Protocol - Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction - Adult

Description

The Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire - Short Form (Q-LES-Q-SF) is a 16 item self-administered questionnaire that captures life satisfaction over the past week. Each question is rated on a 5 point scale from 1 (Very Poor) to 5 (Very Good). Scores from the individual items are added together and reported as percentage maximum possible score. The short-form of the Q-LES-Q-SF is identical to the General Activities subscale of the larger Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q) instrument

Specific Instructions

None

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Protocol

QUALITY OF LIFE ENJOYMENT AND SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE - SHORT FORM

Q-LES-Q-SF

This questionnaire is designed to help assess the degree of enjoyment and satisfaction experienced during the past week.

GENERAL ACTIVITIES	OVERALL LEVEL OF SATISFACTION
Taking everything into consideration, during the past week how satisfied have you been with your ...	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good
… physical health?	1	2	3	4	5
… mood?	1	2	3	4	5
… work?	1	2	3	4	5
… household activities?	1	2	3	4	5
… social relationships?	1	2	3	4	5
… family relationships?	1	2	3	4	5
… leisure time activities?	1	2	3	4	5
… ability to function in daily life?	1	2	3	4	5
… sexual drive, interest and/or performance?*	1	2	3	4	5
… economic status?	1	2	3	4	5
… living/household situation?*	1	2	3	4	5
.. ability to get around physically without feeling dizzy or unsteady or falling	1	2	3	4	5
… your vision in terms of ability to do work or hobbies?*	1	2	3	4	5
… overall sense of well being?	1	2	3	4	5
… medication? (if not taking any, check here ______ and leave item blank)	1	2	3	4	5
How would you rate your overall life satisfaction and contentment during the past week?	1	2	3	4	5

* If satisfaction is very poor, poor or fair on these items, please UNDERLINE the factor(s) associated with a lack of satisfaction.

Scoring:

The Total Score is reported as percentage maximum possible % Max = Raw-minimum score/maximum score-minimum score. (Raw score minus the minimum possible raw score divided by the maximum possible raw score minus the minimum possible raw score).

If items are left blank the maximum and minimum scores must be modified to reflect the number of items scored.

The 1/3 rule is usually used for excluding subjects who have no scores for 1/3 of the items. At times some investigators may apply more stringent or less stringent rules.

Personnel and Training Required

None

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	No

Mode of Administration

Self-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adult

Participants

Adults, ages 18 and older

Selection Rationale

The Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire - Short Form (Q-LES-Q-SF) is a well-established and validated self-administered protocol that is easy to administer, score and interpret. Additionally, there is a parallel version for children and adolescents.

Language

English

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source
caDSR Form	PhenX PX180302 - Quality Of Life Enjoyment And Satisfaction Adults	6912292	caDSR Form

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Expert Review Panel 4 (ERP 4) reviewed the measures in the Neurology, Psychiatric, and Psychosocial domains.

Guidance from ERP 4 included the following:

Changed name of measure
Replaced protocol
Created new data dictionary

Previous version in Toolkit archive (link)

Protocol Name from Source

Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire - Short Form (Q-LES-Q-SF)

Source

Schechter, D., Endicott, J, Nee, J. (2007). Quality of life of ‘normal’ controls: Association with lifetime history of mental illness. Psychiatry Research, 152(1), 45-54.

General References

Bourion-Bedes, S., Schwan, R., Laprevote, V., Bedes, A., Bonnet, J..L, Baumann, C. (2015). Differential item functioning (DIF) of SF-12 and Q-LES-QSF items among French substance users. Health Quality of Life Outcomes, 13(1):172.

Endicott, J., Nee, J., Harrison, W., Blumenthal, R. (1993). Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire: A New Measure. Psychopharmacology Bulletin, 29(2), 321-326.

Florea, I., Danchenko, N., Brignone, M., Loft, H., Rive, B., Abetz-Webb, L. (2015). The effect of Vortioxetine on health-related quality of life in patients with major depressive disorder. Clinical Therapy, 37(10): 2309-2323.

Wyrwich, K.W., Harnam, N., Locklear, J.C., Svedsäter, H., Revicki, D.A. (2011). Understanding the relationships between health outcomes in generalized anxiety disorder clinical trials. Quality of Life Research, 20(2), 255-262.

Protocol ID

180302

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Ability_Function_Daily_Life
	PX180302080000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your ability to function in daily life? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Economic_Status
	PX180302100000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your economic status? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Family_Relationships
	PX180302060000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your family relationships? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Feeling_Dizzy
	PX180302120000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your ability to get around physically without feeling dizzy or unsteady or falling? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Household_Activities
	PX180302040000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your household activities? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Leisure_Time_Activities
	PX180302070000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your leisure time activities? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Living_Situation
	PX180302110000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your living/household situation? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Medication
	PX180302150000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your medication? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Mood
	PX180302020000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your mood? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Past_Week
	PX180302160000	How would you rate your overall life more satisfaction and contentment during the past week? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Physical_Health
	PX180302010000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your physical health? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Sexual_Drive
	PX180302090000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your sexual drive, interest and/or performance? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Social_Relationships
	PX180302050000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your social relationships? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Well_Being
	PX180302140000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your overall sense of well being? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Work
	PX180302030000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your work? show less	N/A
PX180302_Quality_Of_Life_Enjoyment_And_Satisfaction_Adult_Work_Hobbies
	PX180302130000	Taking everything into consideration, during more the past week how satisfied have you been with your your vision in terms of ability to do work or hobbies? show less	N/A

Psychosocial

Measure Name

Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction

Release Date

November 28, 2017

Definition

This is a measure of an individual’s perceived general physical and mental health.

Purpose

Self-perception of current physical and mental health is indicative of a person's current health and future health outcomes. The general assessment of health, in itself, has been shown to be both a solid measure of self-reported health and a powerful predictor of mortality and morbidity.

Keywords

Psychosocial, quality of life, mental health, physical health

Measure Protocols

Protocol ID	Protocol Name
180302	Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction - Adult
180303	Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction - Children

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