Qualidade de vida: considerações sobre os indicadores e instrumentos de medida
In: Revista Brasileira de Qualidade de Vida, Band 3, Heft 1, S. 16-23
The measuring instruments are developed for many different purposes and directions, being held by
generic scales of health status and specific scales to a given situation. This study aimed to discuss
the important issues that permeate the use of measuring instruments and provide a systematic way
of indicators and measuring instruments used in QL and validated in Brazil. It was conducted a
study of narrative review of available knowledge in the literature, consultation with the following
databases: DEDALUS, LILACS, MEDLINE and Scielo, based on the periods of 1995-2008. It was
observed that the instruments that were raised are more suitable for application in the Brazilian
population, with good internal consistency, validity and test-retest reliability. It was conclude that
despite national and internationally agreed instruments, are still scope to better ensure their
psychometric properties, better form of administration and the possible interference inter-examiner.