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

• Main Authors: Tatiele Naiara Vogt (Author), Pamella Naiana Dias Santos (Author), Maria de Fátima Mantovani (Author), Dabna Hellen Tomim (Author), Paulo Ricardo Bittencourt Guimarães (Author), Luciana Puchalski Kalinke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 10.15253/2175-6783.20202143855; 2175-6783
• Keywords: wounds and injuries; quality of life; validation study; nursing methodology research; surveys and questionnaires.; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Rev Rene, Vol 21, p e43855 (2020)

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.