Development of the World Health Organization WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life Assessment

Alison Harper; Mick Power; J. Orley; H. Herrman; H. Schofield; B. Murphy; Z. Metelko; S. Szabo; M. Pibernik-Okanovic; N. Quemada; A. Caria; S. Rajkumar; Shuba Kumar; S. Saxena; K. Chandiramani; M. Amir; D. Bar-On; Miyako Tazaki; Ariko Noji; G. Van Heck; J. De Vries; J. Arroyo Sucre; L. Picard-Ami; M. Kabanov; A. Lomachenkov; G. Burkovsky; R. Lucas Carrasco; Yooth Bodharamik; Kitikorn Meesapya; S. Skevington; D. Patrick; M. Martin; D. Wild; W. Acuda; J. Mutambirwa; S. Bonicaato; G. Yongping; M. Fleck; M. C. Angermeyer; R. Kilian; L. Kwok-fai; R. Billington; M. Bullinger; W. Kuyken; N. Sartorius

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Development of the World Health Organization WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life Assessment

Alison Harper, Mick Power, J. Orley, H. Herrman, H. Schofield, B. Murphy, Z. Metelko, S. Szabo, M. Pibernik-Okanovic, N. Quemada, A. Caria, S. Rajkumar, Shuba Kumar, S. Saxena, K. Chandiramani, M. Amir, D. Bar-On, Miyako Tazaki, Ariko Noji, G. Van HeckJ. De Vries, J. Arroyo Sucre, L. Picard-Ami, M. Kabanov, A. Lomachenkov, G. Burkovsky, R. Lucas Carrasco, Yooth Bodharamik, Kitikorn Meesapya, S. Skevington, D. Patrick, M. Martin, D. Wild, W. Acuda, J. Mutambirwa, S. Bonicaato, G. Yongping, M. Fleck, M. C. Angermeyer, R. Kilian, L. Kwok-fai, R. Billington, M. Bullinger, W. Kuyken, N. Sartorius

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Background. The paper reports on the development of the WHOQOL-BREF, an abbreviated version of the WHOQOL-100 quality of life assessment. Method. The WHOQOL-BREF was derived from data collected using the WHOQOL-100. It produces scores for four domains related to quality of life: physical health, psychological, social relationships and environment. It also includes one facet on overall quality of life and general health. Results. Domain scores produced by the WHOQOL-BREF correlate highly (0.89 or above) with WHOQOL-100 domain scores (calculated on a four domain structure). WHOQOL-BREF domain scores demonstrated food discriminant validity, content validity, internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Conclusion. These data suggest that the WHOQOL-BREF provides a valid and reliable alternative to the assessment of domain profiles using the WHOQOL-100. It is envisaged that the WHOQOL-BREF will be most useful in studies that require a brief assessment of quality of life, for example, in large epidemiological studies and clinical trials where quality of life is of interest. In addition, the WHOQOL-BREF may be of use to health professionals in the assessment and evaluation of treatment efficacy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	551-558
Number of pages	8
Journal	Psychological Medicine
Volume	28
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291798006667
State	Published - 1 May 1998

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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Harper, A., Power, M., Orley, J., Herrman, H., Schofield, H., Murphy, B., Metelko, Z., Szabo, S., Pibernik-Okanovic, M., Quemada, N., Caria, A., Rajkumar, S., Kumar, S., Saxena, S., Chandiramani, K., Amir, M., Bar-On, D., Tazaki, M., Noji, A., ... Sartorius, N. (1998). Development of the World Health Organization WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life Assessment. Psychological Medicine, 28(3), 551-558. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291798006667

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