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Youth Quality of Life Instrument (YQOL^TM)

[ Long version for program evaluation and research (YQOL-R) and short version for surveillance (YQOL-S) developed in 2001 ]

	Author(s)
Patrick Donald L, PhD, MSPH Edwards Todd C, PhD Topolski Tari D, PhD

Purpose

Pathology:

Generic

Disease:

All

Objective:

To assess multidimentionally the generic quality of life of youth ages 11-18

Population for intended use:

Adolescent

Characteristics

Type of instrument:

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

Administration mode:

Self-administered

Number of items:

YQOL-S: Group Level 5 items (Contextual), Group Level 8 items (Perceptual) ---- YQOL-R: Group Level 15 items (Contextual), Group Level 41 items (Perceptual); Individual-Specific 2 items

Existence of database:

Recall/Observation period:

At the moment / Generally

Language(s)

Original language:

English for the USA

List of existing translations:

The translations listed below may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process and may require further work to be suitable for use in a study.

This list of translations is subject to constant changes, therefore please check the status of translations with MAPI Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors

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Croatian	English for the UK	Portuguese for Brazil	Spanish for Puerto Rico
Dutch	Polish	Spanish for Mexico	Spanish for the USA

Last update: July 2009
Last update in collaboration with the author: August 2008