Developing methods for assessing quality of life in different cultural settings - The history of the WHOQOL instruments

Suzanne M. Skevington; Norman Sartorius; Marianne Amir; Norman Sartorius; J. Orley; Willem Kuyken; Mick Power; Helen Herrman; H. Schofield; B. Murphy; Z. Metelko; S. Szabo; M. Pibernik-Okanovic; N. Quemada; A. Caria; S. Rajkumar; Shuba Kumar; S. Saxena; D. Baron; M. Amir; Miyako Tazaki; Ariko Noji; G. van Heck; J. de Vries; J. Arroyo-Sucre; A. Pichard-Ami; M. Kabanov; A. Lomachenkov; G. Burkovsky; R. Lucas Carrasco; Yooth Bodharamik; Kitikorn Meesapya; D. Patrick; M. Martin; D. Wild; W. Acuda; J. Mutambirwa; N. K. Aaronson; P. Bech; M. Bullinger; He Nian Chen; J. Fox-Rushby; C. Moinpur; R. Rosser; D. Buesching; D. Bucquet; L. W. Chambers; B. Jambon; C. D. Jenkinson; D. De Leo; L. Fallowfield; P. Gerin; P. Graham; O. Gureje; K. Kalumba; A. Kerr-Corea; C. Mercier; J. Oliver; Y. H. Poortinga; R. Trotter; F. van Dam

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Developing methods for assessing quality of life in different cultural settings - The history of the WHOQOL instruments

Suzanne M. Skevington, Norman Sartorius, Marianne Amir, Norman Sartorius, J. Orley, Willem Kuyken, Mick Power, Helen Herrman, H. Schofield, B. Murphy, Z. Metelko, S. Szabo, M. Pibernik-Okanovic, N. Quemada, A. Caria, S. Rajkumar, Shuba Kumar, S. Saxena, D. Baron, M. AmirMiyako Tazaki, Ariko Noji, G. van Heck, J. de Vries, J. Arroyo-Sucre, A. Pichard-Ami, M. Kabanov, A. Lomachenkov, G. Burkovsky, R. Lucas Carrasco, Yooth Bodharamik, Kitikorn Meesapya, D. Patrick, M. Martin, D. Wild, W. Acuda, J. Mutambirwa, N. K. Aaronson, P. Bech, M. Bullinger, He Nian Chen, J. Fox-Rushby, C. Moinpur, R. Rosser, D. Buesching, D. Bucquet, L. W. Chambers, B. Jambon, C. D. Jenkinson, D. De Leo, L. Fallowfield, P. Gerin, P. Graham, O. Gureje, K. Kalumba, A. Kerr-Corea, C. Mercier, J. Oliver, Y. H. Poortinga, R. Trotter, F. van Dam

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Background. This review traces the 12-year history of an international collaboration of researchers - the WHOQOL Group - who were brought together by the World Health Organisation to develop and produce a cross-cultural measure of quality of life for use in health and health care. Discussion. The theoretical and philosophical basis of the WHOQOL instrument is outlined as it evolved throughout the design and adjustment of a reflexive methodology that places an assessment of the users' views at the centre of health care. The stages of research are further expanded and explained in recounting the scientific experience of this unique collaboration. The WHOQOL is available in 40 countries and most majority languages. Adaptations exist for assessing particular conditions, e. g. spirituality, religion and personal beliefs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-004-0700-5
State	Published - 1 Jan 2004

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Assessment
Development
Health
Quality of life
The WHOQOL

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Epidemiology
Social Psychology
Health(social science)
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Skevington, S. M., Sartorius, N., Amir, M., Sartorius, N., Orley, J., Kuyken, W., Power, M., Herrman, H., Schofield, H., Murphy, B., Metelko, Z., Szabo, S., Pibernik-Okanovic, M., Quemada, N., Caria, A., Rajkumar, S., Kumar, S., Saxena, S., Baron, D., ... van Dam, F. (2004). Developing methods for assessing quality of life in different cultural settings - The history of the WHOQOL instruments. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 39(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-004-0700-5

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