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The World Health Organization quality of life assessment (WHOQOL): Development and general psychometric properties

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  1. Yongxia Mei & Beilei Lin & Yingshuang Li & Chunge Ding & Zhenxiang Zhang, 2017. "Validity and reliability of Chinese version of Adult Carer Quality of Life questionnaire (AC-QoL) in family caregivers of stroke survivors," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(11), pages 1-14, November.
  2. Zhonghua Gou & Xiaohuan Xie & Yi Lu & Maryam Khoshbakht, 2018. "Quality of Life (QoL) Survey in Hong Kong: Understanding the Importance of Housing Environment and Needs of Residents from Different Housing Sectors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-16, January.
  3. SangNam Ahn & Hongwei Zhao & Ming Tai-Seale & Charles Huber & Matthew Smith & Marcia Ory & Charles Phillips, 2012. "The longitudinal effects of behavioral, health, and socio-demographic factors on body mass index among older Chinese adults," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 57(2), pages 269-277, April.
  4. Gillison, Fiona Bridget & Skevington, Suzanne M. & Sato, Ayana & Standage, Martyn & Evangelidou, Stella, 2009. "The effects of exercise interventions on quality of life in clinical and healthy populations; a meta-analysis," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 68(9), pages 1700-1710, May.
  5. M. C. Angermeyer & A. Holzinger & H. Matschinger & K. Stengler-Wenzke, 2002. "Depression and Quality of Life: Results of a Follow-Up Study," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 48(3), pages 189-199, September.
  6. Otto Ruokolainen & Antero Heloma & Pekka Jousilahti & Jouni Lahti & Oona Pentala-Nikulainen & Ossi Rahkonen & Pekka Puska, 2019. "Thirty-eight-year trends of educational differences in smoking in Finland," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 64(6), pages 853-860, July.
  7. Hur Hassoy & Isil Ergin & Anton Kunst, 2014. "Socioeconomic inequalities in current daily smoking in five Turkish regions," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 59(2), pages 251-260, April.
  8. Graeme Hawthorne & Helen Herrman & Barbara Murphy, 2006. "Interpreting the WHOQOL-Brèf: Preliminary Population Norms and Effect Sizes," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 77(1), pages 37-59, May.
  9. Tingzhong Yang & Lingwei Yu & Shuhan Jiang & Xueying Feng & Hong Xian & Randall Cottrell & Ian Rockett, 2015. "Household smoking restrictions among urban residents in China: individual and regional influences," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 60(4), pages 479-486, May.
  10. Esther Pousa Tomás & Gemma Hurtado & Sílvia Noguer & Cristina Domènech & Montse García & Nuria López & MaríaCruz Negredo & Rafael Penadés & María Reinares & Dolors Serrano & Montse Dolz & Pedr, 2012. "Effectiveness of family work interventions on schizophrenia: Evidence from a multicentre study in Catalonia," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 58(6), pages 587-595, November.
  11. Wen-Ching Chen & Jung-Der Wang & Jing-Shiang Hwang & Chiao-Chicy Chen & Chia-Huei Wu & Grace Yao, 2009. "Can the Web-Form WHOQOL-BREF be an Alternative to the Paper-Form?," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 94(1), pages 97-114, October.
  12. Menyfah Q. Alanazi & Waleed Abdelgawwad & Thamer A. Almangour & Fatma Mostafa & Mona Almuheed, 2023. "Impact of COVID-19 on the Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients during Infection and after Recovery in Saudi Arabia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-14, March.
  13. Alison Woodcock & Laura Camfield & J. McGregor & Faith Martin, 2009. "Validation of the WeDQoL-Goals-Thailand Measure: Culture-Specific Individualised Quality of Life," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 94(1), pages 135-171, October.
  14. Edit Paulik & László Nagymajtényi & Douglas Easterling & Todd Rogers, 2011. "Smoking behaviour and attitudes of Hungarian Roma and non-Roma population towards tobacco control policies," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 56(5), pages 485-491, October.
  15. Gabueva, Larisa (Габуева, Лариса) & Pavlova, Nina (Павлова, Нина), 2018. "Mechanisms for Ensuring the Priorities of Healthy Life Style and the Quality of Healthy Life in Russia's Medium-Term State Social Programs: The Main Challenges and Growth Points [Механизмы Обеспече," Working Papers 031827, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
  16. Heather Law & Lucy Carter & Rachel Sellers & Richard Emsley & Rory Byrne & Linda Davies & Paul French & Peter M. Haddad & Elizabeth Pitt & Melissa Pyle & David Shiers & Alison R. Yung & Anthony P. Mor, 2017. "A pilot randomised controlled trial comparing antipsychotic medication, to cognitive behavioural therapy to a combination of both in people with psychosis: rationale, study design and baseline data of," Psychosis, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(3), pages 193-204, July.
  17. Hsiao-Ting Chang & Nai-Wei Hsu & Hsi-Chung Chen & Hsuan-Ming Tsao & Su-Shun Lo & Pesus Chou, 2018. "Associations between Body Mass Index and Subjective Health Outcomes among Older Adults: Findings from the Yilan Study, Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-15, November.
  18. repec:cup:judgdm:v:7:y:2012:i:6:p:689-704 is not listed on IDEAS
  19. Kumarasan Roystonn & Laxman Cetty & Anitha Jeyagurunathan & Fiona Devi & Edimansyah Abdin & Soo Teng Tan & Charmaine Tang & Swapna Verma & Mythily Subramaniam, 2021. "Quality of Life and Its Associations with Religiosity and Religious Coping among Outpatients with Psychosis in Singapore," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-10, July.
  20. Migle Baceviciene & Rasa Jankauskiene & Vaiva Balciuniene, 2020. "The Role of Body Image, Disordered Eating and Lifestyle on the Quality of Life in Lithuanian University Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(5), pages 1-17, March.
  21. Shengjun Liu & Hongqian Guo & Lihong Su, 2023. "Evaluation of Quality of Life in Urban Life Circles from a Composite Perspective of Subjective Needs and the Supply of Public Amenities: A Case Study of Changbai Island, Shenyang," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-22, June.
  22. Saharnaz Nedjat & Kourosh Holakouie Naieni & Kazem Mohammad & Reza Majdzadeh & Ali Montazeri, 2011. "Quality of life among an Iranian general population sample using the World Health Organization’s quality of life instrument (WHOQOL-BREF)," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 56(1), pages 55-61, February.
  23. Christian U Krägeloh & D Rex Billington & Patricia Hsien-Chuan Hsu & Xuan Joanna Feng & Oleg N Medvedev & Paula Kersten & Jason Landon & Richard J Siegert, 2016. "Ordinal-To-Interval Scale Conversion Tables and National Items for the New Zealand Version of the WHOQOL-BREF," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(11), pages 1-15, November.
  24. Maria Nazarete Costa Catré & Joaquim Armando Ferreira & Maria Costa Catré & Marco Pereira, 2021. "Development and Application of a Short-Form Questionnaire for Assessing Spiritual, Religious and Personal Beliefs Related to Quality of Life (WHOQOL-SRPB-BREF) in Portugal," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 16(1), pages 241-258, February.
  25. Ping Lei Chui & Khatijah Lim Abdullah & Li Ping Wong & Nur Aishah Taib, 2015. "Quality of Life in CAM and Non-CAM Users among Breast Cancer Patients during Chemotherapy in Malaysia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(10), pages 1-17, October.
  26. L N Suman, 2015. "Spiritual Practices for Emotional Healing: Implications for Training Trauma Therapists," Psychology and Behavioral Science International Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(1), pages 1-3, September.
  27. Chia-Huei Wu, 2008. "The Role of Perceived Discrepancy in Satisfaction Evaluation," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 88(3), pages 423-436, September.
  28. Leslie Gillespie‐Marthaler & Katherine Nelson & Hiba Baroud & Mark Abkowitz, 2019. "Selecting Indicators for Assessing Community Sustainable Resilience," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 39(11), pages 2479-2498, November.
  29. Erik Carlquist & Pål Ulleberg & Antonella Delle Fave & Hilde E. Nafstad & Rolv M. Blakar, 2017. "Everyday Understandings of Happiness, Good Life, and Satisfaction: Three Different Facets of Well-being," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 12(2), pages 481-505, June.
  30. Santo Imanuel Tonapa & Yi Liu & Mulyadi Mulyadi & Bih-O Lee, 2023. "Changes in Self-Regulation and the Predictors of Quality of Life 3 Months After Extremity Injury: A Prospective Study," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 32(3), pages 518-526, March.
  31. Wei-Ching Wang & Chin-Hsung Kao & Tzung-Cheng Huan & Chung-Chi Wu, 2011. "Free Time Management Contributes to Better Quality of Life: A Study of Undergraduate Students in Taiwan," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 12(4), pages 561-573, August.
  32. Dayse Rodrigues Sousa Andrade & Lidyane V. Camelo & Rodrigo Citton P. Reis & Itamar S. Santos & Antonio Luiz Ribeiro & Luana Giatti & Sandhi Maria Barreto, 2017. "Life course socioeconomic adversities and 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease: cross-sectional analysis of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 62(2), pages 283-292, March.
  33. Chia-Huei Wu, 2008. "Can We Weight Satisfaction Score with Importance Ranks Across Life Domains?," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 86(3), pages 469-480, May.
  34. Kurimori, Sugako & Fukuda, Yoshiharu & Nakamura, Keiko & Watanabe, Masafumi & Takano, Takehito, 2006. "Calculation of prefectural disability-adjusted life expectancy (DALE) using long-term care prevalence and its socioeconomic correlates in Japan," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 76(3), pages 346-358, May.
  35. F. J. Trompenaars & E. D. Masthoff & G. L. Van Heck & J. de Vries & P. P. Hodiamont, 2007. "Relationships between Social Functioning and Quality of Life in a Population of Dutch Adult Psychiatric Outpatients," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 53(1), pages 36-47, January.
  36. Phillips, David R. & Siu, Oi-ling & Yeh, Anthony G.O. & Cheng, Kevin H.C., 2005. "The impacts of dwelling conditions on older persons' psychological well-being in Hong Kong: the mediating role of residential satisfaction," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 60(12), pages 2785-2797, June.
  37. Sara Rubinelli & Peter Schulz & Kent Nakamoto, 2009. "Health literacy beyond knowledge and behaviour: letting the patient be a patient," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 54(5), pages 307-311, October.
  38. Peter Kolarcik & Eva Cepova & Andrea Madarasova Geckova & Gerald R. Elsworth & Roy W. Batterham & Richard H. Osborne, 2017. "Structural properties and psychometric improvements of the Health Literacy Questionnaire in a Slovak population," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 62(5), pages 591-604, June.
  39. repec:cup:judgdm:v:13:y:2018:i:3:p:287-296 is not listed on IDEAS
  40. Nogueira, Patrícia & Faria, Silvana & Mosley, Benjamin & Domingues, Rita, 2021. "Risk Awareness And Quality Of Life Of A Coastal Community Exposed To Environmental Hazards (Luanda, Angola)," Journal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, Cinturs - Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, University of Algarve, vol. 9(3), pages 205-224.
  41. Munford, Luke A. & Panagioti, Maria & Bower, Peter & Skevington, Suzanne M., 2020. "Community asset participation and social medicine increases qualities of life," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 259(C).
  42. Angeles, Gustavo & de Hoop, Jacobus & Handa, Sudhanshu & Kilburn, Kelly & Milazzo, Annamaria & Peterman, Amber, 2019. "Government of Malawi's unconditional cash transfer improves youth mental health," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 225(C), pages 108-119.
  43. Clemens Tesch-Römer & Andreas Motel-Klingebiel & Martin Tomasik, 2008. "Gender Differences in Subjective Well-Being: Comparing Societies with Respect to Gender Equality," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 85(2), pages 329-349, January.
  44. Arne Roets & Barry Schwartz & Yanjun Guan, 2012. "The tyranny of choice: a cross-cultural investigation of maximizing-satisfising effects on well-being," Judgment and Decision Making, Society for Judgment and Decision Making, vol. 7(6), pages 689-704, November.
  45. Felix N. Fernando & Dennis R. Cooley, 2016. "An Oil Boom’s Effect on Quality of Life (QoL): Lessons from Western North Dakota," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 11(4), pages 1083-1115, December.
  46. Serpil Aytac & Nuran Bayram Arli & Mine Aydemir Dev, 2024. "Stress and Quality of Life: The Mediating Role of Happiness," Journal of Economy Culture and Society, Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 69(69), pages 46-55, June.
  47. Eunkyo Kang & Ye Eun Rhee & Soojeong Kim & Jihye Lee & Young Ho Yun, 2021. "Quality of Life and Depression in the General Korean Population: Normative Data and Associations of the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) and the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire (MQOL) wit," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 16(4), pages 1673-1687, August.
  48. Tran Huu Bich & Nguyen Manh Cuong, 2017. "Changes in knowledge, attitude and involvement of fathers in supporting exclusive breastfeeding: a community-based intervention study in a rural area of Vietnam," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 62(1), pages 17-26, February.
  49. Grace Yao & Chia-huei Wu, 2009. "Similarities and Differences Among the Taiwan, China, and Hong-Kong Versions of the WHOQOL Questionnaire," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 91(1), pages 79-98, March.
  50. Maxime Vachon & Marie Papineau & Gilles Dupuis & Pasquale Roberge, 2019. "Associations Between Systemic Quality of Life and Burnout Among French Canadian Workers," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 142(3), pages 1193-1210, April.
  51. Agnė Slapšinskaitė & Justė Lukoševičiūtė & Kastytis Šmigelskas, 2020. "Interplay between adolescent physical activity and life satisfaction: gender as potential effect modifier," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 65(8), pages 1355-1363, November.
  52. Chia-Huei Wu, 2009. "Enhancing quality of life by shifting importance perception among life domains," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 37-47, March.
  53. Bih‐Shya Gau & Yueh‐Chih Chen & Li‐Hua Lo & Mei Chang & Yu‐Mei (Yu) Chao & Bor‐Luen Chiang & Grace Yao, 2010. "Clinical applicability of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version (WHOQOL‐BREF) to mothers of children with asthma in Taiwan," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(5‐6), pages 811-819, March.
  54. Chia-Huei Wu & Cheng-Ta Yang & Li-Na Huang, 2014. "On the Predictive Effect of Multidimensional Importance-Weighted Quality of Life Scores on Overall Subjective Well-Being," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 115(3), pages 933-943, February.
  55. Kevin Cheng & David Phillips & Oi-Ling Siu & Anthony Yeh, 2014. "Patterns of Residential Adjustment for Older Person: Who will Recover and How Do They Recover? A Study in Different Residential Environments in Hong Kong," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 119(1), pages 295-319, October.
  56. Skevington, S.M. & Böhnke, J.R., 2018. "How is subjective well-being related to quality of life? Do we need two concepts and both measures?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 206(C), pages 22-30.
  57. Karin Amit & Howard Litwin, 2010. "The Subjective Well-Being of Immigrants Aged 50 and Older in Israel," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 98(1), pages 89-104, August.
  58. Hyang-Hee Hwang & Yu-Jin Lee & Bo-Ram Kim, 2021. "Effects of Relative Leisure Deprivation between Regions on Life Satisfaction in Koreans: Focusing on Baby Boomers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-12, December.
  59. Carina S. Bichler & Martin Niedermeier & Katharina Hüfner & Mátyás Gálffy & Johanna M. Gostner & Philipp Nelles & Stefanie E. Schöttl & Barbara Sperner-Unterweger & Martin Kopp, 2022. "Climbing as an Add-On Treatment Option for Patients with Severe Anxiety Disorders and PTSD: Feasibility Analysis and First Results of a Randomized Controlled Longitudinal Clinical Pilot Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-18, September.
  60. Simon Høegmark & Tonny Elmose Andersen & Patrik Grahn & Anna Mejldal & Kirsten K. Roessler, 2021. "The Wildman Programme—Rehabilitation and Reconnection with Nature for Men with Mental or Physical Health Problems—A Matched-Control Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-20, October.
  61. Küçükaltan, Ebru Günlü & Pirnar, Ige, 2016. "Competitiveness factors of a tourism destination and impact on residents’ quality of life: The case of Cittaslow-Seferihisar," MPRA Paper 77464, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 22 Apr 2016.
  62. Katherine Ka Pik Chang & Frances Kam Yuet Wong & Ka Long Chan & Fiona Wong & Hung Chak Ho & Man Sing Wong & Yuen Shan Ho & John Wai Man Yuen & Judy Yuen-man Siu & Lin Yang, 2020. "The Impact of the Environment on the Quality of Life and the Mediating Effects of Sleep and Stress," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-17, November.
  63. Jozef Bavolar, 2018. "Psychometric characteristics of two forms of the Slovak version of the Indecisiveness Scale," Judgment and Decision Making, Society for Judgment and Decision Making, vol. 13(3), pages 287-296, May.
  64. Zhan, Weihai & Smith, Susan R. & Warner, Lynette C. & North, Fred & Wilhelm, Sara & Nowak, Amanda, 2019. "Quality of life among children and adolescents in foster family homes," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 107(C).
  65. Hong Zou & Qianqian Xiong & Hongwei Xu, 2020. "Does Subjective Social Status Predict Self-Rated Health in Chinese Adults and Why?," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 152(2), pages 443-471, November.
  66. Yoshitaka Iwasaki, 2007. "Leisure and quality of life in an international and multicultural context: what are major pathways linking leisure to quality of life?," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 82(2), pages 233-264, June.
  67. Michelle L. Townsend & Caitlin E. Miller & Emily L. Matthews & Brin F. S. Grenyer, 2021. "Parental Response Style to Adolescent Self-Harm: Psychological, Social and Functional Impacts," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-17, December.
  68. Katarzyna Czekierda & Karolina Zarychta & Nina Knoll & Jan Keller & Aleksandra Luszczynska, 2019. "Links between meaning in life and physical quality of life after rehabilitation: Mediating effects of positive experiences with physical exercises and mobility," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(10), pages 1-12, October.
  69. Kun-Hu Chen & Grace Yao, 2010. "Investigating Adolescent Health-Related Quality of Life: From a Self-Identity Perspective," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 96(3), pages 403-415, May.
  70. Kitty Chan & Bas Verplanken & Suzanne Skevington, 2017. "Cross Cultural Application of the WHOQOL-SRPB in the Chinese Community with Diverse Spiritual Affiliations," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 132(1), pages 291-312, May.
  71. Emily Williams & Natisha Sands & Stephen Elsom & Roshani Kanchana Prematunga, 2015. "Mental health consumers' perceptions of quality of life and mental health care," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 17(3), pages 299-306, September.
  72. Matthias C. Angermeyer & Anita Holzinger & Reinhold Kilian & Herbert Matschinger, 2001. "Quality of Life — as Defined By Schizophrenic Patients and Psychiatrists," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 47(2), pages 34-42, June.
  73. Szymon Szemik & Maksymilian Gajda & Aleksandra Gładyś & Małgorzata Kowalska, 2022. "The Association between COVID-19 Pandemic and the Quality of Life of Medical Students in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-14, September.
  74. Izzeldin Abuelaish & Ayesha Siddiqua & Susan J. Yousufzai & Caroline Barakat, 2023. "Exploring the Influence of Perceived Ingroup and Outgroup Threat on Quality of Life in a Region Impacted by Protracted Conflict," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(16), pages 1-19, August.
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