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Instructions:
This assessment asks how you feel about your quality of life, health, or other areas of your life. Please answer all the questions. If you are unsure about which response to give to a question, please choose the one that appears most appropriate. This can often be your first response.
Please keep in mind your standards, hopes, pleasures and concerns. We ask that you think about your life in the last two weeks.
| Very poor | Poor | Neither poor nor good | Good | Very good | |
| How would you rate your quality of life? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | Satisfied | Very satisfied | |
| How satisfied are you with your health? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Not al all | A little | A moderate amount | Very much | An extreme amount | |
| The following questions ask about how much you have experienced certain things in the last two weeks. To what extent do you feel that physical pain prevents you from doing what you need to do? | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Not at all | A little | A moderate amount | Very much | An extreme amount | |
| How much do you need any medical treatment to function in your daily life? | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| How much do you enjoy life? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| To what extent do you feel your life to be meaningful? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Not at all | A little | A moderate amount | Very much | Extremely | |
| How well are you able to concentrate? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| How safe do you feel in your daily life? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| How healthy is your physical environment? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Not at all | A little | Moderately | Mostly | Completely | |
| The following questions ask about how completely you experience or were able to do certain things in the last two weeks. Do you have enough energy for everyday life? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Are you able to accept your bodily appearance? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Have you enough money to meet your needs? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| How available to you is the information that you need in your day-to-day life? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| To what extent do you have the opportunity for leisure activities? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Very poor | Poor | Neither poor nor good | Good | Very good | |
| How well are you able to get around? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | Satisfied | Very satisfied | |
| The following questions ask you to say how good or satisfied you have felt about various aspects of your life over the last two weeks. How satisfied are you with your sleep? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| How satisfied are you with your ability to perform your daily living activities? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| How satisfied are you with your capacity for work? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| How satisfied are you with yourself? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| How satisfied are you with your personal relationships? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| How satisfied are you with your sex life? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| How satisfied are you with the support you get from your friends? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| How satisfied are you with the conditions of your living place? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| How satisfied are you with your access to health services? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| How satisfied are you with your transport? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Never | Seldom | Quite often | Very often | Always | |
| The following question refers to how often you have felt or experienced certain things in the last two weeks. How often do you have negative feelings such as blue mood, despair, anxiety, depression? | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Validity and Reliability
Interpretation
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References
Shawver, Z., Griffith, J. D., Adams, L. T., Evans, J. V., Benchoff, B., & Sargent, R. (2016). An examination of the WHOQOL-BREF using four popular data collection methods. Computers in Human Behavior, 55, 446-454.
Hawthorne, G., Herrman, H., & Murphy, B. (2006). Interpreting the WHOQOL-BREF: Preliminary population norms and effect sizes. Social Indicators Research, 77(1), 37-59.
Developer Reference:
The WHOQOL Group. (1994). The development of the World Health Organization quality of life assessment instrument (the WHOQOL). In J. Orley and W. Kuyken (Eds) Quality of Life Assessment: International Perspectives. Heidelberg: Springer Verlag
Cite this article
Mohammed looti (2026). Quality of Life Scale – Brief (WHOQOL-BREF). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/quality-of-life-scale-brief-whoqol-bref/
Mohammed looti. "Quality of Life Scale – Brief (WHOQOL-BREF)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/quality-of-life-scale-brief-whoqol-bref/.
Mohammed looti. "Quality of Life Scale – Brief (WHOQOL-BREF)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/quality-of-life-scale-brief-whoqol-bref/.
Mohammed looti (2026) 'Quality of Life Scale – Brief (WHOQOL-BREF)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/quality-of-life-scale-brief-whoqol-bref/.
[1] Mohammed looti, "Quality of Life Scale – Brief (WHOQOL-BREF)," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.
Mohammed looti. Quality of Life Scale – Brief (WHOQOL-BREF). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. 2026;vol(issue):pages.