Qualidade de vida: considerações sobre os indicadores e instrumentos de medida
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2011-01-10
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Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
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Os instrumentos de medida são desenvolvidos para as mais diversas finalidades e indicações. Sua funcionalidade depende de escalas genéricas, do estado de saúde e escalas específicas a uma determinada situação. O presente estudo teve como objetivo discorrer sobre os aspectos importantes que permeiam a utilização dos instrumentos de medida e apresentar de forma sistematizada os indicadores e instrumentos de medida de QV, utilizados e validados no Brasil. Realizou-se um estudo de revisão narrativa do conhecimento disponível na literatura, com consulta às seguintes bases de dados: DEDALUS, LILACS, MEDLINE e Scielo, tendo como base os períodos de 1995-2008. Observou-se que os instrumentos levantados são os mais adequados para aplicação na população brasileira, com boa consistência interna, validade e confiabilidade teste-reteste. Conclui-se que apesar de serem instrumentos reconhecidos nacional e internacionalmente, ainda são necessários mais estudos de aplicação, para melhor assegurar as suas propriedades psicométricas, melhor forma de administração e as possíveis interferências interexaminadores.
The measuring instruments are developed for many different purposes and directions, being held by generic scales of health status and specific scales to a given situation. This study aimed to discuss the important issues that permeate the use of measuring instruments and provide a systematic way of indicators and measuring instruments used in QL and validated in Brazil. It was conducted a study of narrative review of available knowledge in the literature, consultation with the following databases: DEDALUS, LILACS, MEDLINE and Scielo, based on the periods of 1995-2008. It was observed that the instruments that were raised are more suitable for application in the Brazilian population, with good internal consistency, validity and test-retest reliability. It was conclude that despite national and internationally agreed instruments, are still scope to better ensure their psychometric properties, better form of administration and the possible interference inter-examiner. Keywords: quality of life, scales, health evaluation.
The measuring instruments are developed for many different purposes and directions, being held by generic scales of health status and specific scales to a given situation. This study aimed to discuss the important issues that permeate the use of measuring instruments and provide a systematic way of indicators and measuring instruments used in QL and validated in Brazil. It was conducted a study of narrative review of available knowledge in the literature, consultation with the following databases: DEDALUS, LILACS, MEDLINE and Scielo, based on the periods of 1995-2008. It was observed that the instruments that were raised are more suitable for application in the Brazilian population, with good internal consistency, validity and test-retest reliability. It was conclude that despite national and internationally agreed instruments, are still scope to better ensure their psychometric properties, better form of administration and the possible interference inter-examiner. Keywords: quality of life, scales, health evaluation.
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Revista Brasileira de Qualidade de Vida
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QUALIDADE DE VIDA, ESCALAS, AVALIAÇÃO EM SAÚDE, QUALITY OF LIFE, SCALES, HEALTH EVALUATION
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Alves , E F 2011 , ' Qualidade de vida: considerações sobre os indicadores e instrumentos de medida ' , Revista Brasileira de Qualidade de Vida .