged participants rather than the elderly.…”

“…Evidence for convergent validity is supported by significant correlations with the general facet of QoL and the self-reported perception of general health. This pattern of associations was also demonstrated in other validation studies [13,15], and the strength of the associations was comparable to the reported in those studies. Potential limitations imposed by the sample, the sampling strategy and the study design should be acknowledged.…”

“…The WHOQOL-HIV-Bref has been studied in an international sample [8], as well as in diverse countries [9,[12][13][14][15], but not specifically in individuals aged 50 years and older. As the instrument's psychometric properties in this population are still unknown, the aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-HIV-Bref in a sample of Portuguese middleaged and older adults with HIV.…”

Self-Perceived Stigma and its Effect on Quality of Life among Malaysians Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

“…There are 31 items with a five (5) point Likert scale (one to five) validated in English and Bahasa Malaysia (WHO 2002;Saddki et al 2009 (Saddki et al 2009). In addition to the five domains, it also has two (2) items, which assesses general QOL and health perception (items 1 and 2).…”