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Self-Evaluated Quality of Life-Direct Weight (SEIQoL-DW)

The Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life (SEIQoL) is an interview-based instrument for the assessment of quality of life (QoL) of the individual. The SEIQoL has been used with a variety of patient groups, but its applicability may be limited in illnesses which impair cognitive functioning or motivational state. Successful completion of the SEIQoL requires, inter alia. insight into the factors which determine one’s quality of life. the ability to think abstractly and the ability to make judgments based on information presented in diagrammatic form. Therefore, its use with patients in whom these abilities are impaired may be problematic.

Lifestyle Assessment Questionnaire

The Lifestyle Assessment Questionnaire measures the impact of disability based on how frequently children engage and participate in a range of activities and what those activities are. It also provides contextual information on the impact of the disability on the participation of the family unit

Kuwaiti Raha Scale (KRS)

The measure was developed to assess well-being among Kuwaitis in a way that reflects the Raha within the Kuwaiti culture, and reflects Kuwaiti cultural idioms of distress.

Positive Valuation of Life (VoL)

The Valuation of Life measure is a 19-item survey designed to assess positive and negative valuation of life in older populations or those with chronic illnesses.

Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF)

The Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF) is derived from the long form (MHC-LF) which consists of 7 items measuring emotional well-being, 18 items measuring psychological well-being, and 15 items measuring social well-being (40 items total). The MHC-SF consists of 14 items that were selected to represent each fact of well-being. The short form consists of 3 emotional well-being items (reflects hedonic well-being), 6 psychological well-being items, and 5 social well-being items (when combined, reflects eudemonic well-being). These response options assess the frequency with which respondents experience each symptom of positive mental health. This scale also provides a flourishing and languishing mental health indicator based on these three subscales.

Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC)

The Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC) assesses how people view life and identifies how they use their resistance resources to maintain and develop their health.