Abstract

BOLUARTE CARBAJAL, Alicia  and  TAMARI, Kotaro. Content validity and inter-rater reliability of the Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale. Rev. psicol. (Lima) [online]. 2017, vol.35, n.2, pp. 641-666. ISSN 0254-9247.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18800/psico.201702.009.

The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale, Objective Version. Content validity was obtained using Aiken’s V coefficient with the participation of 10 experts and inter-rater reliability was assessed with a sample of 45 participants from 15 families with presence of an intellectual disabled. The results showed insufficient validity in the criteria of clarity, consistency and relevance. The inter-observer reliability was moderate with an overall coefficient of .58. A new version of the scale was obtained for intellectual disabled persons, adapted to the sociocultural characteristics of Lima, Perú.

Keywords : Integral Quality of Life Scale; intellectual disability; content validity; reliability; rehabilitation.

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