title: [Development and reliability evaluation of an instrument to measure health-related quality of life in independent elderly].
abstract: This study presents an instrument, the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) profile for independent elderly, to measure the health-related quality of life of the functionally independent elderly assisted in the outpatient setting, based on the adaptation of four validated scales: Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), Duke-UNC Health Profile (DUHP), Sickness Impact Profile (SIP), and Nottingham Health Profile (NHP). The study also evaluates the instrument's reliability based on its use by two different observers with a 15-day interval. The instrument includes five dimensions (health perception, symptoms, physical function, psychological function, and social function) and 45 items. Reliability evaluation of the QUASI instrument was based on interviews with 142 elderly outpatients in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Prevalence-adjusted kappa statistic was used to assess all 45 items. Correlation was also calculated between overall scores and scores on individual dimensions. In the reliability evaluation, 39 of the 45 items showed prevalence-adjusted kappa greater than 0.60.
authors.affiliation: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. limamj@ensp.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: Maria José Barbosa de
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Margareth Crisóstomo
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Portela
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001938:Brazil; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*