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Table 1 : Domains Measured by Selected QoL Instruments**

REF # Quality of Life Instrument++ Health Psych
Symptoms
Finances Living
Situation
Family Social/Love Relations Leisure/
Creativity
Community Productivity Religion Self-Esteem Well-being
i Comprehensive QoL Scale *   * * * * * *   *
ii General Health Questionnaire   *               *
iii Goteborg QoL Instrument * * * * * * *     *
iv Health Measurement Questionnaire *         *   *   *
v Lancashire QoL Profile *   * * * * * * * *
vi Lehman's QoL Interview * * * * * * * * *  
vii Life-as-a-Whole Index *                 *
viii Life Experiences Checklist     * *   * *      
ix Life Satisfaction Index * * *              
x MOS Short Form 36 *       * * * *   *
xi Multifaceted Lifestyle Satisfaction Scale       *   * * *   *
xii Nottingham Health Profile *         *       *
xiii QoL in Depression Scale *     * * * * *   *
xiv QoL Enjoyment & Satisfaction Questionnaire *     *   * * *   *
xv QoL Index *       * *   *   *
xvi QoL Index for Mental Health * * * *   * * *   *
xvii QoL Interview Schedule * * * *   * *     *
xviii QoL Inventory *   * * * * * * * *
xix QoL Questionnaire (Shalock)       *   * * *   *
xx QoL Questionnaire / Interview (Bigelow) * * * *   *   *   *
xxi QoL Scale   *       * * *   *
xxii QoL Self-Assessment Inventory *   * *   * * * * *
xxiii QoL Systemic Inventory *       *   * *    
xxiv Quality of Well-Being Scale * *       *   *    
xxv Satisfaction With Life Scale                   *
xxvi Schedule for the Eval of Individual QoL < -------- - - User Defined - - -------- >
xxvii Sickness Impact Profile *     *   * * *   *
xxviii SmithKline Beecham QoL Scale *   *     * * * *  

++ Instruments in bold have been used with a chronic and severely mentally ill population.
** See Appendix B for a definition of Domain Categories.