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Perceived Quality of Life scale (PQoL)

	Author(s)
Patrick Donald L, PhD, MSPH Danis Marion

Purpose

Pathology:

Generic

Disease:

All

Objective:

To assess quality of life of patients with chronic diseases with various levels of wellness and disability

Population:

Adult

Characteristics

Type of instrument:

Health-Related Quality of Life - HRQL (incl. health status)

Mode of administration:

Interviewer-administered
Self-administered

Number of items:

20 (originally a 12-item version)

Existence of database:

Yes

Time recall:

Today

Language(s)

Original language:

English for the USA

List of existing translations:

(the translations may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process. Please check status of translations with Mapi Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors)

German

Greek

Norwegian

Spanish for the USA

Last update: July 2009
Last update in collaboration with the author: June 2007