Ta ble 4 - Method for c onverting raw sc ores to transform e d sc ores

DOMAIN 1 DOMAIN 2 DOMAIN 3 DOMAIN 4

Raw Trasnformed Raw Trasnformed Raw Transformed Raw Transformed
Score scores score scores score scores score scores

4-20 0-100 4-20 0-100 4-20 0-100 4-20 0-100

7 4 0 6 4 0 3 4 0 8 4 0
8 5 6 7 5 6 4 5 6 9 5 6
9 5 6 8 5 6 5 7 19 10 5 6
10 6 13 9 6 13 6 8 25 11 6 13
11 6 13 10 7 19 7 9 31 12 6 13
12 7 19 11 7 19 8 11 44 13 7 19
13 7 19 12 8 25 9 12 50 14 7 19
14 8 25 13 9 31 10 13 56 15 8 25
15 9 31 14 9 31 11 15 69 16 8 25
16 9 31 15 10 38 12 16 75 17 9 31
17 10 38 16 11 44 13 17 81 18 9 31
18 10 38 17 11 44 14 19 94 19 10 38
19 11 44 18 12 50 15 20 100 20 10 38

20 11 44 19 13 56 21 11 44
21 12 50 20 13 56 22 11 44
22 13 56 21 14 63 23 12 50
23 13 56 22 15 69 24 12 50
24 14 63 23 15 69 25 13 56
25 14 63 24 16 75 26 13 56
26 15 69 25 17 81 27 14 63
27 15 69 26 17 81 28 14 63
28 16 75 27 18 88 29 15 69
29 17 81 28 19 94 30 15 69
30 17 81 29 19 94 31 16 75
31 18 88 30 20 100 32 16 75

32 18 88 33 17 81
33 19 94 34 17 81
34 19 94 35 18 88
35 20 100 36 18 88

37 19 94
38 19 94
39 20 100
40 20 100

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WHOQOL - BRE F

PROGRAMME ON MENTAL HEALTH

WORLD HEALTH ORGAN I ZAT I ON
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Fo r o f f i c e us e on l y

E q u a t i o n s f o r c omp u t i n g d oma i n s c o r e s Raw s c o r e T r a n s f o r me d s c o r e s *

4-20 0-100
Domain 1 (6-Q3) + (6-Q4) + Q10 + Q15 + Q16 + Q17 + Q18
d + d + d + d + d + d+ d =

Domain 2 Q5 + Q6 + Q7 + Q11 + Q19 + (6-Q26)

d + d + d + d + d + d =

Domain 3 Q20 + Q21 + Q22

d + d + d =

Domain 4 Q8 + Q9 + Q12 + Q13 + Q14 + Q23 + Q24 + Q25

d + d+ d + d+ d + d+ d +d =

* Please see Table 4 on page 10 of the manual, for converting raw scores to transformed scores.

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ABOUT YOU
Before you begin we would like to ask you to answer a few general questions about yourself: by circling the correct
answer or by filling in the space provided.

What is your gender? Male Female

What is you date of birth? ________ / ________ / ________
Day / Month / Year

What is the highest education you received? None at all

Primary school
Secondary school
Tertiary

What is your marital status? Single Separated

Married Divorced
Living as married Widowed
Are you currently ill? Yes No
If something is wrong with your health what do you think it is?___________________________illness/ problem

I ns t r uc t i ons
This assessment asks how you feel about your quality of life, health, or other areas of your life. Please answer all the
questions. If you are unsure about which response to give to a question, please choose the one that appears most
appropriate. This can often be your first response.

Please keep in mind your standards, hopes, pleasures and concerns. We ask that you think about your life in the last
two weeks. For example, thinking about the last two weeks, a question might ask:

Not at all Not much Moderately A great deal Completely

Do you get the kind of support from 1 2 3 4 5
others that you need?

You should circle the number that best fits how much support you got from others over the last two weeks. So you
would circle the number 4 if you got a great deal of support from others as follows.

Not at all Not much Moderately A great deal Completely

Do you get the kind of support from 1 2 3 4 5
others that you need?

You would circle number 1 if you did not get any of the support that you needed from others in the last two weeks.
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Please read each question, assess your feelings, and circle the number on the scale for each question
that gives the best answer for you.
Neither
Very poor Poor poor nor Good Very good
good

1(G1) How would you rate your quality of life? 1 2 3 4 5

Very Dissatisfied Neither Satisfied Very

dissatisfied satisfied nor satisfied
dissatisfied

2 (G4) How satisfied are you with your health? 1 2 3 4 5

The following questions ask about how much you have experienced certain things in the last two weeks.
Not at all A little A moderate Very much An extreme
amount amount
3 (F1.4) To what extent do you feel that physical 1 2 3 4 5
pain prevents you from doing what you
need to do?
4(F11.3) How much do you need any medical 1 2 3 4 5
treatment to function in your daily life?
5(F4.1) How much do you enjoy life? 1 2 3 4 5
6(F24.2) To what extent do you feel your life to 1 2 3 4 5
be meaningful?

Not at all A little A moderate Very much Extremely

amount
7(F5.3) How well are you able to concentrate? 1 2 3 4 5
8 (F16.1) How safe do you feel in your daily life? 1 2 3 4 5
9 (F22.1) How healthy is your physical 1 2 3 4 5
environment?

The following questions ask about how completely you experience or were able to do certain things in the last two weeks.
Not at all A little Moderately Mostly Completely
10 (F2.1) Do you have enough energy for 1 2 3 4 5
everyday life?
11 (F7.1) Are you able to accept your bodily 1 2 3 4 5
appearance?
12 (F18.1) Have you enough money to meet your 1 2 3 4 5
needs?
13 (F20.1) How available to you is the information 1 2 3 4 5
that you need in your day-to-day life?
14 (F21.1) To what extent do you have the 1 2 3 4 5
opportunity for leisure activities?

Very poor Poor Neither Good Very good

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poor nor
good
15 (F9.1) How well are you able to get around? 1 2 3 4 5

The following questions ask you to say how good or satisfied you have felt about various aspects of your life over the last two
weeks.

Very Dissatisfied Neither Satisfied Very

dissatisfied satisfied nor satisfied
dissatisfied
16 (F3.3) How satisfied are you with your sleep? 1 2 3 4 5
17 (F10.3) How satisfied are you with your ability 1 2 3 4 5
to perform your daily living activities?
18(F12.4) How satisfied are you with your capacity 1 2 3 4 5
for work?
19 (F6.3) How satisfied are you with yourself? 1 2 3 4 5
20(F13.3) How satisfied are you with your 1 2 3 4 5
personal relationships?
21(F15.3) How satisfied are you with your sex life? 1 2 3 4 5
22(F14.4) How satisfied are you with the support 1 2 3 4 5
you get from your friends?
23(F17.3) How satisfied are you with the 1 2 3 4 5
conditions of your living place?
24(F19.3) How satisfied are you with your access 1 2 3 4 5
to health services?
25(F23.3) How satisfied are you with your 1 2 3 4 5
transport?

The following question refers to how often you have felt or experienced certain things in the last two weeks.

Never Seldom Quite often Very often Always

26 (F8.1) How often do you have negative feelings 1 2 3 4 5
such as blue mood, despair, anxiety,
depression?

Did someone help you to fill out this form?..............................................................................................................

How long did it take to fill this form out?.................................................................................................................

Do you have any comments about the assessment?

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP