Table 5.

Translation^a of related items of second order scales

Illness-related QoL	Social life and finances	Global subjective well-being
My medications are making me slow I often feel depressed and glum I suffer from distressing thoughts I have trouble concentrating I feel dependent on others	I feel impaired by other people (e.g. recklessness, dishonesty, untrustworthiness) I feel rejected by many people I perceive my sex life as unfulfilled I feel lonely and alone I have too little money for basic things (e.g. proper clothing, little things like cigarettes)	I lead a completely “normal life” just like other people do I look to the future with confidence I am satisfied with my life

^aSince the original version of the QLiS is in German, these translations were made for the purpose of reporting and still have to be analyzed and validated in a transcultural adoption process. A draft version can be seen in an additional file [see Additional file 2]