Discriminant, Convergent/Divergent Validity, Reliability and Internal Consistency of the WHOQOL-BREF and MOSSF-36 in healthy adults from colombian municipality

Authors

  • Jaiberth A. Cardona-Arias University of Antioquia
  • Leidy C. Ospina-Franco University of Antioquia
  • Adriana P. Eljadue-Alzamora University of Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfnsp.15865

Keywords:

evaluation, psychometrics, quality of life

Abstract

Assessing quality of life is useful strategy to transcend the classical measurements of morbidity, mortality and disability. In Colombia its measurement focuses on the economical factors and some tools that provide a more holistic assessment have been evaluated. Objective: to evaluate the psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-BREF and MOSSF-36 questionnaires with adults from a Colombian municipality. Methodology: a psychometric assessment and a cross sectional study conducted on 565 adults from the Rionegro municipality selected through probability sampling. The primary source of information was used and the analysis was performed with the SPSS21.0® and Epidat 3.0 software packages using frequencies and summary measures to describe the dimensions of the instruments. Similarly, Cronbach's α and Pearson correlation coefficients ewere usde to evaluate the psychometric properties. Results: the mean age was 51 years with a range between 20 and 94. Reliability was greater than 0.8 and the percentage of success in internal consistency and discriminant validity was 100% for all dimensions. The dimensions of both instruments showed statistically significant correlations above 0.4, demonstrating the convergent validity of the two scales. Conclusions: The WHOQOL-BREF and MOSSF-36 questionnaire had good psychometric performance, thus their application provides reliable and valid measures for assessing the quality of life of Colombian populations.
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Author Biographies

Jaiberth A. Cardona-Arias, University of Antioquia

Microbiologist, MSc Epidemiology. Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Co-operative University of Colombia. School of Microbiology, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

Leidy C. Ospina-Franco, University of Antioquia

Microbiologist and Bioanalyst. Health and Sustainability Research Group, School of Microbiology, University of Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia.

Adriana P. Eljadue-Alzamora, University of Antioquia

Microbiologist and Bioanalyst. Health and Sustainability Research Group, School of Microbiology, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

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Cardona-Arias JA, Ospina-Franco LC, Eljadue-Alzamora AP. Discriminant, Convergent/Divergent Validity, Reliability and Internal Consistency of the WHOQOL-BREF and MOSSF-36 in healthy adults from colombian municipality. Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública [Internet]. 2015 Feb. 1 [cited 2025 Feb. 1];33(1):50-7. Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/fnsp/article/view/15865

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