QOLQA – Quality of Life Questionnaire for Adolescents – Taiwan
Generic-Specific Modules
Measure domains:
Taiwan Version: Family; residential environment; personal competence; social relationships; physical appearance; psychological wellbeing; pain
Summary of development:
The work to develop quality of life questionnaire for adolescents (QOLQA) built from the Quality-of-Life project of the World Health Organization (WHO) that resulted in the WHOQOL-100. Item were reviewed and revised for adolescents with some items removed and developed for this specific measure. The 70 resulting items were tested in Chinese and Japanese QOLQA and divided into five domains: Physical, psychological, independence, social relationship, and environment.
For the Taiwanese version of QOLQA, more items were added to address learning and school performance.
We found no evidence of an English version of this questionnaire with any psychometric testing of English responses.
Fuh J, Wang S, Lu S, Juang K. Assessing quality of life for adolescents in Taiwan. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2005;59(1):11–8.
Additional information
| Number of Items | 38 |
|---|---|
| Time Frame/Recall Period | General |
| Measurement Type | Classical Test Theory |
| Overall Score | Yes |
| Sub scores/Subscales | Family; residential environment; personal competence; social relationships; physical appearance; psychological wellbeing; pain |
| Ages | 13-15 |
| Respondent | Self |
| Languages | Chinese |
| Development Used Experts | Fuh 2005 |
| Development Used Patient | Fuh 2005 |
| Licensing | No, Yes |
| Fees | No, Yes |