Table 10 Appendix 2: Standard scores for each option of answers to Chinese QOL-35 items
From: Development and Assessment of Chinese General Quality of Life Instrument
Chinese QOL-35 items | Answer options | Standard scores |
|---|---|---|
General health status; general quality of life; appetite; memory; connections with family, relative, and colleague/superior/ subordinate; Financial status; condition of residence | Very bad | 0 |
Bad | 25 | |
Average | 50 | |
Good | 79 | |
Very good | 100 | |
Difficulties in conducting the following activities: (1) Heavy physical activities; (2) Moderate physical activities; (3) Lifting daily necessities; (4) Climbing several flights of stairs; (5) Climbing one flight of stairs; (6) Bending, kneeling, or stooping; (7) Walking three miles; (8) Walking one or two miles; (9) Walking around house; (10) Bathing or dressing | Completely couldn’t | 0 |
Mostly couldn’t | 25 | |
Half and half | 50 | |
Mostly could | 75 | |
No problem | 100 | |
Pain and discomfort | Not at all | 100 |
Very mild | 82 | |
Mild | 70 | |
Moderate | 58 | |
Severe | 16 | |
Very severe | 0 | |
Effects of pain and discomfort on normal life | Not at all | 100 |
A little bit | 80 | |
Moderately | 50 | |
Quite a bit | 20 | |
Extremely | 0 | |
Sleep | Not difficult at all | 100 |
Rarely difficult | 80 | |
Moderately difficult | 50 | |
Quite difficult | 25 | |
Extreme difficult | 0 | |
Fatigue/tired, nervousness, negative feeling, feel lonely | No at all | 100 |
Occasionally | 78 | |
Sometimes | 50 | |
Often | 25 | |
Always | 0 | |
Need help from medicines or treatment | Not at all | 100 |
Occasionally | 76 | |
Generally | 50 | |
Mostly | 25 | |
Completely | 0 | |
Living ability; sex life | Very unsatisfied | 0 |
Unsatisfied | 25 | |
So so | 50 | |
Satisfied | 77 | |
Very satisfied | 100 | |
Self-confidence | Not at all | 0 |
A little | 23 | |
Generally | 50 | |
Strongly | 80 | |
Completely | 100 | |
Living pleasure | Not at all | 0 |
Occasionally | 24 | |
Generally | 50 | |
Often | 74 | |
Extremely | 100 | |
Attention Span; Support from family members or friends; Support to family members or friends | Could not at all | 0 |
Occasionally could | 25 | |
Generally could | 50 | |
Mostly could | 79 | |
Completely could | 100 | |
Change in quality of life | Much worse | 0 |
Somewhat worse | 25 | |
About the same | 49 | |
Somewhat better | 70 | |
Much better | 100 |