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This chapter provides an overview of the Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL) measures – ReQoL-10 and ReQoL-20, which were developed for use as outcome measures with individuals aged 16 and over and experiencing mental health issues. The conceptual framework of the measures is described, followed by the four development stages: generation of items, content validation, scale generation, and final item selection. The involvement in the co-production of the ReQoL measures of people with lived experience of mental health difficulties and mental health service users is discussed followed by the psychometric properties of the ReQoL in the original language and other translated versions. Cultural considerations in the linguistic validation of a selection of translated versions are also presented, highlighting some of the challenges encountered. The instructions for scoring and for interpreting scores are provided, including minimum important difference and cut-off scores to distinguish between clinical and non-clinical populations. The original ReQoL English versions and 28 translated versions are also presented.

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Appendices

Appendix 1

UK English (original)

Preamble

Theme

For each of the following statements, please tick one box that best describes your thoughts, feelings and activities over the last week

Recall period

 

Over the last week

Answer option 1

 

None of the time

Answer option 2

 

Only occasionally

Answer option 3

 

Sometimes

Answer option 4

 

Often

Answer option 5

 

Most or all of the time

NQuestion 1

Activity

I found it difficult to get started with everyday tasks

Question 2

Belonging and relationships

I felt able to trust others

NQuestion 3a

Choice and autonomy

I felt unable to cope

Question 4

Choice and autonomy

I could do the things I wanted to do

Question 5a

Well-being

I felt happy

NQuestion 6a

Hope

I thought my life was not worth living

Question 7a

Activity

I enjoyed what I did

Question 8

Hope

I felt hopeful about my future

NQuestion 9a

Belonging and relationships

I felt lonely

Question 10a

Self-perception

I felt confident in myself

Question 11

Activity

I did things I found rewarding

NQuestion 12

Activity

I avoided things I needed to do

NQuestion 13

Well-being

I felt irritated

NQuestion 14

Self-perception

I felt like a failure

Question 15

Choice and autonomy

I felt in control of my life

NQuestion 16

Well-being

I felt terrified

NQuestion 17

Well-being

I felt anxious

NQuestion 18

Well-being

I had problems with my sleep

Question 19

Well-being

I felt calm

NQuestion 20

Well-being

I found it hard to concentrate

NPhysical health itema

Physical health

Please describe your physical health (problems with pain, mobility, difficulties caring for yourself or feeling physically unwell) over the last week

Answer option 1

 

No problems

Answer option 2

 

Slight problems

Answer option 3

 

Moderate problems

Answer option 4

 

Severe problems

Answer option 5

 

Very severe problems

  1. Note: The first ten items and the physical health item make up the ReQoL-10 measure
  2. aItems used in the ReQoL-UI; N negatively worded items whose score need to be reversed (scored from 4 to 0). The remaining positively worded items are scored from 0 to 4

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