Validating the Well-Being of Older People (WOOP) Instrument in China.

ABSTRACT: Generic health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measures have been used for estimating utility value, which is then used for calculating quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). HRQoL measures may not capture many of the relevant and important non-health aspects of quality of life. The well-being of older people (WOOP) instrument was first developed in the Netherlands. This study aimed to validate this new instrument among older people in China. WOOP was first translated into simplified Chinese (for use in Mainland China) by two experienced translators. From July to August 2022, a cross-sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample of 500 older people in Southwestern China. Older people who provided consent reported their demographic information and completed the simplified Chinese vers

SUBMITTER: Liu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9819892 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature