Abstract

PEREIRA, Marco  and  CANAVARRO, Maria Cristina. Reliability and validity of the European Portuguese version of the quality of life index EUROHIS-QOL-8 in HIV-infected patients. Rev. Port. Sau. Pub. [online]. 2015, vol.33, n.2, pp.183-187. ISSN 0870-9025.

The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the EUROHIS-QOL 8-index in a sample of 1197 HIV-infected patients, recruited in the departments of infectious diseases of 10 Portuguese hospitals. The EUROHIS-QOL-8 index showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.85) adequate construct, convergent and known-groups validity. Confirmatory factor analysis supported its unidimensional structure. The properties of the EUROHIS-QOL 8-index support its use in the Portuguese HIV population, particularly in large studies requiring the assessment of multiple health indicators and in studies needing more practical, shorter, and easier to apply instruments for assessing quality of life.

Keywords : EUROHIS-QOL-8; HIV/AIDS; Quality of life. Reliability; Validity.

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