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ArticleEuropean journal of ageing2024

Psychometric properties of the World Health Organization WHOQOL-AGE Scale in Singapore.

Rachael Zhi Yi Lee, Winson Fu Zun Yang, Rathi Mahendran, Lidia Suárez

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Rachael Zhi Yi LeeSchool of Social and Health Sciences, James Cook University, 149 Sims Drive, Singapore, 387380, Singapore.
Winson Fu Zun YangDepartment of Psychological Science, Texas Tech University, 2700 18th St, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Rathi MahendranYeo Boon Khim, Mind Science Centre, National University of Singapore, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore, 119077, Singapore.
Lidia SuárezSchool of Social and Health Sciences, James Cook University, 149 Sims Drive, Singapore, 387380, Singapore. lidia.suarez@jcu.edu.au.

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Abstract

WHOQOL-AGE is a promising quality of life (QOL) tool that has not been fully validated in Asia. The present study aimed to verify its factor structure and psychometric properties among community-dwelling older adults in Singapore. This study was cross-sectional and used data (N = 593) from the Community Health and Intergenerational study that interviewed older adults between 2018 and 2021. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to examine the factor structure of the WHOQOL-AGE, and Cronbach's alpha coefficients were employed to examine internal consistency. Spearman's rho correlations coefficients between WHOQOL-AGE and other related scales (Satisfaction with Life and the Friendship) examined convergent validity. A Pearson's correlation coefficient between WHOQOL-AGE and compassion scale examined discriminant validity. An independent t test was used to demonstrate known-groups validity, examining differences in QOL scores between individuals with and without chronic medical conditions. Findings supported a bifactor model with more satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices than the original two-factor model and the two-correlated factor model. WHOQOL-AGE showed adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha coefficients > .70). Good convergent validity was demonstrated by moderate-to-large correlations between WHOQOL-AGE and satisfaction with life (r

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AsiaConfirmatory factor analysisPsychometricsQuality of lifeWHOQOL-AGE

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