Brazilian WHOQOL-OLD Module version: a Rasch analysis of a new instrument Versão em português do Módulo WHOQOL-OLD: análise de Rasch de um novo instrumento
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the Brazilian version of WHOQOL-OLD Module and to test potential changes to the instrument to increase its psychometric adequacy. METHODS: A total of 424 older adults living in a city in Southern Brazil completed the WHOQOL-OLD instrument, in 2005. Rasch analysis was used to e...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2008-04-01
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Series: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102008000200017 |