TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Psychometric properties of the World Health Organization quality of life instrument (WHOQoL-BREF) in alcoholic males: a pilot study
JO  - Quality of life research
A1  - da Silva Lima, A. F. Barros
A1  - Fleck, M.
A1  - Pechansky, Flavio
A1  - De Boni, R.
A1  - Sukop, P.
SP  - 473
EP  - 478
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate criterion convergent and discriminant validity of the World Health Organization Instrument (WHOQoL-BREF) in evaluating quality of life and to verify its convergent validity with the Medical Outcomes study Short-forms (SF-36) and the Symptom Check List (SCL-90) instruments in male alcohol dependent patients who seek treatment at two Brazilian treatment centers. <br><br>METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed, in which cases were divided in to two groups according to the severity of alcohol dependence, ascertained by the Short Form Alcohol Dependence Data scale (SADD). <br><br>RESULTS: The sample was comprised of 36 males, and 63.9% had severe dependence. Subjects with low/moderate dependence showed higher scores in all domains of the WHOQoL-BREF and in nearly all domains of the SF-36. Criterion validity and internal consistency in the WHOQoL-BREF were satisfactory. With regard to convergent validity between the WHOQoL-BREF and SF-36, most correlation coefficients were significant. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The WHOQoL instrument proved to be satisfactory for evaluating quality of life in this sample.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0962-9343
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -