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¿En general cómo Ud. calificaría su calidad de vida? Por favor marque el número que describa su calidad de vida durante la semana pasada:

Muy pobre calidad	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Excelente calidad

Scoring

The score is the number circled or histogram marked. Scores range from 0 to 10, with the higher score indicating better quality of life. If two consecutive numbers are circled, score the lower (less QOL) number, if two non-consecutive numbers are circled, do not score.

Characteristics

Tested on 213 Spanish-speaking subjects with chronic conditions.

Source of Psychometric Data

Spanish-speaking participants in the U.S. National Chronic Disease Self-Management Study. Study described in Ory MG, Ahn S, Jiang L, et al. National study of chronic disease self-management: six month outcome findings. Journal of Aging and Health. 2013 [in press].

Comments

This scale is a modified version of the visual analog scale. We found that this scale is easier for subjects to use, resulting in less missing and unclear responses.

References

Unpublished at this time.

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