The Whoqol Bref
The Whoqol Bref
Instructions
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:
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.
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You would circle number 1 if you did not get any of the support that you needed from others in the last two weeks.
Please read each question, assess your feelings, and circle the number on the scale for each question that gives the best
answer for you.
THE WHOQOL-BREF
The following questions ask about how much you have experienced certain things in the last two weeks.
The following questions ask about how completely you experience or were able to do certain things in the last two
weeks.
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(F18.1) needs?
13 How available to you is the information that 1 2 3 4 5
(F20.1) you need in your day-to-day life?
14 To what extent do you have the opportunity 1 2 3 4 5
(F21.1) for leisure activities?
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.
The following question refers to how often you have felt or experienced certain things in the last two weeks.
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Do you have any comments about the assessment?
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