World Health Organization Quality of Life Bref (WHO-QOL-BREF)

Free, available at http://www.who.int/mental_health/media/en/76.pdf

Pop Time Purpose Measures Scoring Notes
Adults, mild to ~ 20 mins To measure a Physical health See scoring Normative scores for adult stroke, chronic stroke, community
no cognitive person’s Psychological handout dwelling adults, and traumatic brain injury are available at
impairment perception of health http://www.rehabmeasures.org/Lists/RehabMeasures/PrintView
their life quality Social .aspx?ID=937
in four domains relationships
Environment
WHO-QOL BREF Completed Example

WHOQOL-BREF
The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) – BREF
© World Health Organization 2004

The following questions ask how you feel about your quality of life, health, or other areas of your life. I will read out each question to you, along
with the response options. Please choose the answer that appears most appropriate. If you are unsure about which response to give to a
question, the first response you think of is often the best one.

Please keep in mind your standards, hopes, pleasures and concerns. We ask that you think about your life in the last four weeks.

Neither
Very poor Poor poor nor Good Very good
good

1. How would you rate your quality of life? 1 2 3 4 5

Neither
Very poor Poor poor nor Good Very good
good

2. How satisfied are you with your health? 1 2 3 4 5

The following questions ask about how much you have experienced certain things in the last four weeks.
A
Very
Not at all A little moderate Extremely
much
amount

3. To what extent do you feel that physical pain

1 2 3 4 5
prevents you from doing what you need to do?
4. How much do you need any medical treatment to
1 2 3 4 5
function in your daily life?
5. How much do you enjoy life? 1 2 3 4 5
 6. To what extent do you feel your life to be
1 2 3 4 5
meaningful?
7. How well are you able to concentrate? 1 2 3 4 5
8. How safe do you feel in your daily life? 1 2 3 4 5
9. How healthy is your physical environment? 1 2 3 4 5

The following questions ask about how completely you experience or were able to do certain things in the last four weeks.

Not at all A little Moderately Mostly Completely

10. Do you have enough energy for everyday life? 1 2 3 4 5

11. Are you able to accept your bodily appearance? 1 2 3 4 5
12. Have you enough money to meet your needs? 1 2 3 4 5
13. How available to you is the information that you
1 2 3 4 5
need in your day-to-day life?
14. To what extent do you have the opportunity for
1 2 3 4 5
leisure activities?

Neither
Very poor Poor poor nor Good Very good
good

15. How well are you able to get around? 1 2 3 4 5

Neither
Very
Dissatisfied satisfied or Satisfied Very satisfied
dissatisfied
dissatisfied

16. How satisfied are you with you sleep? 1 2 3 4 5

 17. How satisfied are you with your ability to
1 2 3 4 5
perform your daily living activities?
18. How satisfied are you with your capacity for
1 2 3 4 5
work?
19. How satisfied are you with yourself? 1 2 3 4 5
20. How satisfied are you with your personal
1 2 3 4 5
relationships?
21. How satisfied are you with your sex life? 1 2 3 4 5
22. How satisfied are you with the support you get
1 2 3 4 5
from your friends?
23. How satisfied are you with the conditions of your
1 2 3 4 5
living place?
24. How satisfied are you with your access to health
1 2 3 4 5
services?
25 How satisfied are you with your transport? 1 2 3 4 5

The following question refers to how often you have felt or experienced certain things in the last four weeks.
Quite Very
Never Seldom Always
often often

26. How often do you have negative feelings such as

1 2 3 4 5
blue mood, despair, anxiety, depression?

Do you have any comments about the assessment?

SCORING:
Equations for computing domain scores Raw Score Transformed
Score
Domain 1 Physical Health (6-Q3) + (6-Q4) + Q10 + Q15 + Q16 + Q17 + Q18 25 63
3 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 4 +4 +4
 Domain 2 Psychological Q5 + Q6 + Q7 + Q11 + Q19 + (6-Q26) 19 56
4 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 2
Domain 3 Social Q20 + Q21 + Q22 6 25
Relationships 2 + 2 + 2
Domain 4 Environment Q8 + Q9 + Q12 + Q13 + Q14 + Q23 + Q24 + Q25 31 75
4 +4 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 4
Total Score 81/4 = 219/4 = 54.7
20.25

Narrative Summary of Findings

Here’s an example of how you might document the above findings:

Findings from the World Health Organization Quality of Life Bref (WHO-QOL-BREF) indicate client’s perception of the quality of

environment as adequate (Environment = 75); with slightly reduced satisfaction with physical health (Physical Health = 63). Of most

concern is the client’s report of poor psychological health (Psychological Health = 56) and lack of quality social relationships (Social

Relationships = 25). Client additionally reported overall satisfaction with health as Poor and overall QOL as Good. The average of all

domain scores yielded a 54.75 indicating moderate QOL perception.