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Did You Know?
WHOQOL-BREF assesses 4 quality of life domains in just 26 questions—validated in 40+ languages
Why This Assessment Matters
The WHOQOL-BREF is a WHO-developed, cross-culturally validated quality of life assessment. Unlike disease-specific tools, it measures holistic wellbeing across Physical Health, Psychological, Social Relationships, and Environment domains. It's the only major QOL tool that captures environmental factors like housing, finances, and healthcare access.
✨ Key Benefits
- Holistic assessment — Captures physical, mental, social, AND environmental wellbeing
- Brief but comprehensive — Only 26 items vs. 100 in the full version
- Treatment planning — Identifies priority intervention areas beyond symptoms
- Validated globally — Proven reliable across 15+ international centers
- Free with WHO agreement — Email signed agreement to whoqol@who.int
🌍 Medical professionals often focus on symptom reduction but neglect quality of life. The WHOQOL-BREF shifts focus to patient-centered outcomes. Used in chronic disease, rehabilitation, and palliative care—it reveals what traditional clinical measures miss. Your wellbeing matters beyond your symptoms.
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World Health Organization Quality of Life - BREF
Please answer all questions below.
1. How would you rate your quality of life?
2. How satisfied are you with your health?
3. To what extent do you feel that physical pain prevents you from doing what you need to do? (reverse)
4. How much do you need any medical treatment to function in your daily life? (reverse)
5. How much do you enjoy life?
6. To what extent do you feel your life to be meaningful?
7. How well are you able to concentrate?
8. How safe do you feel in your daily life?
9. How healthy is your physical environment?
10. Have you enough energy for everyday life?
11. Are you able to accept your bodily appearance?
12. Have you enough money to meet your needs?
13. How available to you is the information that you need in your day-to-day life?
14. To what extent do you have the opportunity for leisure activities?
15. How well are you able to get around?
16. How satisfied are you with your sleep?
17. How satisfied are you with your ability to perform your daily living activities?
18. How satisfied are you with your capacity for work?
19. How satisfied are you with yourself?
20. How satisfied are you with your personal relationships?
21. How satisfied are you with your sex life?
22. How satisfied are you with the support you get from your friends?
23. How satisfied are you with the conditions of your living place?
24. How satisfied are you with your access to health services?
25. How satisfied are you with your transport?
26. How often do you have negative feelings such as blue mood, despair, anxiety, depression? (reverse)
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