Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument for People with Intellectual and Physical Disabilities (WHOQOL-DIS-TR).

Objective: The aim of this paper is to present the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the add-on module for the WHOQOL measures of quality of life for use with adults having physical or intellectual disabilities known as the WHOQOL-DIS.

Methods: Data were collected from 150 Intellectual Disabled (ID) and 157 Physically Disabled (PD) persons in Turkey (Izmir) participating center of the global WHOQOL-DIS project. WHOQOL-DIS module is consisted of 12 disability specific items in addition to 26 generic items of WHOQOL-Bref.