Table 1.

Individual items in the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, including domain names and item numbers (in brackets)

Overall quality of life (1) Satisfaction of health (2)
Physical domain: Seven items Pain (3) Dependence of medical aids (4) Energy (10) Mobility (15) Sleep and rest (16) Activities of daily living (17) Work capacity (18)	Psychological domain: Six items Positive feeling (5) Personal belief (6) Concentration (7) Bodily image (11) Self-esteem (19) Negative feeling (26)	Social domain: Three items Personal relationship (20) Sexual activity (21) Social support (22)	Environmental domain: Eight items Security (8) Physical environment (9) Financial support (12) Accessibility of information (13) Leisure activity (14) Home environment (23) Health care (24) Transport (25)