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Revista Médica de Risaralda
versión impresa ISSN 0122-0667
Resumen
VILLAMARIN TOBAR, Huber Hernán et al. Protocol and recommendations for applying the WHOQOL-BREF in population with breast cancer. Revista médica Risaralda [online]. 2022, vol.28, n.1, pp.46-60. Epub 06-Jul-2022. ISSN 0122-0667. https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.24962.
Objective:
To determine content validity of a protocol with the recommendations for the application of the WHOQOL-BREF instrument to assess the quality of life of women with breast cancer.
Materials and methods:
This is a descriptive, observational, and type validation of instruments study. The process was developed in 3 phases, including content validation with the participation of experts in the oncology, psychology, social work, and nursing fields that assessed the clarity, coherence, relevance, and sufficiency of the protocol. The degree of agreement between the evaluators was determined using the rWG index.
Results:
The protocol obtained mean scores higher than 9.0 in all items, the majority with rWG indices greater than 0.5. The evaluators added key recommendations such as permanent accompany during the application of the survey and active pauses inclusion due to the instrument extension.
Conclusions:
A protocol is presented to improve the application of the WHOQOL-BREF instrument in populations that suffer from breast cancer.
Palabras clave : Quality of life; neoplasm; instrument validation; women's health.