Table 2 : Specifications Table

Table 2 : Specifications Table**

QoL Instrument++

ADMINISTRATION

DATA TYPE

RESPONDENT

Mental Illness/Health Populations	Interview	Survey	Objective Criteria	Evaluative Criteria	Patient Report	Professional Rating	Proxy Report	Completion Time
General Health Questionnaire		*		*	*			10 min
Health Measurement Questionnaire	*			*	*			15 min
Lancashire QoL Profile	*		*	*	*			40 min
Lehman's QoL Interview	*		*	*	*			45 min
Life Experiences Checklist		*	*		*		*	10 min
Life Satisfaction Index		*		*	*			10 min
Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) SF-36	*		*	*	*			20 mi
Nottingham Health Profile		*	*	*	*			15 min
QoL in Depression Scale		*		*	*			15 min
QoL Enjoy and Satisfact Questionnaire		*		*	*			30 min
QoL Index for Mental Health		*	*	*	*	*		15-35 min*
QoL Interview Schedule	*		*		*			35 min
QoL Inventory		*		*	*			10 min
QoL Questionnaire / Interview (Bigelow)	*		*		*	*		35 min
QoL Scale	*		*	*	*	*		40 min
QoL Self Assessment Inventory	*			*	*			30 min
Satisfaction with Life Scale		*		*	*			5 min
Sickness Impact Profile	*	*	*	*	*			30 min
Smithkline Beecham QoL Scale		*		*	*			45 min
Other Patient Populations
Compreh QoL Scale for Intellect Disability	*		*	*	*			25 min
Goteborg QoL Instrument		*		*	*			10 min
Life-as-a-whole Index	*			*	*			< 5 min
Multifaceted Lifestyle Satisfaction Scale	*			*	*			20 min
QoL Index		*	*		*	*	*	< 5 min
QoL Questionnaire (Shalock)	*		*	*	*	*		20 min
QoL Systemic Inventory	*			*	*			45 min
Quality of Well Being Scale	*		*			*	*	10 min
Schedule for the Evaluation of Individ QOL	*			*	*			40 min

* Patients 30 min, professionals 15min
++ Instruments in bold have been used with a chronic and severely mentally ill population.
** See Appendix B for a definition of specifications categories.