01900nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001653003000042653003100072653003100103653002000134653000900154653001800163653001100181653001100192653003200203653002500235653001100260100001400271700001400285700001300299700001900312700001300331700001300344700001300357245010300370856004800473300001100521490000700532520100900539022001401548       2000                            d10aWorld Health Organization10aSurveys and Questionnaires10aReproducibility of Results10aQuality of Life10aMale10aLinear Models10aHumans10aFemale10aEvaluation Studies as Topic10aCase-Control Studies10aBrazil1 aFleck M P1 aLouzada S1 aXavier M1 aChachamovich E1 aVieira G1 aSantos L1 aPinzon V00a[Application of the Portuguese version of the abbreviated instrument of quality life WHOQOL-bref].  uhttp://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsp/v34n2/1954.pdf  a178-830 v343 a<p><strong>INTRODUCTION: </strong>The need of short instruments to evaluate Quality of life determines World Health Organization Quality of Life Group (WHOQOL Group) to develop an abbreviated version of the WHOQOL-100, the WHOQOL-bref. The objective is to present the Brazilian field trial of the WHOQOL-bref.</p>

<p><strong>METHODS: </strong>WHOQOL-bref is composed by 26 questions divided in four domains: physical, psychological, social relationships and environment. The evaliation instrument, BDI (beck depression inventory) and BHS (beck hopelessness scale) were used in a 300 subjects sample in Porto Alegre, South Brazil.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: </strong>The instrument showed a good performance concerning internal consistency, discriminant validity, criterion validity, concurrent validity and test-retest reliability. The intrument allies good psychometric performance and practicity for use which puts it as an interesting option to evaluate quality of life in Brazil.</p>
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