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Table 8 Discriminant 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

Age (years)

 

Disability (WHODAS-II)

 

18-40 (n = 130)

41-57 (n = 26)

df = 154

12-18 (n = 82)

19-51 (n = 74)

df = 154

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

t

d

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

t

d

Physical(a)

52,66 (9,13)

55,36 (7,37)

−1,41*

0,113

56,49 (7,36)

49,37 (8,99)

5,37**

0,397

Psychological(a)

49,13 (8,39)

50,64 (8,31)

−0,84

0,068

51,83 (6,81)

46,68 (9,12)

3,96**

0,304

Social(a)

40,19 (11,71)

38,46 (9,74)

0,71

0,057

44 (9,1)

35,36 (12,01)

5,02**

0,375

Environment(a)

38,15 (9,32)

40,14 (10,33)

−0,98

0,079

41,73 (7)

34,88 (10,58)

4,71**

0,355

Overall(a)

80,96 (23,77)

78,37 (23,06)

0,51

0,041

86,89 (17,88)

73,48 (27,05)

3,61**

0,279

Factor 1(b)

76,86 (14,97)

75,32 (15,36)

0,48

0,039

79,88 (14,87)

72,97 (14,39)

2,94*

0,231

Factor 2(b)

31,99 (15,38)

31,41 (13,4)

0,18

0,015

34,65 (14,01)

28,83 (15,62)

2,46*

0,194

Factor 3(b)

39,62 (10,3)

39,74 (10,82)

−0,06

0,005

42,99 (7,72)

35,92 (11,62)

4,42**

0,336

Overall(b)

15 (9,42)

16,59 (8,09)

−0,8

0,064

17,45 (8,02)

12,84 (9,86)

3,19**

0,249

DISQOL Module

47,02 (8,78)

46,55 (10,05)

0,24

0,019

50,13 (8,06)

43,41 (8,64)

5,02**

0,375

Local Module

38,56 (10,36)

38,7 (11,04)

−0,06

0,005

41,54 (8,53)

35,3 (11,4)

3,84**

0,296

  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.