A questionnaire for rating health-related quality of life

Item	WB-HRQ-oL score, rated by investigators	VAS scale	WB- HRQoL score, rated by patients	WHO- QoL Bref, 1st item, rated by investigators	WHO- QoL Bref, 2nd item, rated by investigators	WHO- QoL Bref, Physical health, rated by investigators	WHO- QoL Bref, Psychic health, rated by investigators	WHO- QoL Bref, Social relations, rated by investigators	WHO- QoL Bref, Environment, rated by investigators	WHO- QoL Bref, 1st item, rated by patients	WHO- QoL Bref, 2nd item, rated by patients	WHO- QoL Bref, Physical health, rated by patients	WHO- QoL Bref, Psychic health, rated by patients	WHO- QoL Bref, Social relations, rated by patients	WHO- QoL Bref, Environment, rated by patients	ERQ score, rated by investigators	ERQ score, rated by patients
WB-HRQoL score, rated by investigators	1.000
VAS scale	.537**	1.000
WB-HRQoL score, rated by patients	.857**	.490**	1.000
WHOQoL Bref, 1st item, rated by investigators	.519**	.523**	.477**	1.000
WHOQoL Bref, 2nd item, rated by investigators	.524**	.575**	.503**	.539**	1.000
WHOQoL Bref, Physical health, rated by investigators	.709**	.595**	.650**	.483**	.589**	1.000
WHOQoL Bref, Psychic health, rated by investigators	.714**	.521**	.632**	.571**	.429**	.689**	1.000
WHOQoL Bref, Social relations, rated by investigators	.641**	.426**	.639**	.466**	.376**	.555**	.592**	1.000
WHOQoL Bref, Environment, rated by investigators	.576**	.237**	.549**	.456**	.282**	.442**	.564**	.476**	1.000
WHOQoL Bref, 1st item, rated by patients	.518**	.524**	.607**	.669**	.483**	.501**	.503**	.486**	.433**	1.000
WHOQoL Bref, 2nd item, rated by patients	.448**	.583**	.517**	.483**	.769**	.529**	.375**	.367**	.247**	.571**	1.000
WHOQoL Bref, Physical health, rated by patients	.620**	.580**	.656**	.411**	.594**	.869**	.558**	.431**	.299**	.527**	.588**	1.000
WHOQoL Bref, Psychic health, rated by patients	.593**	.411**	.656**	.412**	.344**	.588**	.840**	.489**	.457**	.551**	.400**	.591**	1.000
WHOQoL Bref, Social relations, rated by patients	.616**	.371**	.693**	.410**	.345**	.441**	.530**	.829**	.413**	.565**	.427**	.471**	.572**	1.000
WHOQoL Bref, Environment, rated by patients	.583**	.259**	.646**	.482**	.261**	.381**	.545**	.508**	.843**	.515**	.345**	.386**	.574**	.562**	1.000
ERQ score, rated by investigators	.264**	-.005	.269**	.115*	.022	.116*	.228**	.119**	.334**	.079	-.010	.062	.215**	.146*	.312**	1.000
ERQ score, rated by patients	.310**	-.068	.293**	.128*	.036	.156**	.201**	.205**	.363**	.113	.077	.099	.205**	.225**	.367**	.832**	1.000

Mean values, standard deviation, skewness and kurtosis of responses to items of WB-HRQoL.

Independent variables	Mean response	Standard deviation	Skewness	Kurtosis
I do not feel any pain (Q1)	3.350	1.376	-.426	-1.210
I can perform any physical activity without limitation (Q2)	3.572	1.311	-.579	-.774
I fall asleep easy and I sleep long enough; when I wake up, I feel rested (Q3)	3.523	1.297	-.468	-.710
I take care of myself completely (Q4)	4.482	.964	-1.067	3.607
My physical condition is excellent (Q5)	3.382	1.267	-1.350	-.857
I am always in a good mood (Q6)	3.631	1.063	-.887	-.373
I feel upset very rarely (Q7)	3.631	1.128	-1.547	-.667
I feel good in my skin (Q8)	4.040	1.119	-1.070	.352
Life is beautiful (Q9)	4.169	1.087	-1.137	1.143
The world is beautiful (Q10)	3.883	1.145	-.711	.023
My family relations are excellent (Q11)	4.306	1.008	-1.221	1.783
I am doing excellently at my job (Q12)	4.016	1.091	-.606	.763
I regularly meet my friends and enjoy their company (Q13)	4.047	1.040	-1.124	.816
I may say that my sex life is very good (Q14)	3.668	1.333	-.708	-.622
My relations with colleagues at job are good (Q15)	4.207	.948	-1.308	1.626
I am content with my finances (Q16)	3.511	1.199	-.426	-.479
I feel completely safe (Q17)	4.130	1.055	-.579	.499
I easily adapt to environmental temperature (Q18)	3.656	1.251	-.468	-.516
I do not have problem with breathing where I live or work (Q19)	4.190	1.124	-1.067	.716

The rotated pattern matrix of the WB-HRQoL scale.

Item	Factor 1 (Physical aspect of quality of life)	Factor 2 (Environmental aspects of quality of life)	Factor 3 (Psychical aspects of quality of life)	Factor 4 (Social aspects of quality of life)
Q1	.743
Q2	.991
Q3	.531
Q4			.291
Q5	.544
Q6			.377
Q7			.565
Q8			.391
Q9		.926
Q10		.709
Q11		.495
Q12				.703
Q13				.234
Q14	.304
Q15				.688
Q16			.573
Q17			.767
Q18			.587
Q19			.450

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A questionnaire for rating health-related quality of life

Article Category: Original scientific article

Online veröffentlicht: 20. Okt. 2021

Seitenbereich: 260 - 268

Eingereicht: 17. März 2021

Akzeptiert: 26. Juli 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2021-0035

Schlüsselwörterhealth-related quality of life, generic instrument, questionnaire, psychometric properties

© 2021 National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia, published by Sciendo

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Multi-trait, multi-method correlation matrix (non-parametric Spearman’s coefficients).

Mean values, standard deviation, skewness and kurtosis of responses to items of WB-HRQoL.

The rotated pattern matrix of the WB-HRQoL scale.

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health-related quality of life, generic instrument, questionnaire, psychometric properties