Today, I review, link to, and embed the WHOQOL-BREF: A 26-item questionnaire assessing four quality-of-life domains.
Here is the Google AI Summary:
The WHOQOL-BREF is a 26-item questionnaire assessing four quality-of-life domains: Physical (7 items), Psychological (6 items), Social (3 items), and Environmental (8 items). Items use a 1–5 Likert scale, with higher scores indicating higher quality of life. Scoring requires reversing items 3, 4, and 26, then transforming domain mean scores to a 0–100 scale. [1, 2, 3, 4]Domain Structure and Items
- Physical Health (7 items): Q3, Q4, Q10, Q15, Q16, Q17, Q18.
- Psychological Health (6 items): Q5, Q6, Q7, Q11, Q19, Q26.
- Social Relationships (3 items): Q20, Q21, Q22.
- Environment (8 items): Q8, Q9, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q23, Q24, Q25.
- Note: Items 1 and 2 are global questions and usually not part of domain calculations. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Scoring Procedure
- Reverse Scoring: Before analysis, reverse the scores for items Q3, Q4, and Q26.
- Formula: \(6 – \text{original score}\) (e.g., a 1 becomes a 5, 2 becomes 4).
- Calculate Domain Means: Calculate the mean score of items within each domain.
- Transform Scores (0–100): Multiply the mean score by 4 (to match the 4–20 scale of the full WHOQOL-100) or use a formula to transform to a 0–100 scale (typically: \(\frac{\text{Mean} – 1}{4} \times 100\)). [1, 2, 3]
InterpretationHigher scores on the 0–100 transformed scale reflect a higher quality of life. [1]
- Physical Raw Range: 7–35
- Psychological Raw Range: 6–30
- Social Raw Range: 3–15
- Environment Raw Range: 8–40 [1]
For detailed guidance, you can refer to the 12 page pdf official WHOQOL-BREF documentation from the University of Washington. [1]And here is the link to the 106 page pdf of the WHOQOL User Manual.This entry was posted in Medical Scales and Forms, Medical Tests, Mental Health Monitoring Forms, Mental Health Resources, Psychiatry
