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Quality of Life Questionnaire Instrument (Stanford SPARQTools)

Assess Your Quality of Life Using Stanford SPARQtool Ryff Scale
This instrument is a 42 item questionnaire presented by Stanford as part of the Mobility toolkit, to enable the clinicians and the policymakers to measure the quality of life of the people(general population), and decide on the intervention tool.

As part of our public health responsibility, we are bringing this tool for free to you so that you can self-assess your own quality of life. Many times, we know that certain things are wrong or not right in our life, but we are hardly aware of what are and how to deal with the situations. In case you see a moderate to low quality of life, consider talking to a counselor and/or availing of our Lyfas services to dig deeper into the areas that are affecting your quality of life, including the pathological and psychological issues.

 

Note that this instrument is not a gold standard instrument, and is derived from a gold standard instrument called Ryff Scale(1989).  Furthermore, Quality of life is not a clinical diagnosis, but rather is a way of selecting the possible intervention strategies and management protocols based on the areas of your life that are affecting your overall quality of life.

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Take the Quality of Life Stanford SPARQtool Based Test

 

1.“I am not afraid to voice my opinions, even when they are in opposition to the opinions of most people.”
2.“For me, life has been a continuous process of learning, changing, and growth.”
3.“In general, I feel I am in charge of the situation in which I live.”
4.“People would describe me as a giving person, willing to share my time with others.”
5.“I am not interested in activities that will expand my horizons.”
6.“I enjoy making plans for the future and working to make them a reality.”
7.“Most people see me as loving and affectionate.”
8.“In many ways I feel disappointed about my achievements in life.”
9.“I live life one day at a time and don’t really think about the future.”
10.“I tend to worry about what other people think of me.”
11.“When I look at the story of my life, I am pleased with how things have turned out.”
12.“I have difficulty arranging my life in a way that is satisfying to me.”
13.“My decisions are not usually influenced by what everyone else is doing.”
14.“I gave up trying to make big improvements or changes in my life a long time ago.”
15.“The demands of everyday life often get me down.”
16.“I have not experienced many warm and trusting relationships with others.”
17.“I think it is important to have new experiences that challenge how you think about yourself and the world.”
18.“Maintaining close relationships has been difficult and frustrating for me.”
19.“My attitude about myself is probably not as positive as most people feel about themselves.”
20.“I have a sense of direction and purpose in life.”
21.“I judge myself by what I think is important, not by the values of what others think is important.”
22.“In general, I feel confident and positive about myself.”
23.“I have been able to build a living environment and a lifestyle for myself that is much to my liking.”
24.“I tend to be influenced by people with strong opinions.”
25.“I do not enjoy being in new situations that require me to change my old familiar ways of doing things.”
26.“I do not fit very well with the people and the community around me.”
27.“I know that I can trust my friends, and they know they can trust me.”
28.“When I think about it, I haven’t really improved much as a person over the years.”
29.“Some people wander aimlessly through life, but I am not one of them.”
30.“I often feel lonely because I have few close friends with whom to share my concerns.”
31.“When I compare myself to friends and acquaintances, it makes me feel good about who I am.”
32.“I don’t have a good sense of what it is I’m trying to accomplish in life.”
33.“I sometimes feel as if I’ve done all there is to do in life.”
34.“I feel like many of the people I know have gotten more out of life than I have.”
35.“I have confidence in my opinions, even if they are contrary to the general consensus.”
36.“I am quite good at managing the many responsibilities of my daily life.”
37.“I have the sense that I have developed a lot as a person over time.”
38.“I enjoy personal and mutual conversations with family members and friends.”
39.“My daily activities often seem trivial and unimportant to me.”
40.“I like most parts of my personality.”
41.“It’s difficult for me to voice my own opinions on controversial matters.”
42.“I often feel overwhelmed by my responsibilities.”

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