Reliability and validity of the WHOQOL BREF in a sample of Brazilian outpatients with major depression.
Qual Life Res
; 14(2): 561-4, 2005 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15892446
ABSTRACT
The present study assessed the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Instrument--Short Version (WHOQOL BREF) in a sample of 89 adult outpatients with major depression. After analyses, the WHOQOL BREF showed good internal consistency, and was sensitive to improvement after treatment with antidepressants. Convergent validity between the WHOQOL BREF and the Beck Depression Inventory was statistically significant, as well as WHOQOL BREF's ability to discriminate between outpatients on the basis of their level of depression. In conclusion, the WHOQOL BREF seems to be a psychometrically valid and reliable instrument that it is suitable for evaluating the quality of life of Brazilian-speaking depressed outpatients.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pacientes Ambulatoriais
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Qualidade de Vida
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Transtorno Depressivo Maior
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Qual Life Res
Assunto da revista:
REABILITACAO
/
TERAPEUTICA
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil