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Table 1.

Classification of some of the major quality of life instruments relevant to ALS

	Generic	Disease-Specific
Health-Related	• Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) • SIP/ALS-19 • Short Form 36	• ALS Assessment Questionnaire-40 (ALSAQ-40) and ALSAQ-5
Global	• WHOQOL-BREF • McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire • Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual QOL (SEIQoL) and SEIQoL-DW	• ALS Specific Quality of Life Instrument (ALSSQOL) and ALSSQOL-R

WHOQOL-BREF = World Health Organization Quality of Life 26-item questionnaire