Comprehensive List of Quality of Life (QoL) Tools

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Alright, here’s the finalized combined list, incorporating the validated information and including links where available. Please note that some links may lead to general information pages or research articles related to the tool, rather than a direct source for the tool itself. Finalized Combined List of QoL Tools with Available Links

  • Age Demographics
  • Children & Adolescents:
    • Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL): https://www.pedsql.org/
    • KIDSCREEN-52: https://www.kidscreen.org/
  • Adults:
    • WHOQOL-BREF: https://www.who.int/tools/whoqol
    • SF-36 Health Survey (or the shorter SF-12): https://www.rand.org/health-care/surveys_tools/mos/36-item-short-form.html
  • Elderly:
    • Nottingham Health Profile (NHP):
    • World Health Organization Quality of Life - OLD Module (WHOQOL-OLD): [invalid URL removed]
  • Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
  • General Chronic Diseases:
    • EQ-5D-5L: https://euroqol.org/
    • WHOQOL-BREF: https://www.who.int/tools/whoqol
  • Oncology (Cancer Patients):
    • Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – General (FACT-G): https://www.facit.org/
    • European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30): https://qol.eortc.org/
  • Mental Health:
    • Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10): https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/files-to-move/media/upload/k10_english.pdf
    • Q-LES-Q-SF (short form version):
  • Organ Systems & Specific Conditions:
  • Cardiovascular:
    • SF-36 Health Survey: https://www.rand.org/health-care/surveys_tools/mos/36-item-short-form.html
    • MacNew Heart Disease Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire:
    • Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ):
  • Pulmonary:
    • St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ):
    • COPD Assessment Test (CAT): https://www.catestonline.org/
  • Kidney:
    • Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF):
  • Liver:
    • Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8080906/
  • Diabetes:
    • Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of Life (ADDQoL):
    • Diabetes-39 (D-39): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00401523
  • HIV/AIDS:
    • HIV/AIDS-Targeted Quality of Life (HAT-QoL): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12716701/
  • Arthritis:
    • Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales 2 (AIMS2):
  • Mental & Physical Health Conditions:
  • General Health:
    • WHOQOL-BREF: https://www.who.int/tools/whoqol
    • Short Form Health Survey (SF-36 or SF-12): https://www.rand.org/health-care/surveys_tools/mos/36-item-short-form.html
  • Mental Health Conditions:
    • Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire Short Form (Q-LES-Q-SF):
    • Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale (SQLS): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11385534/
    • Eating Disorder Quality of Life Scale (EDQOL):
    • Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI): https://www.apa.org/ (Search for BAI on the APA website)
    • Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for Depression: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1495268/
    • Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) for Anxiety: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3117385/
  • Palliative Care:
    • McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire (MQOL):
  • Physical Disabilities:
    • Quality of Life Index - Spinal Cord Injury version III (QLI): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4141912/
  • Social & Environmental Conditions:
  • Caregivers:
    • Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181940/
    • Caregiver Quality of Life Index - Cancer (CQOLC):
  • Satisfaction with Life:
    • Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS): [invalid URL removed]
  • Work Environment:
    • Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ): https://www.copsoq-network.org/
  • Homelessness:
    • Quality of Life Assessment for Homeless Adults
  • Low-Income Settings:
    • WHOQOL-BREF: https://www.who.int/tools/whoqol
  • Other Specific QoL Tools:
  • Gender-Specific:
    • Women’s Health Questionnaire (WHQ):
    • Mother-Generated Index (MGI):
  • Age-Specific:
    • Older People’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (OPQOL-35): Important Note:
  • For tools without direct links, I highly recommend searching scholarly databases or reaching out to relevant organizations or healthcare professionals for further information and access. Let me know if you have any other questions or need additional help!
  • https://digibug.ugr.es/bitstream/handle/10481/65426/88380.pdf?sequence=4
  • https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/450065/1/BMED_S_21_00672final_submitted.pdf

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