Validation of an instrument to evaluate quality of life in the aging population: WHOQOL-AGE.
BACKGROUND: There is a need for short, specific instruments that assess quality of life (QOL) adequately in the older adult population. The aims of the present study were to obtain evidence on the validity of the inferences that could be drawn from an instrument to measure QOL in the aging populatio...
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Validation of an instrument to evaluate quality of life in the aging population: WHOQOL-AGE.Caballero Díaz, Francisco F.Miret, MartaPower, MichaelChatterji, SomnathTobiasz-Adamczyk, BeataKoskinen, SeppoLeonardi, MatildeOlaya Guzmán, BeatrizHaro Abad, Josep MariaAyuso Mateos, José LuisQualitat de vidaEnvelliment de la poblacióFinlàndiaPolòniaEspanyaQuality of lifePopulation agingFinlandPolandSpainBACKGROUND: There is a need for short, specific instruments that assess quality of life (QOL) adequately in the older adult population. The aims of the present study were to obtain evidence on the validity of the inferences that could be drawn from an instrument to measure QOL in the aging population (people 50+ years old), and to test its psychometric properties. METHODS: The instrument, WHOQOL-AGE, comprised 13 positive items, assessed on a five-point rating scale, and was administered to nationally representative samples (n = 9987) from Finland, Poland, and Spain. Cronbach's alpha was employed to assess internal consistency reliability, whereas the validity of the questionnaire was assessed by means of factor analysis, graded response model, Pearson's correlation coefficient and unpaired t-test. Normative values were calculated across countries and for different age groups. RESULTS: The satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices confirmed that the factorial structure of WHOQOL-AGE comprises two first-order factors. Cronbach's alpha was 0.88 for factor 1, and 0.84 for factor 2. Evidence supporting a global score was found with a second-order factor model, according to the goodness-of-fit indices: CFI = 0.93, TLI = 0.91, RMSEA = 0.073. Convergent validity was estimated at r = 0.75 and adequate discriminant validity was also found. Significant differences were found between healthy individuals (74.19 ± 13.21) and individuals with at least one chronic condition (64.29 ± 16.29), supporting adequate known-groups validity. CONCLUSIONS: WHOQOL-AGE has shown good psychometric properties in Finland, Poland, and Spain. Therefore, considerable support is provided to using the WHOQOL-AGE to measure QOL in older adults in these countries, and to compare the QOL of older and younger adults.BioMed Central2013info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/65754Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-11-177Health And Quality Of Life Outcomes, 2013, vol. 11, p. 177http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-11-177info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/223071cc-by (c) Caballero, F.F. et al., 2013http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/657542026-05-27T06:46:51Z |
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Validation of an instrument to evaluate quality of life in the aging population: WHOQOL-AGE. |
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Validation of an instrument to evaluate quality of life in the aging population: WHOQOL-AGE. |
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Validation of an instrument to evaluate quality of life in the aging population: WHOQOL-AGE. Caballero Díaz, Francisco F. Qualitat de vida Envelliment de la població Finlàndia Polònia Espanya Quality of life Population aging Finland Poland Spain |
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Validation of an instrument to evaluate quality of life in the aging population: WHOQOL-AGE. |
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Caballero Díaz, Francisco F. Miret, Marta Power, Michael Chatterji, Somnath Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Beata Koskinen, Seppo Leonardi, Matilde Olaya Guzmán, Beatriz Haro Abad, Josep Maria Ayuso Mateos, José Luis |
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Caballero Díaz, Francisco F. |
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Caballero Díaz, Francisco F. Miret, Marta Power, Michael Chatterji, Somnath Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Beata Koskinen, Seppo Leonardi, Matilde Olaya Guzmán, Beatriz Haro Abad, Josep Maria Ayuso Mateos, José Luis |
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Miret, Marta Power, Michael Chatterji, Somnath Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Beata Koskinen, Seppo Leonardi, Matilde Olaya Guzmán, Beatriz Haro Abad, Josep Maria Ayuso Mateos, José Luis |
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Qualitat de vida Envelliment de la població Finlàndia Polònia Espanya Quality of life Population aging Finland Poland Spain |
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Qualitat de vida Envelliment de la població Finlàndia Polònia Espanya Quality of life Population aging Finland Poland Spain |
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BACKGROUND: There is a need for short, specific instruments that assess quality of life (QOL) adequately in the older adult population. The aims of the present study were to obtain evidence on the validity of the inferences that could be drawn from an instrument to measure QOL in the aging population (people 50+ years old), and to test its psychometric properties. METHODS: The instrument, WHOQOL-AGE, comprised 13 positive items, assessed on a five-point rating scale, and was administered to nationally representative samples (n = 9987) from Finland, Poland, and Spain. Cronbach's alpha was employed to assess internal consistency reliability, whereas the validity of the questionnaire was assessed by means of factor analysis, graded response model, Pearson's correlation coefficient and unpaired t-test. Normative values were calculated across countries and for different age groups. RESULTS: The satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices confirmed that the factorial structure of WHOQOL-AGE comprises two first-order factors. Cronbach's alpha was 0.88 for factor 1, and 0.84 for factor 2. Evidence supporting a global score was found with a second-order factor model, according to the goodness-of-fit indices: CFI = 0.93, TLI = 0.91, RMSEA = 0.073. Convergent validity was estimated at r = 0.75 and adequate discriminant validity was also found. Significant differences were found between healthy individuals (74.19 ± 13.21) and individuals with at least one chronic condition (64.29 ± 16.29), supporting adequate known-groups validity. CONCLUSIONS: WHOQOL-AGE has shown good psychometric properties in Finland, Poland, and Spain. Therefore, considerable support is provided to using the WHOQOL-AGE to measure QOL in older adults in these countries, and to compare the QOL of older and younger adults. |
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Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-11-177 Health And Quality Of Life Outcomes, 2013, vol. 11, p. 177 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-11-177 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/223071 |
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