Translation, Reliability and Validity of Iranianversion IWQOL-lite Questionair
Journal Title: The Journal of Tolooebehdasht - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 4
Abstract
Intredaction: The impact of Weight on Quality of Life(IWQOL-lite) is a self-report questionnaire that measures quality of life in obesity. it is consist of 31 questions and five dimensions (physical function, self-esteem, sexual activity, anxiety presence in public places and work). The aim of present study was to translate, reliability and validity in Iranian version of iwqol-lite . Methods: this study is a Cross-sectional study were obtained from 306 people that aged over 18 years and bmi over 18 that living in Yazd city with cluster sampling method. Test the reliability was assessed by using internal consistency and ICC. validity was assessed by concurrent , discriminant and construct validity. Softwarw using SPSS & mplus . Results: Internal consistency ranged from 0.84- 0.97. of at least intraclass correlation coefficients were over 0.70(exept sexual activity) for all dimention. Discriminant validity suggest the following distinction is group sex and weight. Confirmatory factor analysis model in the sample is confirmed. Conclusion:The results confirm that Iranian version of IWQOL-lite has adequate physcometricpropertice.
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Hosein Fallahzadeh, Fereshteh Eidy, Azade Najjarzaded, Mahdi Akbarzadeh
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