Obesity and Weight-Loss Quality of Life Instrument (OWLQOL) & the Weight-Related Symptom Measure (WRSM)
Weight-specific instruments intended to be used together to assess obesity specific symptoms and quality of life, general functional status and well-being, and person-specific preference measurement.
Authors
Patrick DL
Copyright
University of Washington
Purpose
Research & Intervention
Pathology
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Disease/Condition
Obesity/Overweight
Population
Adults, 18 and older
Type of Instrument
OWLQOL - Quality of Life, WRSM - Symptoms
Mode of Administration
Self-administered
Time recall
OWLQOL - At this time, WRSM- Past 4 weeks
Number of Items
OWLQOL - 17 items, WRSM - 20 items
Sample Page
List of Existing Translations:
The translations may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process. Translations indicated with * have undergone validation through MAPI Research Institute. Please direct any questions regarding translations with developers.
- Afrikaans, Arabic (Lebanon), Bulgarian, Croation, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Dutch (Belgium), English (Australia), English (Canada), English (Jamaica), English (Malaysia), English (New Zealand), English (Philipines), English (US), English (UK)*, Finnish, Flemish, French (Belgium), French* (France), French (Canada), French (Switzerland), German* (Germany), German (Austria), German (Switzerland), Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian*, Italian (Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Malay (Singapore), Mandarin (China), Mandarin (Hong Kong), Mandarin (Malaysia), Mandarin (Singapore), Mandarin (Taiwan), Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Slovak, Spanish (Argentina), Spanish (Chile), Spanish (Colombia), Spanish (Costa Rica), Spanish (Dominican Republic), Spanish (Ecuador), Spanish (Guatemala), Spanish (Mexico),Spanish (Peru), Spanish (Puerto Rico), Spanish* (Spain), Spanish (US), Spanish (Venezuela), Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian.
Validation Reference(s):
1. Niero M, Martin M, Finger T, Lucas R, Mear I, Wild D, Glauda L, Patrick DL. (2002). A new approach to multicultural item generation in the development of two obesity-specific measures: the Obesity and Weight Loss Quality of LIfe (OWLQOL) questionnaire and the Weight-Related Symptom Measure (WRSM). Clinical Therapeutics, 24(4), 690-700.2. Patrick DL, Bushnell DM, Rothman M. (2004). Performance of two self-report measures for evaluating obesity and weight loss. Obesity Research, 12 (1), 48-57.
3. Cash SW, Beresford SA, Henderson JA, McTiernan A, Xiao L, Wang CY, Patrick DL. (2012). Dietary and physical activity behaviors related to obesity-specific quality of life and work productivity: baseline results from a worksite trial. British Journal of Nutrition, 108(6), 1134-1142.
4. Cash SW, Duncan GE, Beresford SA, McTiernan A, Patrick DL. (2013). Increases in physical activity may affect quality of life differently in men and women: the PACE project. Quality of Life Research, March 16 [Epub ahead of print].
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