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. 2015 Jun 12;127:761–775. doi: 10.1007/s11205-015-0986-6

Table 1.

Selected indicators to measure QOL in current research

Indicators Study
Environment Quietness Das (2008), McCrea et al. (2006), Marans (2003)
Cleanliness Ülengin et al. (2001), Santos and Martins (2007), Foo (2000),
Air pollution Das (2008)
Environmental health Lee and Guest (1983)
Social life Safety Santos and Martins (2007), Foo (2000), Ülengin et al. (2001), Rahman et al. (2005)
Intention to stay Eby et al. (2012)
Supportive friends and neighbors Das (2008), McCrea et al. (2006)
Personal relationship Sufficient money Becker (2007), Tesfazghi et al. (2010), Das (2008)
Life expenses Ülengin et al. (2001), Becker (2007), Tesfazghi et al. (2010), Das (2008)
Self-energy Nooraie and Tabibian (2012), WHO (1996)
Housing Housing facilities Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000), Das (2008)
Number of rooms Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000), Das (2008), Zebardast (2009)
Ventilation condition Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000), Das (2008)
Housing space Royuela et al. (2009), Tesfazghi et al. (2010), Zebardast (2009)
Housing infrastructure Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000), Das (2008)
House durability Royuela et al. (2009), Zebardast (2009)
Privacy in housing Royuela et al. (2009), Tesfazghi et al. (2010), Zebardast (2009)
Access to educational services Access to kindergarten Lee (2008), Foo (2000), Santos and Martins (2007)
Access to primary school Lee (2008), Foo (2000), Santos and Martins (2007)
Access to elementary school Lee (2008), Foo (2000), Santos and Martins (2007)
Access to high school Lee (2008), Foo (2000), Santos and Martins (2007)
Access to daily facilities Access to official and administrative centers McCrea et al. (2006), Santos and Martins (2007), Das (2008), Lee (2008)
Access to shopping centers McCrea et al. (2006), Santos and Martins (2007), Das (2008), Lee (2008)
Access to bank Das (2008), Lee (2008)
Access to health care centers Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000), Santos and Martins (2007), McCrea et al. (2006), Das (2008), Marans (2003)
Access to recreational services Access to park Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000), Santos and Martins (2007), Das (2008), Marans (2003)
Access to recreational center Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000), Ulengin et al. 2001), Lee (2008)
Access to sport centers Santos and Martins (2007), McCrea et al. (2006)
Access to cultural centers Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000)
Access to transportation services Access to bus station Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000)
Access to minibus station Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000)
Access to public taxi Ülengin et al. 2001), Foo (2000)
Access to private taxi Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000)
Access to metro station Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000)
Traffic and mobility Mobility condition Foo (2000), Das (2008), Lee (2008)
Public transportation expense Foo (2000), Ülengin et al. (2001)
Pedestrian mobility Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000), Das (2008), Lee (2008)
Easiness in access to transport facility Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000), Das (2008), Lee (2008)
Safety against accident Marans (2003), Tesfazghi et al. (2010)
Infrastructure Garbage collection system Santos and Martins (2007), Lee (2008), Foo (2000), Das (2008), Ülengin et al. (2001)
Water system Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000), Santos and Martins (2007), Lee (2008)
Telephone system Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000), Santos and Martins (2007), Lee (2008)
Gas system Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000), Santos and Martins (2007), Lee (2008)
Electricity Ülengin et al. (2001), Foo (2000), Santos and Martins (2007), Lee (2008)