Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Swiss French version of the Older People's Quality of Life questionnaire (OPQOL-35-SF).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The proportion of the world population aged over 65 years is increasing in the world population. Quality of life is an important factor in the biopsychosocial management of older patients. The Older People's Quality of Life-35 (OPQOL-35) questionnaire was developed specifically for assessment of the quality of life of older people. The aim of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of a Swiss French version of the OPQOL-35 questionnaire (OPQOL-35-SF).

Methods

Forward-backward procedure was used to translate the original questionnaire from English into Swiss French. A sample of older people then completed the questionnaire. Construct validity of the OPQOL-35-SF was evaluated by comparing the results with those from three other questionnaires [World He

SUBMITTER: Carrard S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8905913 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature