Box 1 Individual items in the 19-item modified WHOQOL scale, including domain names and item numbers (in brackets)
Overall quality of life (1) Satisfaction of health (2) | |||
Physical domain: Five items Pain (3) Dependence of medical aids (4) Energy (10) Mobility (15) Activities of daily living (17) | Psychological domain: Four items Positive feeling (5) Concentration (7) Bodily image (11) Self-esteem (19) | Social domain: Three items Personal relationship (20) Sexual activity (21) Social support (22) | Environmental domain: Five items Security (8) Physical environment (9) Financial support (12) Accessibility of information (13) Leisure activity (14) |
Item numbers shown in brackets (items 16 and 18 from physical; 6 and 26 from Psychological; 23, 24 and 25 from environmental domains), are deleted from the original WHOQOL-BREF scale. | |||