Calidad de vida en adultos mayores: análisis factoriales de las versiones abreviadas del WHOQoL-Old en población chilena / Factor analysis of abbreviated versions of the WHOQoL-Old in Chilean older people
Rev. méd. Chile
; 141(1): 28-33, ene. 2013. tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
The increase in elderly population demands the needfor new health measures that are reliable and valid.Aim:
To compare the factor structure of the Quality ofLife Scale WHOQoL-Old ofthe World Health Organization with the three proposed abbreviated versions ofthe scale. Material andMethods:
We performed confirmatory factor analysis on data collectedfrom 804 older people, aged 70 ± 6 years (66% females).Results:
One of the unifactorial models that incorporate six questions had goodness offit values greater than 0.95 in the non-normed fit index and below .05 in the root-mean square error of approximation.Conclusions:
The abbreviated version tested is a valid and reliable questionnaire to be used in Chilean older people.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Inquéritos e Questionários
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
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Project document
País de afiliação:
Chile