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Table 1 Flanagan Quality of Life Scale (QOLS) original conceptual categories and scale items.

From: The Quality of Life Scale (QOLS): Reliability, Validity, and Utilization

Conceptual Category

Scale Item

Material and Physical Well-being

Material well-being and financial security

Health and personal safety

Relationships with other People

Relations with parents, siblings, other relatives

Having and raising children

Relations with spouse or significant other

Relations with Friends

Social, Community, and Civic Activities

Activities related to helping or encouraging others

Activities related to local and national government

Personal Development and Fulfillment

Intellectual development

Personal understanding

Occupational role

Creativity and personal expression

Recreation

Socializing

Passive and observational recreational activities

Active and participatory recreational activities