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ArticleAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2026

Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Validity of the Greek Version of Questionnaires: The World Health Organization Quality of Life: OLD (WHOQOL-OLD), Older People's Quality of Life Questionnaire (OPQOL-35).

Maria Theodoropoulou, Ioannis Kouroutzis, Vasileios Tzenetidis, Iokasti Papathanasiou, Aristotelis Koinis, Theodosios Paralikas, Ioanna V Papathanasiou, Pavlos Sarafis, Maria Malliarou

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Maria TheodoropoulouHellenic Open University, Patras, Greece.
Ioannis KouroutzisHellenic Open University, Patras, Greece.
Vasileios TzenetidisLaboratory of Education and Research of Trauma Care and patient safety, Nursing Department, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis, Larissa, Greece.
Iokasti PapathanasiouLaboratory of Education and Research of Trauma Care and patient safety, Nursing Department, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis, Larissa, Greece.
Aristotelis KoinisLaboratory of Education and Research of Trauma Care and patient safety, Nursing Department, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis, Larissa, Greece.
Theodosios ParalikasDepartment of Nursing, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis, Larissa, Greece.
Ioanna V PapathanasiouDepartment of Nursing, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis, Larissa, Greece.
Pavlos SarafisDepartment of Nursing, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis, Larissa, Greece.
Maria MalliarouLaboratory of Education and Research of Trauma Care and patient safety, Nursing Department, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis, Larissa, Greece. malliarou@uth.gr.

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The aim of this research was the translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric validity of the WHOQOL-OLD and OPQOL-35 questionnaires. The WHOQOL-OLD and OPQOL-35 questionnaires in their original version are considered appropriate for measuring these factors and aim to demonstrate a reliable measure of quality of life. For their utilization and the expansion of their accessibility by the Greek population, with the ultimate goal of locating and intervening in cases of vulnerability, in the first stage, the forward translation, the reconciliation report, and the backward translation were performed. Then, the translated Greek version was applied in a pilot study. The total sample of the research consisted of 300 people of the population of interest (elderly Greek), of whom 50 participated in the successful pilot research. The majority of the sample lives in the Prefecture of Trikala and identifies with the female sex. The mean age of the individuals who participated in the study anonymously was 72.1 years. SPSS 22.0 and AMOS programs were used for data analysis. In conclusion, the Greek version of the WHOQOL-OLD and OPQOL-35 questionnaires proved to be reliable and valid. The adapted questionnaires are considered equally capable of being used comparatively for intercultural research, as well as for the timely detection of vulnerability of the elderly for immediate intervention, provided that the Greek version proves reliability and validity.

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PsychometricsQuality of LifeAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleGreeceHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTranslatingTranslationsWorld Health Organizationcross-sectional studycultural adaptationGreekOlder People’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (OPQOL-35) are the following: WHOQOL-OLDOPQOL-35psychometric validityThe World Health Organization Quality of Life – OLD (WHOQOL-OLD)

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