Validity and reliability of the Malay version of WHOQOL-HIV BREF in patients with HIV infection

• Published in: AIDS care Vol. 21; no. 10; pp. 1271 - 1278
• Main Authors: Saddki, N., Noor, M.M., Norbanee, T.H., Rusli, M.A., Norzila, Z., Zaharah, S., Sarimah, A., Norsarwany, M., Asrenee, A.R., Zarina, Z.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01-10-2009; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; AIDS/HIV; Biological and medical sciences; Cross-sectional studies; Discriminant analysis; Female; HIV; HIV Infections - psychology; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infection; Infectious diseases; Malay; Malaysia; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Quality of Life; Reliability; Reproducibility of Results; Severity of Illness Index; Spirituality; Surveys and Questionnaires - standards; Techniques and methods; validation; Validation studies; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids; WHOQOL-HIV BREF; World Health Organization; Young Adult; Asia; Malaysia; Kelantan Malaysia; Social environment; WHOQOL-HIV BREF; Mental health; Internal consistency; Construct validity; Convergent validity; Cross sectional study; Malay; Public health; validation; Human; Immunopathology; Intraclass correlation coefficient; Foreign language version; Factor analysis; Discriminant validity; Evaluation scale; Retroviridae; Psychometrics; AIDS; Test reliability; Immune deficiency; Lentivirus; Intertrial interval; Quality of life; Infection; Virus; Test validation; HIV; Viral disease; Human immunodeficiency virus
• DOI: 10.1080/09540120902803216
• EISSN: 1360-0451
• ISSN: 0954-0121

This study determines the validity and reliability of the Malay version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) assessment instrument in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. A cross-sectional study on 157 patients with HIV seen at the Infectious Disease Unit, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, Kota Bharu, Kelantan was conducted. Factor analysis identified five major domains: physical needs, spirituality, social relationship, psychological, and environment. Significant correlation was found between each domain scores and the general health questions. The instrument was able to discriminate between asymptomatic and symptomatic HIV positive patients for all domain scores except for the spirituality domain. The internal consistency of the five domains ranged from 0.70 to 0.83. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) ranged from 0.60 to 0.87 across all domains. In conclusion, the Malay version of WHOQOL-HIV BREF is a valid and reliable instrument in assessing quality of life in HIV positive patients.