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The 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.

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Instrument Information:

AuthorsBushnell DM, Patrick DL, Rothman R.
Purpose:
PathologyNutritional and Metabolic Diseases
DiseaseObesity/Overweight
PopulationAdults, 18 and older
Characteristics:
Type of InstrumentQuality of Life
Mode of AdministrationSelf-administered
Time recallPast 4 weeks
Number of Items17 items

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.

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    Questions?

    Instrument inquiries can be directed to the Instrument Distribution Coordinator or 1-800-291-2193
    UW HSERV SPHCM
    University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Department of Health Services, Box 358852 Seattle Quality of Life Group 146 N. Canal Street, Suite 313 Seattle, WA 98103