WHOQOL-HIV-Bref (European Portuguese version of the World Health Organization’s Quality of Life Instrument in HIV Infection)
Portuguese version
Canavarro, M. C., & Pereira, M. (2011). Avaliação da qualidade de vida na infecção por VIH/SIDA: Desenvolvimento e aplicação da versão em Português Europeu do WHOQOL-HIV-Bref [Assessment of quality of life in HIV/AIDS infection: Development and application of the European Portuguese version of the WHOQOL-HIV-Bref]. Laboratório de Psicologia, 9(1), 49-66. https://doi.org/10.14417/lp.636
Original version
WHOQOL-HIV Group. (2003a). Initial steps to developing the World Health Organization’s quality of life instrument (WHOQOL) module for international assessment in HIV/AIDS. AIDS Care, 15(3), 347-357. https://doi.org/10.1080/0954012031000105405
WHOQOL-HIV Group. (2003b). Preliminary development of the World Health Organization’s quality of life HIV instrument (WHOQOL-HIV): Analysis of the pilot version. Social Science & Medicine, 57, 1259-1275. https://10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00506-3
WHOQOL-HIV Group. (2004). WHOQOL-HIV for quality of life assessment among people living with HIV and AIDS: Results from the field test. AIDS Care, 16(7), 882-889. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120412331290194
Theoretical background
The WHOQOL-HIV is a general quality of life assessment instrument adapted for HIV infection.
Description
Assessment Domain: Quality of life.
Type of Instrument: Self-report questionnaire.
Number of items: 31 items.
Dimensions
The 31 items involve six domains (Physical, Psychological, Independence Level, Social Relations, Environment, Spirituality/Religion/Personal Beliefs) and 29 specific facets (5 HIV Module specific facets) and a relative general facet to the general quality of life and general perception of health (General facet Quality of Life).
Contacts
For more information (including other Portuguese publications):
RDS|Instrumentos-WHOQOL-HIV-Bref(uc.pt) https://saude.fpce.uc.pt/WHOQOL_HIV_Bref.html
References
- Canavarro, M. C., Pereira, M., Simões, M. R., Pintassilgo, A. L., & Ferreira, A. (2008). Estudos psicométricos da versão portuguesa (de Portugal) do instrumento de avaliação da qualidade de vida na infeção VIH da Organização Mundial de Saúde (WHOQOL-HIV) [Psychometric studies of the European Portuguese version of the World Health Organization HIV Quality of Life Assessment Instrument (WHOQOL-HIV)]. Psicologia: Saúde & Doenças, 9(1), 15-28.
- Canavarro, M. C., Pereira, M., Simões, M. R., & Pintassilgo, A. L. (2010). WHOQOL-HIV disponível para Portugal: Desenvolvimento e aplicação do instrumento de avaliação da qualidade de vida da Organização Mundial de Saúde na infeção VIH/SIDA [WHOQOL-HIV available for Portugal: Development and application of the World Health Organization's quality of life assessment instrument for HIV/AIDS infection]. In M. C. Canavarro, & A. Vaz-Serra (Coord.), Qualidade de vida e saúde: Uma abordagem na perspectiva da Organização Mundial de Saúde [Quality of life and health: An approach from the perspective of the World Health Organization] (pp. 205-228). Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
- Canavarro, M. C., Pereira, M., Simões, M. R., & Pintassilgo, A. L. (2011). Quality of life assessment in HIV-infection: Validation of the European Portuguese version of WHOQOL-HIV. AIDS Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 23(2), 187-194. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2010.498870