ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2024
Psychometric evaluation of the WHOQOL-BREF and its shorter versions for general Thai population: confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis.
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Abstract
purposeRasch analysis was employed to validate the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) and its existing shorter versions in the general Thai population.
methods1200 respondents were randomly selected to complete the questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed to test the structure of the WHOQOL-BREF and its shorter versions with the random sub-sample of 900 respondents, while Rasch analysis was performed with a random sub-sample of 300 respondents.
resultsThe CFA confirmed the factor structure of WHOQOL-BREF and its shorter versions. The Rasch analysis revealed that the WHOQOL-BREF, when a four-domain structure was tested using a subtest approach, achieved acceptable model fit to the Rasch model and met the expectations of unidimensionality with high reliability (PSI = 0.87). Individual domain models were also unidimensional, but reliability of the 3-item social domain was inadequate. While the 8-item EUROHIS-QOL-8 and 5-item WHOQOL-5 achieved an overall acceptable fit and met the expectations of unidimensionality, the reliability of the WHOQOL-5 was below the acceptable threshold (PSI = 0.66). Reliability of the EUROHIS-QOL-8 was satisfactory (PSI = 0.79).
conclusionsThe WHOQOL-BREF is a valid instrument for use in the Thai general population, both as a total score as well as individual subscales. Rasch analysis also supports the use of EUROHIS-QOL-8, but the WHOQOL-5 lacks good reliability. While the reliability of the EUROHIS-QOL-8 is sufficiently high for between-group analysis, the Thai WHOQOL-BREF total score can also be used for within-participant analyses. Rasch investigation with a more varied health conditions of general Thai samples or patient groups is encouraged for future studies.
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