title: Validation of the French version of the World Health Organization quality of life HIV instrument.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Quality of life is a key element in the follow-up of people living with HIV/AIDS. The main purpose of this study was to validate the French version of the WHOQOL-HIV instrument by comparing this instrument to a generic questionnaire. The second objective was to test the reproducibility of this questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  The WHOQOL-HIV and SF-36 questionnaires were filled out by 50 patients on two separate occasions with a time interval of 2 weeks. The internal consistency, validity and reliability of the WHOQOL-HIV were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The internal consistency was acceptable for the different domains, with Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.937 to 0.944. The facet-domain correlations were all statistically significant (p<0.001). There was a correlation between the domains from the WHOQOL-HIV and SF-36 questionnaires, with coefficients ranging from 0.349 to 0.763 (p<0.05 for all), except for the Spirituality domain. The test-retest reliability was suitable for all domains and facets, with statistically significant intra-class coefficients between 0.615 and 0.931.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study demonstrated that the French translation of the WHOQOL-HIV instrument is a valid and reproducible tool for the evaluation of the quality of life for HIV-infected patients.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Pôle de Pneumologie, ENT & Dermatologie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium ; Service de Pneumologie, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium ; Département de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reychler
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caty
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Billo
authors.forename: Jean-Cyr
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Yombi
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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