Accordance and reproducibility of the electronic version of the WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD questionnaires

• Published in: Experimental gerontology Vol. 125; p. 110683
• Main Authors: Casamali, Flávia Fernanda Cunha, Schuch, Felipe Barreto, Scortegagna, Silvana Alba, Legnani, Elto, De Marchi, Ana Carolina Bertoletti
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01-10-2019
• Subjects: Aging; Electronic health records; Psychometry; Validation studies; Aging; Psychometry; Electronic health records; Validation studies
• ISSN: 0531-5565; 1873-6815
• DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.110683

Evidence of the validity of instruments for assessing health-related quality of life (QOL) are fundamental to grant interpretations and direct actions at the level of promotion and health care.
To verify the agreement and reproducibility of the QOL assessment instruments WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL-Old, in paper (PV) and electronic version (EV), called WHOQOL-Bref web and WHOQOL-Old web, respectively.
A cross-sectional study was performed with 98 elderly people, separated into two groups, from Tapejara-RS, Brazil, during 2016 and 2017. The WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL-old instruments applied in the PV and EV were answered individually.
The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) observed in the accordance and reproducibility of the overall WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL-Old scores were higher than 0.90, respectively. The ICC was higher than 0.80 for most of the WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL domains, except for the domains Physical (WHOQOL-Bref: ICC = 0.67) and Autonomy (WHOQOL-Old: ICC = 0.78).
The web versions of the WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL-old questionnaires presented good evidence of accordance and reproducibility.
•This aim is to verify the agreement and reproducibility of the QOL assessment instruments in paper and electronic version.•The approach intends to validate the WHOQOL-Bref web and WHOQOL-Old web as an efficient for quality of life evaluation.•A cross-sectional study was performed with 98 elderly people, separated into two groups, from Brazil, during 2016 and 2017.•The web versions of the WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL-old questionnaires presented good evidence of accordance and reproducibility.