Translation, Reliability and Validity of Iranianversion IWQOL-lite Questionair

fallahzadeh, hossein; eidy, fereshteh; Najjarzadeh, Azade; akbarzadeh, mahdi

Volume 16, Issue 4 (11-2017) TB 2017, 16(4): 49-60 | Back to browse issues page

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fallahzadeh H, eidy F, Najjarzadeh A, akbarzadeh M. Translation, Reliability and Validity of Iranianversion IWQOL-lite Questionair . TB 2017; 16 (4) :49-60
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Translation, Reliability and Validity of Iranianversion IWQOL-lite Questionair

Hossein Fallahzadeh

, Fereshteh Eidy ^*

, Azade Najjarzadeh

, Mahdi Akbarzadeh

ShahidSadoughi University of Medical Sciences , eidy.biostatistic@gmail.com

Abstract: (3567 Views)

Intredaction: The impact of Weight on Quality of Life(IWQOL-lite) is a self-report questionnaire that measures quality of life in obesity. it is consist of 31 questions and five dimensions (physical function, self-esteem, sexual activity, anxiety presence in public places and work). The aim of present study was to translate, reliability and validity in Iranian version of iwqol-lite .
Methods: this study is a Cross-sectional study were obtained from 306 people that aged over 18 years and bmi over 18 that living in Yazd city with cluster sampling method. Test the reliability was assessed by using internal consistency and ICC. validity was assessed by concurrent , discriminant and construct validity. Softwarw using SPSS & mplus .
Results: Internal consistency ranged from 0.84- 0.97. of at least intraclass correlation coefficients were over 0.70(exept sexual activity) for all dimention. Discriminant validity suggest the following distinction is group sex and weight. Confirmatory factor analysis model in the sample is confirmed.
Conclusion:The results confirm that Iranian version of IWQOL-lite has adequate physcometricpropertice.