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. 2014 Jan 14;12:7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-12-7

Table 2.

Quality of life & depression

Measure Content Time frame item example
WHO-QoL Bref domain1
Physical health
Last 4 weeks
7 items
“How well are you able to go around?”
5 response options
Score 4 to 20
A higher score denotes higher physical health
WHO-QoL Bref domain2
Psychological health
Last 4 weeks
6 items
“How much do you enjoy life?”
5 response options
Score 4 to 20
A higher score denotes higher psychological health
WHO-QoL Bref domain3
Social relationships
Last 4 weeks
3 items
“How satisfied are you with your personal relationships?”
5 response options
Score 4 to 20
A higher score denotes better social relationships
WHO-QoL Bref domain4
Environment
Last 4 weeks
8 items
“To what extend do you have the opportunity for leisure activities?”
5 response options
Score 4 to 20
A higher score denotes better environment
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
Depression
Last 2 weeks
21 items
“How sad do you feel?”
4 response options
Score 0 to 63
  A higher score denotes higher depression