Berlim Marcelo T, Pavanello Daniele P, Caldieraro Marco A K, Fleck Marcelo P A
Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Qual Life Res. 2005 Mar;14(2):561-4. doi: 10.1007/s11136-004-4694-y.
The present study assessed the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Instrument--Short Version (WHOQOL BREF) in a sample of 89 adult outpatients with major depression. After analyses, the WHOQOL BREF showed good internal consistency, and was sensitive to improvement after treatment with antidepressants. Convergent validity between the WHOQOL BREF and the Beck Depression Inventory was statistically significant, as well as WHOQOL BREF's ability to discriminate between outpatients on the basis of their level of depression. In conclusion, the WHOQOL BREF seems to be a psychometrically valid and reliable instrument that it is suitable for evaluating the quality of life of Brazilian-speaking depressed outpatients.
本研究评估了世界卫生组织生活质量量表简表(WHOQOL BREF)巴西版本在89名成年重度抑郁症门诊患者样本中的心理测量特性。经过分析,WHOQOL BREF显示出良好的内部一致性,并且对抗抑郁药治疗后的改善情况敏感。WHOQOL BREF与贝克抑郁量表之间的收敛效度具有统计学意义,以及WHOQOL BREF根据抑郁症水平区分门诊患者的能力。总之,WHOQOL BREF似乎是一种心理测量有效且可靠的工具,适用于评估讲巴西葡萄牙语的抑郁症门诊患者的生活质量。