Psychometric evaluation of a Brazilian version of the impact of weight on quality of life (IWQOL-Lite) instrument

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-66

  Mariano, M H D A ^a,b   Kolotkin, R L ^c,d   Petribu K ^a,b   Ferreira, M D N L ^a,b   Dutra, R F ^a   Barros, M V G ^a   Almeida, N C ^a,b   Filho, L E D L ^a   Rabelo, P J ^a   Monteiro, V ^a   Da Silva, B F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Postgraduate Research Nucleus Oswaldo Cruz Universitary Hospital/UPE   (Brazil)

^c Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; IWQOL Lite; Obesity; Psychometric; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF WEIGHT ON QUALITY OF LIFE LITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STRESS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WORK;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 74949116639     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.969     Document Type: Article

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