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Heinrich's Quality of Life Scale

1,090 Shared Subjects

Heinrich's Quality of Life Scale
Clinical Assessments
Quality of Life
12/19/2013
hqls01
03/04/2022
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Definition
Submission Template
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Query Element Name Data Type Size Required Description Value Range Notes Aliases
subjectkey GUID Required The NDAR Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for research subject NDAR*
src_subject_id String 20 Required Subject ID how it's defined in lab/project id, subject_id
interview_age Integer Required Age in months at the time of the interview/test/sampling/imaging. 0::1440 Age is rounded to chronological month. If the research participant is 15-days-old at time of interview, the appropriate value would be 0 months. If the participant is 16-days-old, the value would be 1 month. age, age_at_test
interview_date Date Required Date on which the interview/genetic test/sampling/imaging/biospecimen was completed. MM/DD/YYYY adate, date_hollings, date_of_rating
sex String 20 Required Sex of subject at birth M;F; O; NR M = Male; F = Female; O=Other; NR = Not reported gender
Query commonplace Integer Required Common objects and activities factor (items 18-19 scored 0-6) 0::12; 999 999=NK/NA/missing
Query instrumental_role Float Required Instrumental role factor (items 9-12 scored 0-6) 0::24; 999 999=NK/NA/missing
Query interpersonal_relations Float Required Interpersonal relations factor (items 1-8 scored 0-6) 0::48; 999 999=NK/NA/missing
Query intrapsychic_foundations Integer Required Intrapsychic foundations factor (items 13-17, 20, 21 scored 0-6) 0::42; 999 999=NK/NA/missing
Query q01_household_rela Integer Recommended 1. Intimate relationships with household members 0::6;9 0 = Virtually no intimacy; 2 = Only sparse and intermittent intimate interactions; 4 = Some consistent intimate interactions but reduced in extent or intensity; or intimacy only present erratically; 6 = Adequate involvement in intimate relations with household members or immediate family; 9 = Score here if lives alone and no immediate family nearby
Query q02_intimate_rela Integer Recommended 2. Intimate relationships 0::6 0 = Virtually absent; 2 = Only sparse and intermittent relations; 4 = Some consistent intimate relations but reduced in number or intensity; or intimacy only present erratically; 6 = Adequate involvement with intimate relationships with more than one other person
Query q03_acquaint Integer Recommended 3. Active acquaintances 0::6 0 = Virtually absent; 2 = Few active acquaintances and only infrequent contact; 4 = Some ongoing active acquaintances but reduced contact and limited shared activity; 6 = Adequate involvement with active acquaintances acqnt, acquaint, condition, qls_01
Query q04_social_act Integer Recommended 4. Level of social activity 0::6 0 = Virtually absent; 2 = Occasional social activity but lack of regular pattern of such activity, or limited only to activity with immediate family or members of household; 4 = Some regular social activity but reduced in frequency or diversity; 6 = Adequate level of regular social activity initiat
Query q05_social_net Integer Recommended 5. Involved social network 0::6 0 = Virtually absent; 2 = Minimal in number or degree of involvement, and/or limited to immediate family; 4 = Presence of some involved social network but reduced in number or degree of involvement; 6 = Adequate involved social network in both extent and in degree of involvement
Query q06_social_incent Integer Recommended 6. Social initiatives 0::6 0 = Social activity almost completely dependent on initiatives of others; 2 = Occasional social initiative, but social life significantly improvised due to his pattern of social passivity, or initiative limited to immediate family; 4 =Evidence of some reduction of social initiative, but with only minimal adverse consequences on his social activity; 6 = Adequate social initiative 10_0correct_mntmt, 20_0correct_mntmt, 2_5correct_mntmt, 50_0correct_mntmt, 5_0correct_mntmt, qls_02, social, totalcorrect_mntmt
Query q07_social_withd Integer Recommended 7. Social withdrawal 0::6 0 = Active avoidance of virtually all social contact; 2 = Tolerates that social contact required for meeting other needs, but very little social contact for its own sake, or lack of withdrawal only with immediate family; 4 = Some satisfying and enjoyable social engagement, but reduced due to avoidance; 6 = No evidence of significant social withdrawal
Query q08_sociosexual_rela Integer Recommended 8. Sociosexual relations 0::6 0 = No interest in opposite sex, or active avoidance; 2 = Some limited contact with opposite sex but superficial with avoidance of intimacy; or sexual activity as just physical release without emotional involvement; or relationships marked by severe and chronic disruption, dissatisfaction or affective chaos; 4 = Relationships with some intimacy and emotional investment, predominantly satisfying, and perhaps some sexual expression or physical signs of affection.; 6 = Usually has satisfying relationships, emotionally rich and intimate and appropriate sexual expression and physical sign of expression.
Query q09_extent_occ_role Integer Recommended 9. Extent of occupational role functioning 0::6 0 = Virtually no role functioning; 2 = Less than half time; 4 = Half-time or more, but less than full-time; 6 = Full-time or more 10_0percent_mntmt, 20_0percent_mntmt, 2_5percent_mntmt, 50_0percent_mntmt, 5_0percent_mntmt, extent, occupation, qls_03, totalpercent_mntmt
Query q10_accomplish Integer Recommended 10. Level of accomplishment 0::6 0 = Attempting no role function or performing at level so poor as to imminently threaten the ability to continue in that role; 2 = Functioning just well enough to keep position with very low level of accomplishment; 4 = Generally adequate functioning; 6 = Very good functioning with evidence of new or progressive accomplishments and/or very good functioning in some areas
Query q11_underemploy Integer Recommended 11. Degree of underemployment 0::6 0 = Almost complete failure to actualize potentials; 2 = Significant underemployment of abilities or unemployment but looking for work actively; 4 = Somewhat below the person's capacity; 6 = Role functioning commensurate with person's abilities and opportunities
Query q12_sat_occ_role Integer Recommended 12. Satisfaction with occupational role functioning 0::6;8;9 0 = Pervasive unhappiness and dissatisfaction with occupational role; 2 = Little or no definite evidence of unhappiness or dissatisfaction, but role does not provide any positive pleasure or fulfillment. Perhaps boredom is evident; 4 = Little or no discontent and some limited pleasure in work; 6 = Rather consistent sense of fulfillment and satisfaction, perhaps in spite of some limited complaints; 8=missing; 9 = Not applicable if patient not involved in any occupational role functioning
Query q13_purpose Integer Recommended 13. Sense of purpose 0::6 0 = No plans, or plans are bizarre, delusional, or grossly unrealistic; 2 = Has plans, but they are vague, somewhat unrealistic, poorly integrated with one another, or of little consequence to the person's life; 4 = Realistic and concise plans for next year or so but little integration into long-range life plan; 6 = Realistic, concise, and integrated plans, both short, and long-range purpose, qls_04
Query q14_motivation Integer Recommended 14. Degree of motivation 0::6 0 = Lack of motivation significantly interferes with basic routine; 2 = Able to meet basic maintenance demands of life, but lack motivation significantly impairs any progress or new accomplishment; 4 = Able to meet routine demands of life and some new accomplishments, but lack of motivation results in significant underachievement in some areas; 6 = No evidence of significant lack of motivation motiv, motivation, qls_05
Query q15_curiosity Integer Recommended 15. Curiosity 0::6 0 =Very little curiosity or interest in new topics or events; 2 = Some sporadic curiosity, but not pursued in thought or action; 4 = Some curiosity and time thinking about topics of interest and some actual effort to learn more about them; 6 = Curiosity about a number of topics and some effort to learn more about some of them such as reading, asking questions and planned observation curious, qls_06
Query q16_anhedonia Integer Recommended 16. Anhedonia 0::6 0 = Nearly complete inability to experience pleasure or humor; 2 = Some sporadic and limited experiences of pleasure or humor but a predominant lacking of these capacities; 4 = Some regular experiences of pleasure and humor but reduced in extent and intensity; 6 = No evidence of anhedonia or can be explained completely by concurrent depression or anxiety anhed, anhedonia, qls_07
Query q17_time_util Integer Recommended 17. Time utilization 0::6 0 = Spends the vast majority of his day in aimless activity; 2 = Spends about half of his days in aimless activity; 4 = Some excessive aimless inactivity but less than half his day; 6 = No excessive aimless inactivity beyond the normal amount required for relaxation
Query q18_common_obj Integer Recommended 18. Commonplace objects 0::6 0 = Absence of nearly all commonplace objects (0 items); 2 = Major deficit of commonplace objects(3-4 items); 4 = 4. Moderate deficit (7-8 items); 6 = Little or no deficit (11-12 items) objects, qls_08
Query q19_common_act Integer Recommended 19. Commonplace activities 0::6 0 = Absence of nearly all commonplace objects (0 items); 2 = Major deficit (3-4 items); 4 = Moderate deficit (7-8 items); 6 = Little or no deficit
Query q20_empathy Integer Recommended 20. Capacity for empathy 0::6 0 = Shows no capacity to consider the views and feelings of others; 2 = Shows little capacity to consider the views and feelings of others; 4 = He can consider other people's views and feelings but tends to be caught up in his own world; 6 = He spontaneously considers the other person's situation in most instances, can intuit the other person's affective responses, and uses this knowledge to adjust his own responses empathy, qls_09
Query q21_engagement Integer Recommended 21. Engagement and emotional interaction with interviewer 0::6 0 = Interviewer feels virtually ignored with essentially no sense of engagement, with very little reactivity; 2 = Very limited engagement; 4 = 4. Engagement somewhat limited or present erratically; 6 = Consistently good engagement and reactivity
Query t1wk Integer Recommended Weeks since Treatment Session 1 tpt
Query qol_p_total Integer Recommended Quality of life total score 888 = not applicable; 999 = missing
Query aescode Integer Recommended Staff code number of person completing this form 999= Missing Data rater
Query dode String 10 Recommended Date of Data Entry date_of_entry
comments_misc String 4,000 Recommended Miscellaneous comments on study, interview, methodology relevant to this form data notes
study String 100 Recommended Study; The code for each individual study
version_form String 121 Recommended Form used/assessment name
site String 101 Recommended Site Study Site
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