• Objective indicator of ability to engage in macro-level life activities such as being a partner, employment, attending recreational activities, etc.
• Objective indicator of presence of sufficient resources to provide adequate standard of living.
• Subjective indicator of self-perceived satisfaction with domain areas identified for objective indicators.

Content Domain - Rated ability to fully participate in and enjoy a large number of domains of activities including employment, being a partner, sexual relationships, recreation, travel, strenuous activity - exercise, enmeshment in the community. Checklist of activities participated in during the past month.

Operational Data Items - Site, Sub-Provider, Date, Staff Code, Client Gender, six "ladders" showing from low to high levels in different domains (health, enjoyment of life, household duties, leisure time, social relationships, and general quality of life).

Citation - Huba, G. J., Melchior, L. A., Staff of The Measurement Group, and HRSA/HAB's SPNS Cooperative Agreement Steering Committee (1996). Module 22: Quality of Life Form. Available: www.TheMeasurementGroup.com. Culver City, California: The Measurement Group.

Source Citations

• Endicott, J., Nee, J., Harrison, W., and Blumenthal, R. (1993). Quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire: A new measure. Pschopharmacology Bulletin, 9, 321-326.
• Padilla, G. V., Ferrell, B., Grant, M. M., and Rhiner, M. (1990). Defining the content domain of quality of life for cancer patients with pain. Cancer Nursing, 13, 108-115.

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