TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Brazil
KW - Depressive Disorder, Major
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Outpatients
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - World Health Organization
AU - Berlim MT
AU - Pavanello DP
AU - Caldieraro MA K
AU - Fleck MP
AB - <p>The present study assessed the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Instrument--Short Version (WHOQOL BREF) in a sample of 89 adult outpatients with major depression. After analyses, the WHOQOL BREF showed good internal consistency, and was sensitive to improvement after treatment with antidepressants. Convergent validity between the WHOQOL BREF and the Beck Depression Inventory was statistically significant, as well as WHOQOL BREF's ability to discriminate between outpatients on the basis of their level of depression. In conclusion, the WHOQOL BREF seems to be a psychometrically valid and reliable instrument that it is suitable for evaluating the quality of life of Brazilian-speaking depressed outpatients.</p>

BT - Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
C1 - <p>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15892446?dopt=Abstract</p>

IS - 2
J2 - Qual Life Res
LA - eng
N2 - <p>The present study assessed the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Instrument--Short Version (WHOQOL BREF) in a sample of 89 adult outpatients with major depression. After analyses, the WHOQOL BREF showed good internal consistency, and was sensitive to improvement after treatment with antidepressants. Convergent validity between the WHOQOL BREF and the Beck Depression Inventory was statistically significant, as well as WHOQOL BREF's ability to discriminate between outpatients on the basis of their level of depression. In conclusion, the WHOQOL BREF seems to be a psychometrically valid and reliable instrument that it is suitable for evaluating the quality of life of Brazilian-speaking depressed outpatients.</p>

PY - 2005
SP - 561
EP - 4
T2 - Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
TI - Reliability and validity of the WHOQOL BREF in a sample of Brazilian outpatients with major depression.
VL - 14
SN - 0962-9343
ER -