Rev Rene (Aug 2020)

Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Wound Quality of Life questionnaire

  • Tatiele Naiara Vogt,
  • Pamella Naiana Dias Santos,
  • Maria de Fátima Mantovani,
  • Dabna Hellen Tomim,
  • Paulo Ricardo Bittencourt Guimarães,
  • Luciana Puchalski Kalinke

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.20202143855
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21
p. e43855

Abstract

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Objective: to evaluate the criterion validity and reliability of the Portuguese-Brazilian version of the Wound Quality of Life. Methods: methodological research with 100 participants. For criterion and reliability validation, the items in the Wound Quality of Life questionnaires were correlated with the Freiburg Life Quality Assessment Wound - Wound Version, using the Spearman correlation test and Cronbach’s alpha. Results: the validity of concurrent criteria had a strong magnitude (0.85) when correlated with the Freiburg Life Quality Assessment Wound; the internal consistency had a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.84. Conclusion: the validated questionnaire has good psychometric properties, is brief, easy to apply and reliable for assessing the quality of life of patients with wounds that are difficult to heal.

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