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Protocol and recommendations for applying the WHOQOL-BREF in population with breast cancer


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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.24962

Keywords:

Quality of life, Neoplasm, Instrument validation, Women's health

Abstract

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.

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Author Biographies

Húber Hernán Villamarín Tobar, Universidad del Cauca

Enfermero

Sebastián Josué Castro Torres, Universidad del Cauca

Enfermero

Brayan Reyes Burgos, Universidad del Cauca

Estudiante de medicina

Mónica Lizeth Cajas Girón, Universidad del Cauca

Enfermera.

Diana Astrith Añasco Salamanca, Universidad del Cauca

Enfermera

Yusley Katerine Pabón Salazar, Universidad del Cauca

Enfermera. Especialista en epidemiología. 

Sandra Yamile Martínez Gómez, Universidad del Cauca

Psicóloga.

Licenciada en Educación Básica. 

Especialista en Epidemiología.

Especialista en Educación Sexual.

Andry Yasmid Mera Mamián, Mg., Universidad CES

Fisioterapeuta.

Magíster en epidemiología. 

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Published

2022-02-14 — Updated on 2022-06-25

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Villamarín Tobar, H. H., Castro Torres, S. J., Reyes Burgos, B., Cajas Girón, M. L., Añasco Salamanca, D. A., Pabón Salazar, Y. K., Martínez Gómez, S. Y., & Mera Mamián, A. Y. (2022). Protocol and recommendations for applying the WHOQOL-BREF in population with breast cancer. Revista Médica De Risaralda, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.24962 (Original work published February 14, 2022)