Perceived Quality of Life Scale

Name of Questionnaire

Perceived Quality of Life (PQOL)

Description

The PQOL is an overall quality of life instrument developed and tested in patients receiving care in the ICU. Comes in both interview and self-administered formats.

Developer

DL Patrick

Address

Donald L. Patrick, PhD, MSPH
Department of Health Services
Box 357660
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195

Cost & availability

Contact DL Patrick for permission for use.

Administration

Self, interview

Time to complete

5 minutes

Number of items

20

Domains & categories

3 domains

Name of categories/domains

Physical health; social health; cognitive health

Scaling of items

0 to 10 (very dissatisfied/unhappy to very satisfied/happy)

Scoring

Overall score and 3 domain scores

Reliability

Validity

Reported

Responsiveness

Not reported

Research use

Reported

Clinical use

Not reported

Language

English

References

1. Patrick DL, Danis M, Southerland LI, Hong G. Quality of life following intensive care. Journal of General Internal Medicine 1988; 3:218-223.
2. Danis M, Patrick DL, Southerland LI, Green M. Patients' and families' preferences for medical intensive care. JAMA 1988; 260:797-802.

Date of information

March 1999