The Whoqol Bref

APPENDIX 8- THE WHOQOL-BREF
ABOUT YOU I.D. number

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 your 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?___________________________
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:
Not at all Not much Moderately A great deal Completely

Do you get the kind of support from others 1 2 3 4 5
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 others 1 2 3 4 5
that you need?
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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.
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Very poor Poor Neither poor Good Very good

nor 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 To what extent do you feel that (physical) 1 2 3 4 5
(F1.4) pain prevents you from doing what you need
to do?
4 How much do you need any medical 1 2 3 4 5
(F11.3) treatment to function in your daily life?
5 How much do you enjoy life? 1 2 3 4 5
(F4.1)
6 To what extent do you feel your life to be 1 2 3 4 5
(F24.2) meaningful?
Not at all A little A moderate Very much Extremely

amount
7 How well are you able to concentrate? 1 2 3 4 5
(F5.3)
8 How safe do you feel in your daily life? 1 2 3 4 5
(F16.1)
9 How healthy is your physical environment? 1 2 3 4 5
(F22.1)
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 Do you have enough energy for everyday 1 2 3 4 5
(F2.1) life?
11 Are you able to accept your bodily 1 2 3 4 5
(F7.1) appearance?
12 Have you enough money to meet your 1 2 3 4 5
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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?
Very poor Poor Neither poor Good Very good

nor good
15 How well are you able to get around? 1 2 3 4 5
(F9.1)
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 How satisfied are you with your sleep? 1 2 3 4 5
(F3.3)
17 How satisfied are you with your ability to 1 2 3 4 5
(F10.3) perform your daily living activities?
18 How satisfied are you with your capacity for 1 2 3 4 5
(F12.4) work?
19 How satisfied are you with yourself? 1 2 3 4 5
(F6.3)
20 How satisfied are you with your personal 1 2 3 4 5
(F13.3) relationships?
21 How satisfied are you with your sex life? 1 2 3 4 5
(F15.3)
22 How satisfied are you with the support you 1 2 3 4 5
(F14.4) get from your friends?
23 How satisfied are you with the conditions of 1 2 3 4 5
(F17.3) your living place?
24 How satisfied are you with your access to 1 2 3 4 5
(F19.3) health services?
25 How satisfied are you with your transport? 1 2 3 4 5
(F23.3)
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 How often do you have negative feelings 1 2 3 4 5
(F8.1) 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?.................................................................................................................
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Do you have any comments about the assessment?
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
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APPENDIX 8- THE WHOQOL-BREF

ABOUT YOU I.D. number

What is your gender? Male Female

What is your date of birth? ________ / ________ / ________

What is the highest education you received? None at all

What is your marital status? Single Separated

Are you currently ill? Yes No

If something is wrong with your health what do you think it is?___________________________

Not at all Not much Moderately A great deal Completely

Not at all Not much Moderately A great deal Completely

Very poor Poor Neither poor Good Very good

Very Dissatisfied Neither Satisfied Very

Not at all A little A moderate Very much An extreme

Not at all A little A moderate Very much Extremely

Not at all A little Moderately Mostly Completely

Very poor Poor Neither poor Good Very good

Very Dissatisfied Neither Satisfied Very

Never Seldom Quite often Very often Always

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

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

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