Life Quality and Well-Being in Old Age

被引:3
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作者
Gunzelmann, Thomas [1 ]
Schmidt, Silke [1 ]
Albani, Cornelia [1 ]
Braehler, Elmar [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Klinikum Leipzig, Selbst Abt Med Psychol & Med Soziol, Philipp Rosenthal Str 55, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
关键词
life quality; well-being; EUROHIS-QOL; WHO-5;
D O I
10.1024/1011-6877.19.1.7
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Life quality and well-being are relevant clinical criteria for the evaluation of therapeutic interventions in the elderly. Therefore suitable diagnostic instruments are necessary. In the present paper, the psychometric quality of the EUROHIS-QOL and the WHO 5-item Well-Being Index (WHO-5) is evaluated in a sample of n = 744 elderly in the age of 60 years or older (51% female). Reliability of both instruments is high (Cronbach's alpha = .86 and .92, respectively). The theoretically assumed one-dimensional factorial structure could be proved for the WHO-5, but not for the EUROHIS-QOL for which a two-dimensional factorial structure was shown (personal and external factors of life quality). Frequency values, mean values and percentile ranks are presented as reference data for the elderly. No age-specific or sex-specific differences were found.
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页数:9
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