Calidad de vida en adultos mayores: análisis factoriales de las versiones abreviadas del WHOQoL-Old en población chilena

Alfonso Urzúa M ^[1] ; Mauricio Navarrete ^[1]
1. [1] Universidad Católica del Norte
  
  Universidad Católica del Norte
  
  Antofagasta, Chile
Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 141, Nº. 1, 2013, págs. 28-33
Idioma: español
Títulos paralelos:
- Factor analysis of abbreviated versions of the WHOQoL-Old in Chilean older people
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- Background: The increase in elderly population demands the needfor new health measures that are reliable and valid. Aim: To compare the factor structure of the Quality ofLife Scale WHOQoL-Old ofthe World Health Organization with the three proposed abbreviated versions ofthe scale. Material and Methods: We performed confirmatory factor analysis on data collectedfrom 804 older people, aged 70 ± 6 years (66% females). Results: One of the unifactorial models that incorporate six questions had goodness offit values greater than 0.95 in the non-normed fit index and below .05 in the root-mean square error of approximation. Conclusions: The abbreviated version tested is a valid and reliable questionnaire to be used in Chilean older people.