Flávia Fernanda Cunha Casamali1, Felipe Barreto Schuch2, Silvana Alba Scortegagna3, Elto Legnani4, Ana Carolina Bertoletti De Marchi5. 1. Graduate Program in Human Aging, College of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, University of Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: Mestreflaviac@netvisual.com.br. 2. Department of sports methods and techniques, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: felipe.schuch@ufsm.br. 3. Graduate Program in Human Aging, College of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, University of Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: silvanalba@upf.br. 4. Graduate Program in Human Aging, College of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, University of Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil; Graduate in Physical Education, Federal University of Technology (UTFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Electronic address: legnanielto@hotmail.com. 5. Graduate Program in Human Aging, College of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, University of Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: carolina@upf.br.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Evidence of the validity of instruments for assessing health-related quality of life (QOL) are fundamental to grant interpretations and direct actions at the level of promotion and health care. PURPOSE: To verify the agreement and reproducibility of the QOL assessment instruments WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL-Old, in paper (PV) and electronic version (EV), called WHOQOL-Bref web and WHOQOL-Old web, respectively. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: A cross-sectional study was performed with 98 elderly people, separated into two groups, from Tapejara-RS, Brazil, during 2016 and 2017. The WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL-old instruments applied in the PV and EV were answered individually. RESULTS: The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) observed in the accordance and reproducibility of the overall WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL-Old scores were higher than 0.90, respectively. The ICC was higher than 0.80 for most of the WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL domains, except for the domains Physical (WHOQOL-Bref: ICC = 0.67) and Autonomy (WHOQOL-Old: ICC = 0.78). CONCLUSION: The web versions of the WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL-old questionnaires presented good evidence of accordance and reproducibility.
INTRODUCTION: Evidence of the validity of instruments for assessing health-related quality of life (QOL) are fundamental to grant interpretations and direct actions at the level of promotion and health care. PURPOSE: To verify the agreement and reproducibility of the QOL assessment instruments WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL-Old, in paper (PV) and electronic version (EV), called WHOQOL-Bref web and WHOQOL-Old web, respectively. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: A cross-sectional study was performed with 98 elderly people, separated into two groups, from Tapejara-RS, Brazil, during 2016 and 2017. The WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL-old instruments applied in the PV and EV were answered individually. RESULTS: The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) observed in the accordance and reproducibility of the overall WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL-Old scores were higher than 0.90, respectively. The ICC was higher than 0.80 for most of the WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL domains, except for the domains Physical (WHOQOL-Bref: ICC = 0.67) and Autonomy (WHOQOL-Old: ICC = 0.78). CONCLUSION: The web versions of the WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL-old questionnaires presented good evidence of accordance and reproducibility.
Authors: Frida Sara Rivera-Ochoa; Ixel Venecia González-Herrera; Mariano Zacarías-Flores; Elsa Correa-Muñoz; Víctor Manuel Mendoza-Núñez; Martha A Sánchez-Rodríguez Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-06-02 Impact factor: 4.614