Quality of life in south-eastern Australia: normative values for the WHOQOL-BREF in a population-based sample of adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The abbreviated World Health Organisation Quality of Life tool (WHOQOL-BREF) is a short-form quality of life (QoL) assessment commonly used worldwide in both healthy and ill populations. Normative data for the Australian general population are limited. The objective of this study was to present normative data for the WHOQOL-BREF based on a general population sample. A secondary aim was to explore sociodemographic factors related to QoL.

Design

Population-based cross-sectional study.

Participants

929 men and 830 women aged 24-94 years participating in the Geelong Osteoporosis Study.

Outcome measures

The 26-item WHOQOL-BREF.

Results

Means and SD for each domain are presented by age group and sex. Percentile scores were also generated. Mean score

SUBMITTER: West EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729265 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature