Assessing mental well-being in a Sinhala speaking Sri Lankan population: validation of the WHO-5 well-being index

Autor: B. P. R. Perera, R. Jayasuriya, A. Caldera, A. R. Wickremasinghe
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01532-8
Popis: Abstract Purpose The WHO-5 well-being index is a widely used, short rating scale that measures subjective well-being. We translated the WHO-5 index into Sinhala and tested its psychometric properties including measurement invariance among diverse groups in a community sample in Sri Lanka. Methods The sample of 267 persons aged between 16 and 75 years was recruited from a semi-urban area. 219 completed a paper-based questionnaire and 48 responded to an online survey. Construct validity was tested for factorial validity (Confirmatory Factor Analysis -CFA), convergent validity and known group validity. Composite reliability for congeneric measures and test-retest reliability were also tested. Multi-group CFA (MG-CFA) was used to test measurement invariance. Results The translated Sinhala version demonstrated good content and face validity. Internal consistency reliability of the five items had a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.85 and test-retest reliability over 2 weeks was satisfactory (Pearson r = 0.72, p
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