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Table 10 Construct and concurrent validity of WHOQOL-DIS for people with intellectual disabilities

From: The World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument for people with intellectual and physical disabilities (WHOQOL-Dis): evidence of validity of the Brazilian version

Factor/domain

Do you have a disability [impairment or limitation]?

Depression (BDI-II) (stratified by quantils)

Satisfaction with life (SWLS) (stratified by quantils)

Yes (n = 94)

No (n = 61)

df = 153

≤ 5 (n = 72)

≥ 6 (n = 83)

df = 153

≤ 30 (n = 73)

≥ 31 (n = 83)

df = 154

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

t

d

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

t

d

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

t

d

Physical(a)

52,09 (8,89)

54,81 (8,75)

−1,87*

0,15

56,35 (6,89)

50,3 (9,55)

4,56**

0,35

50,49 (10,16)

55,42 (6,88)

−3,5*

0,27

Psychological(a)

48,98 (8,35)

50,14 (8,44)

−0,84

0,07

52,78 (5,89)

46,44 (9, 14)

5,2**

0,39

47,09 (9,36)

51,41 (6,83)

−3,25**

0,25

Social(a)

39,89 (11,39)

40,44 (10,85)

−0,3

0,02

43,29 (9,65)

37,05 (12,09)

3,57**

0,28

35,62 (12,29)

43,67 (9,07)

−4,61**

0,35

Environment(a)

38 (9,27)

39,34 (9,87)

−0,86

0,07

40,28 (8,61)

36,86 (10,01)

2,26*

0,18

34,59 (10,3)

41,91 (7,19)

−5,08**

0,38

Overall(a)

77,79 (24,26)

85,25 (21,83)

−1,94*

0,15

84,72 (20,15)

76,96 (25,93)

2,09*

0,17

72,43 (27,56)

87,65 (16,62)

−4,11**

0,31

Factor1(b)

74,02 (14,86)

81,01 (14,04)

−2,92*

0,23

80,67 (14,59)

73,29 (14,54)

3,15**

0,25

73,74 (13,3)

79,12 (16,01)

−2,26*

0,18

Factor2(b)

31,91 (15,25)

31,97 (14,92)

−0,02

0,00

34,72 (13,92)

29,22 (15,53)

2,31*

0,18

27,28 (14,52)

35,94 (14,37)

−3,74**

0,29

Factor3(b)

39,01 (10,2)

40,85 (10,48)

−1,08

0,09

42,07 (8,04)

37,4 (11,62)

2,94*

0,23

35,9 (11,47)

42,92 (7,99)

−4,38**

0,33

Overall(b)

13,36 (8,91)

18,34 (8,9)

−3,4**

0,27

16,67 (8,39)

14,01 (9,79)

1,8*

0,14

13,18 (9,05)

17,09 (9)

−2,7*

0,21

DISQOL Module

45,99 (8,83)

48,67 (8,85)

−1,84*

0,15

49,88 (8,04)

44,33 (9,01)

4,02**

0,31

43,21 (8,66)

50,23 (7,93)

−5,28**

0,39

Local Module

38,7 (10,5)

38,63 (10,36)

0,04

0,00

40,71 (9,26)

36,59 (11,05)

2,49*

0,20

35,36 (11,33)

41,42 (8,71)

−3,7**

0,29

  1. (a)WHOQOL-Bref. (b)DISQOL Module: factors congruent to the ones found in the cross-cultural project (global sample).
  2. Levels of significance: *p < 0.05; **p ≤ 0.001. df = degrees of freedom; d = effect size.