%0 Journal Article
%T Calidad de vida en adultos mayores: an¨¢lisis factoriales de las versiones abreviadas del WHOQoL-Old en poblaci¨®n chilena Factor analysis of abbreviated versions of the WHOQoL-Old in Chilean older people
%A Alfonso Urz¨²a M
%A Mauricio Navarrete
%J Revista m¨¦dica de Chile
%D 2013
%I Sociedad M¨¦dica de Santiago
%X 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 ¡À 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.
%K Aged
%K Evaluation
%K Quality of Life
%K Studies as topic
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