Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q18)

Full name of scale

Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire

Languages

English, French, Hebrew, Turkish

French version reference

Bourion-Bédès, S., Schwan, R., Epstein, J., Laprevote, V., Bédès, A., Bonnet, J.-L., & Baumann, C. (2015). Combination of classical test theory (CTT) and item response theory (IRT) analysis to study the psychometric properties of the French version of the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire-Short Form (Q-LES-Q-SF). Quality of Life Research, 24(2), 287–293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-014-0772-y

Rater

Patient-rated

Utility

Research and clinical settings

 

This measure can be used to assess the following domain among people with mental illness:

Physical Health, Subjective Feelings, Leisure Activities, Social Relationships, General Activities, Satisfaction with Medication and Life Satisfaction.

 

Two versions exist:

  • Q-LES-Q (long version – 93 items)
  • Q-LES-Q-18 (short version – 18 items)

Time to complete

Q-LES-Q: 40-45 minutes

Q-LES-Q-18:10-12 minutes

Cost/license

No information found

Ritsner, M., Kurs, R., Gibel, A., Ratner, Y., & Endicott, J. (2005). Validity of an abbreviated quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire (Q-LES-Q-18) for schizophrenia, schizoaffective, and mood disorder patients. Quality of Life Research, 14(7), 1693–1703. Follow this link for the article.

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