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[The WHOQOL-OLD].

Ines Winkler1, Herbert Matschinger, Matthias C Angermeyer

  • 1Universität Leipzig, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie. wini@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie
|February 3, 2006
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The World Health Organization Quality of Life Old (WHOQOL-OLD) developed a 24-item German module to assess older adults' quality of life. This validated instrument can be used alongside WHOQOL-BREF or WHOQOL-100.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Psychometrics
  • Health Sciences

Context:

  • The World Health Organization Quality of Life Old (WHOQOL-OLD) project involved 22 international research centers.
  • Development of an intercultural instrument for assessing quality of life in old age.

Purpose:

  • To present the empirical investigation results for the German version of the WHOQOL-OLD.
  • To detail the generation of new items, determination of dimensional structure, and item reduction using psychometric methods.

Summary:

  • Focus groups informed item generation and dimensional structure.
  • Classical and modern psychometric methods were used for item testing and reduction.
  • A field trial assessed psychometric characteristics and standardization of the German WHOQOL-OLD questionnaire.

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Impact:

  • The study resulted in a 24-item, 6-facet add-on module for the WHOQOL-OLD.
  • This module is suitable for assessing quality of life in older adults.
  • It can be utilized in conjunction with the WHOQOL-BREF or WHOQOL-100 instruments.