Perceived Quality of Life Scale (PQoL)
Overview
- Purpose
- Evaluate quality of life and functional status for people with a wide range of wellness or disability levels
- Respondent
- Person with a Disability
- Administration Method
- Interview
- Administration Mode
- In-person
- Item Count
- 20
- Population
- General Population
Instrument Citation(s)
Survey available at: http://depts.washington.edu/seaqol/PQOL
Patrick DL, Kinne S, Engelberg RA, Pearlman RA. (2000). Functional status and perceived quality of life in adults with and without chronic conditions. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 53(8), 779-785.
Instrument Domains
| Domain | Number of Items |
|---|---|
| Community Inclusion | 8 |
| Employment | 1 |
| Meaningful activity | 2 |
| Resources and settings to facilitate inclusion | 1 |
| Social connectedness and relationships | 5 |
| Transportation | 1 |
| Holistic Health and Functioning | 8 |
| Individual health and functioning | 8 |
| Health promotion and prevention | 0 |
| Person-Centered Planning and Coordination | 3 |
| Assessment | 3 |
| Coordination | 0 |
| Person-centered planning | 0 |
| Caregiver Support | 0 |
| Access to resources | 0 |
| Family caregiver/natural support involvement | 0 |
| Family caregiver/natural support wellbeing | 0 |
| Training and skill-building | 0 |
| Choice and Control | 0 |
| Choice of services and supports | 0 |
| Personal choices and goals | 0 |
| Personal freedoms and dignity of risk | 0 |
| Self-direction | 0 |
| Consumer Leadership in System Development | 0 |
| Evidence of meaningful caregiver involvement | 0 |
| Evidence of meaningful consumer involvement | 0 |
| System supports meaningful consumer involvement | 0 |
| Equity | 0 |
| Availability | 0 |
| Equitable access and resource allocation | 0 |
| Transparency and consistency | 0 |
| Fluctuation of Need | 0 |
| Human and Legal Rights | 0 |
| Freedom from abuse and neglect | 0 |
| Informed decision-making | 0 |
| Optimizing the preservation of legal and human rights | 0 |
| Privacy | 0 |
| Supporting individuals in exercising their human and legal rights | 0 |
| Level of Caregiver Well-Being | 0 |
| Service Delivery and Effectiveness | 0 |
| Delivery | 0 |
| Person's needs met and goals realized | 0 |
| System Performance and Accountability | 0 |
| Data management and use | 0 |
| Evidence-based practice | 0 |
| Financing and service delivery structures | 0 |
| Workforce | 0 |
| Adequately compensated with benefits | 0 |
| Culturally competent | 0 |
| Demonstrated competencies when appropriate | 0 |
| Person-centered approach to services | 0 |
| Safety of and respect for the worker | 0 |
| Staff Turnover | 0 |
| Sufficient workforce numbers dispersion and availability | 0 |
| Workforce engagement and participation | 0 |
Psychometric Citations
Patrick DL, Danis M, Southerland LI, Hong G. (1988). Quality of life following intensive care. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 3(3), 218-223.
- Type of Publication
- Peer review
- Instrument Language
- English
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
Mean=69 years; Range=61 to 77 years
- Sample: Age Group
18-64 Years, 65+ Years
- Sample: Countries/State
North Carolina
- Sample: Disability Type
Not Reported
- Sample: Gender (%male)
52%
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
64% White
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Convenience Sample
- Sample: Size
69
- Reliability: Internal Consistency
Cronbach's Alpha for the overall survey (α=0.88)
- Validity: Criterion Validity (Concurrent and Predictive)
correlation with Sickness Impact Profile (r=-.49); correlation with Sickness Impact Profile subscales (r= -.33 to -.48); correlation with social contact (r=.36); correlation with affective status (r=.54)
- Study design
- Cross-Sectional
Patrick DL, Kinne S, Engelberg RA, Pearlman RA. (2000). Functional status and perceived quality of life in adults with and without chronic conditions. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 53(8), 779-785.
- Type of Publication
- Peer review
- Instrument Language
- English
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
Mean=58 years
- Sample: Age Group
Under 18 Years, 18-64 Years, 65+ Years
- Sample: Countries/State
Washington
- Sample: Disability Type
Physical Disability, Mental Health Challenges, Age Related Disability
- Sample: Gender (%male)
47%
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
Not reported
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Convenience Sample, Not Reported
- Sample: Size
454
- Validity: Criterion Validity (Concurrent and Predictive)
correlation with Sickness Impact Profile overall (r=.69); correlation with Sickness Impact Profile by sample groups (r=.09 to -.73)
- Study design
- Cross-Sectional