Well-being measurement tools directory
The Well-Being Measurement Tools Directory can be used by researchers, policy makers and others to identify tools — including surveys, questionnaires and scales — for measuring the well-being of Canadian Veterans.
Find information about each of the columns in the directory guide.
Please note, the information contained in this directory is for informational purposes only. The Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families neither endorses nor recommends any of the tools included in this directory. The user is responsible for identifying and ensuring compliance with any rules or restrictions related to the use of each tool.
| Name of Tool | Publicly accessible | Used with Veterans | Domain of Well-Being | Notes | Language(s) | Clarity to Veterans | Applicability to Veterans | Mode of Administration | Keywords | ||||||
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| 1 | Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory 2 (DRRI-2) | Yes | Yes | Cultural and social environment | This tool assesses psychological factors that have implications for the health and well-being returning war veterans. | English | Veterans | https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/assessment/deployment/index.asp | tool (website) | Very clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | Veterans, predeployment factors, prior stressors, childhood family functioning, deployment factors, difficult living and working environment, combat experiences, aftermath of battle, nuclear, biological and chemical exposures, perceived threat, preparedness, deployment support from family and friends, unit social support, general harassment, sexual harassment, concerns about life and family disruptions, family stressors, postdeployment factors, postdeployment stressors, postdeployment social support, postdeployment family functioning | ||
| 2 | Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory-2 Warfare Exposure-Short Form (DRRI-2 WE-SF) | No | Yes | Cultural and social environment | This tool comprehensively assesses the various dimensions of warfare stress exposure that may be experienced by military service members. It is a short version of DRRI-2. | English | Veterans | https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/assessment/deployment/DRRI-2.asp | tool (website) | Very clear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | Veterans | ||
| 3 | Experienced Post-Deployment Social Support Scale (EPSSS) | No | No | Cultural and social environment | This tool assesses the perceived social support applied in post-deployment settings. | English | Deployed soldiersMilitary personnel | https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/assessment/deployment/postdeployment-support.asp | tool (website) | Very clear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | deployed soldiers, military personnel | ||
| 4 | Khan's instrument | No | No | Cultural and social environment | This tool assesses: (1) level of social identification as a Hindu; (2) perceptions of efficacy in dealing with everyday stressors; (3) well-being; (4) engagement in religious practices; and (5) perceptions of their social standing in their community. | English, Hindi | General Population | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4489324/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | general population, social identification, everyday stressors, well-being, religious practices, social standing, rural north India | ||
| 5 | Short Form Social Well-Being Scale | No | No | Cultural and social environment | This tool assesses: (1) sense of belonging to society and the quality of individuals’ relationship with community and society; (2) perception of the quality of organization in a social world; (3) having favorable views of other people and feeling comfortable with them; (4) Feeling important, efficacious and valuable for society; (5) believing that institutions and individuals are helping them reach their potential in society. | English, Farsi | General Population | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32292731/ | publication about the tool | Unsure | Very inapplicable | Self-report | general population, sense of belonging, favorable views of other people, feeling important, institutions, Iran, urban population | ||
| 6 | Social Production Function Instrument for the level of well-being–short (SPF-ILs) | No | No | Cultural and social environment | This tool assesses whether a person's needs for stimulation, comfort, affection, behavioral confirmation, and status are met. | English, Turkish | General population | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29980117/ | publication about the tool | Very clear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | general population, aging, culture, frailty, need-related well-being goals, social production function theory, community-dwelling older general population, community-dwelling older and frail population, community-dwelling older Turkish migrants | ||
| 7 | Stoke-on-Trent Well-being Survey Questionnaire (SOTWSQ) | Yes | No | Cultural and social environment | This tool assesses collective subjective social well-being. It combines notions of feeling good and functioning effectively in a neighbourhood social environment. | English | Veterans | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42413-020-00067-6 | tool (attached to a research publication) | Unsure | Somewhat applicable | Self-report | general population, subjective well-being, community, measurement scale, social epidemiology, psychology | ||
| 8 | Well-Being Inventory (WBI) | No | Yes | Cultural and social environment | This tool assesses key life circumstances among military veterans, including status, functioning and satisfaction. | English | Veterans | https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/assessment/functioning-other/wbi.asp | tool (website) | Somewhat clear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | Veterans, adult, employment, female, health status, male, middle aged, personal satisfaction, psychometrics, young adult | ||
| 9 | Environment Assessment Instrument (WE-10) | Yes | No | Employment and meaningful activity | This tool assesses work environment based on quality of life, quality of work life, and organizational climate. | English | Working population | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/20/7364 | publication about the tool | working population, health, emotional and psychological, spiritual, sleep and rest, work and life, work conditions, leadership management, remuneration and functional assistance, functional responsibility & personal relations, company image | |||||
| 10 | Eudaimonic Workplace Well-being Scale (EWWS) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | French | Working population | https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joop.12001 | publication about the tool | working population, interpersonal dimension, intrapersonal dimension, eudaimonic well-being at work | ||||||
| 11 | Job Satisfaction | Yes | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English | Working population | https://doi.org/10.24874/IJQR13.01-12 | tool (attached to a research publication) | working population, compensation, promotion, recognition of efforts, leadership style, benefits, welfare facilities, recognition/rewards, relation & cooperation, physical work environment, communication, working condition, training & development, career development opportunities, work-life balance, work stress, work-life balance, job clarity, organization culture, teamwork, penalty system, employee engagement, information sharing, promotion and opportunity, grievance, handling, nature of job, work and total life space, workload, job satisfaction | ||||||
| 12 | Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English | Working population | https://doi.org/10.1111/ap.12103 | publication about the tool | working population, intrinsic and extrinsic, job itself intrinsic, working conditions extrinsic, employee relations, job satisfaction | ||||||
| 13 | Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) | Yes | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English, Italian | Working population | https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/11/3/80 | tool (attached to a research publication) | working population, pay, promotion, supervision, fringe benefits, contingent rewards, operating conditions, co-workers, nature of work, communication, job satisfaction | ||||||
| 14 | Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English | Working population | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/10/5118 | publication about the tool | working population, emotional exhaustion, cynicism, professional efficacy, burnout | ||||||
| 15 | Meaningful Activities Survey (EMAS) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English | Residents of retirement and residential communitiesOlder community residents | https://research.aota.org/ajot/article/66/2/e20/5632/Measurement-Characteristics-of-the-Engagement-in | publication about the tool | residents of retirement and residential communities, older community residents, social-experimental, personal-competence, meaningful activity | ||||||
| 16 | Navy Climate Index (NCI) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English | Active duty Navy personnelMilitary personnel | https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2011.570577 | publication about the tool | active duty navy personnel, military personnel, advancement/promotion, autonomy/challenge, command leadership, communication, fairness, job security, tempo, work group, psychological climate in the military work environment | ||||||
| 17 | Quality of Work Life Scale | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English, Portuguese | Working population | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-019-09730-3 | publication about the tool | working population, health and safety needs, economic and family needs, social needs, esteem needs, actualization needs, knowledge needs, aesthetic needs, quality of work life | ||||||
| 18 | Satisfaction with Job Life Scale (SWJLS) | Yes | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English, Portuguese | Working population | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402030726X?via%3Dihub | publication about the tool | working population, quality of life at work, job-life satisfaction | ||||||
| 19 | Satisfaction with Work Scale (SWWS) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English, Spanish | Working population | https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.430801 | publication about the tool | working population, work satisfaction, job satisfaction | ||||||
| 20 | Short Index of Job Satisfaction (SIJIS) | Yes | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English, Portuguese | Working population | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231474 | tool (attached to a research publication) | working population, job satisfaction | ||||||
| 21 | The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-17 (UWES-17) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English | Working population | https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01799/full | publication about the tool | working population, vigor, dedication, absorption, work engagement | ||||||
| 22 | University of Tokyo Occupational Mental Health (TOMH) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English | Working population | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/indhealth/58/2/58_2019-0074/_article | publication about the tool | working population, role-oriented future prospects, autonomy, role-oriented positive perception, personal growth and development, negative schema, occupational self-esteem, relationship, meaningful work, eudaimonic well-being at work | ||||||
| 23 | Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-3) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English | Working population | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/2/890 | publication about the tool | working population, work engagement | ||||||
| 24 | Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English | White collar employees | https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000020 | tool (website) | white collar employees, vigor, dedication, absorption, work engagement | ||||||
| 25 | Well-Being at Work Scale (WBWS) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English, Portuguese | Working population | https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-43272663201605 | publication about the tool | working population, positive affect, negative affect, personal fulfillment, well-being at work | ||||||
| 26 | Work and Meaning Inventory (WAMI) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English | General population | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02503-y | publication about the tool | general population, positive meaning, meaning-making through work, greater-good motivation, meaningful work | ||||||
| 27 | Work-related acceptance and action questionnaire (WAAQ) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English | Working population | https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12001 | publication about the tool | working population, psychological flexibility | ||||||
| 28 | Work-Related Well-Being Index (WRWB) | No | No | Employment and meaningful activity | English | Federal employees | https://journals.lww.com/joem/abstract/2018/02000/development_and_validation_of_the_work_related.9.aspx | publication about the tool | federal employees, work positivity, coworker relationships, work mastery, worker well-being, workplace environment, job attitudes | ||||||
| 29 | Brief Money Management Scale (BMMS) | No | No | Finance | This tool is an 18 item measure that assesses individual’s financial behaviour. The tool is structured to assess people’s money management practices. | English | General population | https://connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrjfcp/28/1/62 | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | Self-report | general population, cash, credit, savings, insurance management | ||
| 30 | Economic Quality of Life Measure (Econ-QOL) | No | Yes | Finance | This tool is an 8 item measure that assesses how economic variables influence health-related quality of life and community engagement in individuals with disabilities, often facing heightened financial challenges and reduced community involvement due to their conditions. | English | General populationVeterans | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003999322005731 | publication about the tool | Very clear | Very applicable | Self-report | general population, Veterans, brain injuries, traumatic, caregivers, economic factors, patient-reported outcome measures, psychometrics, quality of life, rehabilitation, surveys and questionnaires, veterans | ||
| 31 | Executive Personal Finance Scale (EPFS) | No | No | Finance | This tool is a 20 item measure that assesses executive functions related to personal finance management. | English | General population | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00207450500534043 | publication about the tool | Unsure | Unsure | Self-report | general population, impulse control, organization, planning, motivational drive | ||
| 32 | Financial Threat Scale (FTS) | Yes | No | Finance | This tool is a 5 item measure that assesses levels of fear, uncertainty, and preoccupation concerning the stability and security of one's finances, particularly in the context of economic recessions and personal financial situations. | English | General population | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271225582_Evaluation_of_the_Financial_Threat_Scale_FTS_in_four_European_non-student_samples | tool (attached to a research publication) | Very clear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | general population | ||
| 33 | Lichtenberg Financial Decision Rating Scale (LFDRS) | No | No | Finance | This tool is a 77 item measure that assesses the particular financial choices an older adult is making or has done and evaluates whether they possess the necessary decision-making abilities. | English | General population | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5766370/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat unclear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, financial situational awareness, psychological vulnerability, undue influence, past financial exploitation, intellectual factors | ||
| 34 | Lived Poverty Index (LPI) | No | No | Finance | This tool is a 9 item measure that assesses the provision of an individual’s basic necessities. | English | General population | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283181430_Validation_and_Testing_of_the_Lived_Poverty_Index_Scale_LPI_in_a_Poor_South_African_Community | publication about the tool | Very clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, housing, food, water, work, income, clothes, education, health care, electricity, safety and security | ||
| 35 | Living Standards Capabilities for Elders Scale (LSCAPE) | No | No | Finance | This tool is a 25 item measure that assesses living standards of older adults. | English, Spanish | General population | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ageing-and-society/article/abs/living-standards-capabilities-for-elders-scale-lscape-adaptation-and-validation-in-a-sample-of-spanish-seniors/1689D74D89AADE0A4FA61CD61B5405A0 | publication about the tool | Very clear | Very applicable | Self-report | general population, health, social integration, contribution, enjoyment, security, restriction | ||
| 36 | Orientation Toward Finances Scale (ORTOFIN) | No | No | Finance | This tool is an 8 item measure, assesses individual behavioral dispositions related to personal financial management. This scale evaluates how individuals handle their financial resources, including aspects such as actively seeking financial knowledge and systematically planning personal expenses. | English | General population | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233275815_Orientation_Toward_Finances_Development_of_a_Measurement_Scale | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, financial information, personal financial planning | ||
| 37 | Personal Financial Wellness Scale (PFWS) (Previously named: InCharge Financial Distress/Financial Well-Being Scale) | Yes | No | Finance | This tool is an 8 item measure that assesses levels of stress and wellbeing stemming from one’s financial situation. It captures a spectrum from high financial distress to high financial well-being, reflecting one's emotional and practical reactions to their financial situation. | English | General population | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26437007_InCharge_Financial_DistressFinancial_Well-Being_Scale_Development_Administration_and_Score_Interpretation | tool (attached to a research publication) | Very clear | Very applicable | Self-report | general population, economic stress, financial distress, financial stress, financial well-being, personal finance | ||
| 38 | Short Money Ethic Scale (Short MES) | No | No | Finance | This tool is a 12 item measure that assesses people’s attitude towards money. | English | General population | https://www-sciencedirect-com.libaccess.lib.mcmaster.ca/science/article/pii/S0191886995001336 | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, success, budget, evil | ||
| 39 | The LIVES Daily Hassles Scale (LIVES-DHS) | No | No | Finance | This tool is an 18 item measure that focuses on individual concerns about daily hassles and how they are perceived by the respondents. | English | General population | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10731911211047894?icid=int.sj-abstract.citing-articles.15 | publication about the tool | Very clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, financial, physical, relational, environmental, professional | ||
| 40 | Women’s Financial Self-Efficacy Scale (WFSES) (Previously named: Financial Self-Efficacy Scale) | No | No | Finance | This tool is a 21 item measure that assesses women's confidence in managing personal finances. It aims to evaluate both internal capacities and external conditions that influence financial self-sufficiency. | English | General population | https://connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrjfcp/30/1/142 | publication about the tool | Very clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, cash flow, debt management, credit repair, financial goal setting, saving, investing, taxation, financial protection | ||
| 41 | Abbreviated World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) | No | No | Health | The WHOQOL-BREF is a shortened version of the WHOQOL, which was developed as a quality of life assessment that would be applicable cross-culturally. | English, French, Other | Available in 79 languages | General population | https://www.who.int/tools/whoqol/whoqol-bref | tool (website) | Very clear | Very applicable | general population | ||
| 42 | Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) | No | No | Health | English | General population | https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/hrqol/pdfs/validationreport.pdf | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | general population, centers for disease control and prevention, individual domain, personal-network domain, societal/ community domain | ||||
| 43 | Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT) | No | No | Health | This tool was developed to: (1) to measure a broad range of psychological well-being constructs and represent a holistic view of positive functioning; and (2) to predict important health outcomes that are useful for researchers and health practitioners. | English | General population | Free with permission | https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12027 | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | general population | ||
| 44 | Control, Autonomy, Self-realisation, and Pleasure (CASP-19) | No | No | Health | English, Other | The different language versions of this scale have been used in more than 20 countries. | General population | https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina54060103 | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | general population, psychometric properties, quality of life, elderly | |||
| 45 | EuroQol (EQ-5D-5L) | No | No | Health | English | General population | Cost to use is proportional to size of study. | https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/36.5.551 | publication about the tool | Very clear | Somewhat applicable | general population, ethics, pain, economics, mood, disability, visual analogue pain scale, adverse effects, health-related quality of life, outcome measures | |||
| 46 | Friendship Scale (FS) - Brazilian-Portuguese version | No | No | Health | English, Brazilian-Portuguese | General population | https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i12.34356 | publication about the tool | Very clear | Unsure | general population, loneliness, social connectedness, social isolation, social relationships, social support | ||||
| 47 | Geriatric Oral Assessment Index (GOAI) | No | No | Health | A self-reported measure designed to assess the oral health problems of older adults. | English | General population | https://doi.org/10.1002/j.0022-0337.1990.54.11.tb02481.x | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | general population, older adults | |||
| 48 | Health Measurement Questionnaire (HMQ) | Yes | No | Health | This tool was developed to collect self-report information from which a disability/ distress rating could be derived. | English | General population | Free with permission. | https://www.york.ac.uk/media/che/documents/papers/discussionpapers/CHE%20Discussion%20Paper%2093.pdf | tool (PDF) | Unable to assess | Unable to assess | general population | ||
| 49 | Health Utilities Index 3 (HUI-3) | No | No | Health | English | General population | https://journals.lww.com/lww-medicalcare/abstract/2002/02000/multiattribute_and_single_attribute_utility.6.aspx | publication about the tool | Very clear | Somewhat applicable | general population, health-related quality of life, health utilities index, utility, preference | ||||
| 50 | Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) | No | No | Health | English | General population | Free for non-profit, permission required for study use | https://doi.org/10.1037/t40388-000 | publication about the tool | general population, self-actualization, health responsibility, exercise, nutrition, interpersonal support, stress management | |||||
| 51 | Health-related quality of life from charts developed by the Dartmouth Primary Care Cooperative Research Network (COOP) and the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies, and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA) (HRQOL from COOP/WONCA charts) | Yes | No | Health | English | General population | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9681(87)80033-4 | tool (attached to a research publication) | Somewhat clear | Unsure | general population, health status measurement, ambulatory care, functional health, physical health, mental health, validity | ||||
| 52 | Inner Well-being (IWB) | No | No | Health | English | General population | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-013-0504-7 | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Unsure | general population, subjective wellbeing, international development, psychosocial, India | ||||
| 53 | Interpersonal, Community, Occupational, Physical, Psychological, Economic Scale (I COPPE) | No | No | Health | This tool is designed to measure seven well-being factors: Interpersonal, Community, Occupational, Physical, Psychological, Economic, and overall. | English | General population | https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2016.1226836 | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | general population, English-speaking adults who self-identified as Hispanic | |||
| 54 | Life Satisfaction Inventory A (LSIA) | No | No | Health | English | General population | https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/16.2.134 | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | general population, clinical medicine, geriatric medicine, gerontology and ageing, medicine and health | ||||
| 55 | Mental Health Continuum–Short Form (MHC-SF) | No | No | Health | A self-report questionnaire for positive mental health assessment. | English | General population | https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.20741 | publication about the tool | Unable to assess | Unable to assess | general population | |||
| 56 | Military to Civilian Questionnaire (M2C-Q) | No | Yes | Health | This tool is a brief 16-item self-report measure of postdeployment reintegration difficulty among Veterans which can be completed in 5 minutes. | English | Veterans | https://www.ccdor.research.va.gov/CCDORRESEARCH/Resources.asp | tool (website) | Somewhat clear | Very applicable | Veterans, relationship with spouse/partner, relationship with child/children, work, school functioning | |||
| 57 | Multicultural Quality of Life Index (MQLI) | No | No | Health | English | General population | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01609.x | publication about the tool | Very clear | Somewhat applicable | general population, physical well-being, comprehensive diagnosis, culture, person-centred care, quality of life, scales, spiritual fulfilment | ||||
| 58 | Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) | No | No | Health | This tool was developed as a multipurpose measure of health status, for use in population surveys and in evaluation of medical interventions. | English | General population | https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(87)90260-7 | publication about the tool | Very clear | Very applicable | general population | |||
| 59 | Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-49) | No | No | Health | English | General population | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8193981/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | general population, adolescent, adult, aged, aged, 80 and over, Australia, epidemiology, disabled persons, psychology, female, health status indicators, humans, male, middle aged, sociology, stomatognathic diseases, surveys and questionnaires | ||||
| 60 | Oral Health-related Quality of Life Instrument (OHQoL) | No | No | Health | English | General population | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10634112/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Unsure | general population, aged, aged, 80 and over, analysis of variance, dental health surveys, female, humans, male, oral health, standards, oral hygiene index, quality of life, surveys and questionnaires | ||||
| 61 | Personal Well-being Index (PWI) | Yes | No | Health | This tool asks people to rate how satisfied they are in different domains of their lives. | English, Chinese-Cantonese | General population | https://www.acc.co.nz/assets/provider/pwi-a-manual.pdf | tool (PDF) | Very clear | Somewhat applicable | general population | |||
| 62 | Psychological Well-Being Subdomain of NIH Toolbox for the Assessment of Neurological and Behavioural Function (PWB) | Yes | No | Health | English | General population | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-013-0452-3 | tool (attached to a research publication) | Somewhat clear | Unsure | general population, psychological assessment, well-being, positive affect, life satisfaction, meaning | ||||
| 63 | Quality of Life Scale (QOLS) | Yes | No | Health | English, Swedish, Hebrew, Norwegian, Mandarin Chinese | General population | https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-1-59 | tool (attached to a research publication) | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | general population, active recreation, relationship item, chronic illness | ||||
| 64 | Quality of Well-being Scale (QWB) | No | No | Health | This tool is a general health quality of life questionnaire which measures overall status and well-being over the previous three days in four areas: physical activities, social activities, mobility, and symptom/problem complexes. | English | General population | Free for research and non-profits; for-profit use requires annual fee for $1000/year for use in addition to $0.25 per administration | https://hoap.ucsd.edu/qwb-info/default.aspx | tool (website) | Somewhat clear | Very inapplicable | general population | ||
| 65 | Rapid Assessment of Disability (RAD) | No | No | Health | English, Bangla | General population | Free with permission. | https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-14-900 | publication about the tool | Unsure | Very inapplicable | general population, disability, rapid assessment, questionnaire, inclusive development, Bangladesh, Fiji | |||
| 66 | Satisfaction With Life Survey (SWLS) | No | No | Health | This tool was developed to assess satisfaction with the respondent's life as a whole. | English | General population | https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.5.2.164 | publication about the tool | Very clear | Very inapplicable | general population | |||
| 67 | Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life—Direct Weighting (SEIQOL-DW) | No | No | Health | English | General population | Free for research purposes | https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018423124390 | publication about the tool | Unsure | Very inapplicable | general population, quality of life, decision making, individual preferences | |||
| 68 | Self-evaluation of Quality of Life (SEQOL) | No | No | Health | This tool consists of 317 items measuring quality of life across eight different dimensions. | English | General population | Free for research purposes | https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2003.29 | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Unsure | general population | ||
| 69 | Sense of Coherence 13 (SOC13) | No | No | Health | English, Afrikaans, Czech, Dutch (Flemish), Finnish, German, Hebrew, Norwegian, Rumanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tswana | General population | Free for academic and non-commercial purposes | https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(93)90033-Z | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Unsure | general population, salutogenic model, sense of coherence | |||
| 70 | Sense of Coherence 29 (SOC29) | No | No | Health | English, Afrikaans, Czech, Dutch (Flemish), Finnish, German, Hebrew, Norwegian, Rumanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tswana | General population | Free for academic and non-commercial purposes | https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(93)90033-Z | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Unsure | general population, salutogenic model, sense of coherence | |||
| 71 | Short Form 12 (SF12) | No | No | Health | English, Other | SF12 has been used in a number of countries, including nine European countries. | General population | Cost proportional to size of study | https://www.qualitymetric.com/health-surveys/the-sf-12v2-pro-health-survey/ | tool (website) | Somewhat clear | Unsure | general population, health survey, medical outcomes study, health status assessment, health-related quality of life | ||
| 72 | Short Form 36 (SF36) | No | No | Health | English, Indonesian | General population | Cost proportional to size of study. | https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.19.324 | publication about the tool | Very clear | Very applicable | general population, quality of life, survey and questionnaires, Indonesia | |||
| 73 | Short Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) | No | No | Health | English | General population | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb00941.x | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | general population, South Australia, people aged 60+ | ||||
| 74 | Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) | No | No | Health | This tool is a measure of sickness-related behavioral dysfunction consisting of 189 items in 14 topic categories. | English | General population | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1071949/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | general population | |||
| 75 | Single-Item Self-report of Oral Health (OH-1) | No | No | Health | English | General population | Free for research purposes | https://journals.lww.com/lww-medicalcare/abstract/1998/07000/multidimensionality_of_oral_health__in_dentate.6.aspx | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Unsure | general population, oral health, self-rated health, quality of life, attitudes, dental care, epidemiology | |||
| 76 | Sleep Health Scale (SHS) | No | No | Health | English, Portuguese | General population | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178117315457 | publication about the tool | Very clear | Very applicable | general population, adults, sleep health, sleep health scale, Portugal | ||||
| 77 | Stress and Adversity Inventory for Adults (Adult STRAIN) | No | No | Health | English | General population | Free with permission. | https://journals.lww.com/psychosomaticmedicine/fulltext/2018/01000/assessing_lifetime_stress_exposure_using_the.3.aspx | publication about the tool | Unable to assess | Unable to assess | general population, cumulative life stress, assessment, measurement, risk, health, disease, Bayesian information criterion | |||
| 78 | Symptom Checklist 90-R (SCL-90-R) | No | No | Health | English, German | General population | Use of the tool costs $121 for 50 patients | https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008931926181 | publication about the tool | Unable to assess | Unable to assess | general population, mental illness, psychometrics, symptom checklist, psychosomatic outpatients, primary care patients, German community sample | |||
| 79 | Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey (VR-12) | No | Yes | Health | English | Veterans | Free for research purposes, permission required | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-008-9418-2 | publication about the tool | Very clear | Somewhat applicable | Veterans, health-related quality of life, standard-based scoring | |||
| 80 | Veterans RAND 36-Item Health Survey (VR-36) | No | Yes | Health | English | Veterans | Free for research purposes, permission required | https://journals.lww.com/ambulatorycaremanagement/abstract/2004/07000/improving_the_response_choices_on_the_veterans.10.aspx | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Very applicable | Veterans, health outcomes, health status | |||
| 81 | Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) | Yes | No | Health | English | General population | https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-5-63 | tool (attached to a research publication) | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | general population, social desirability bias, impression management, satisfaction with life scale, positive mental health, student sample | ||||
| 82 | Wellness Beliefs Scale (WBS) | No | No | Health | English | General population | https://doi.org/10.1080/08870440802609980 | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | general population, health knowledge, attitudes, practice, questionnaires, lay health beliefs, health promotion | ||||
| 83 | Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle (WEL) | No | No | Health | This tool can be used to assess 16 dimensions of healthy functioning related to The Wheel of Wellness, which is a theoretical model of well-being. | English | General population | $360 for 500 patients | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/j.1556-6678.2004.tb00321.x | publication about the tool | Unable to assess | Unable to assess | general population | ||
| 84 | Community Well-being Index (CWI) | Yes | No | Health, Housing and physical environment | Measures the individual’s level of satisfaction with the local place of residence. | English, Spanish | General populationOlder community residents | Free for research purposes. | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11136-010-9794-2 | tool (attached to a research publication) | Very clear | Somewhat applicable | Interviewer-administered | general population, older community residents, quality of life, subjective wellbeing, older adults, community wellbeing, neighbourhood satisfaction | |
| 85 | Age-Friendly Survey | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures communities' age-friendliness and its relationship to health-related outcomes in a rural context. | English | Community residents | https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH2594 | publication about the tool | Self-report | community residents, recreational uses/public spaces, pedestrian environment, parking and driveways, land uses, barriers, amenities for outdoor public spaces, conditions (housing quality), cost (housing affordability) | ||||
| 86 | Barriers to Physical Activity Questionnaire for People with Mobility Impairments (BPAQ-MI) | No | Yes | Housing and physical environment | Measures barriers using an ecological framework comprised of eight subscales or factors. | English | Individuals with mobility impairmentsVeterans | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft52785-000 | tool (website) | Self-report | individuals with mobility impairments, Veterans, sidewalks, streets/traffic, steepness, amenities for outdoor public spaces, safety, pedestrian environment, recreational uses/public spaces | ||||
| 87 | BES Telephone Survey Questionnaire | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Examines a suite of theoretical factors that have been proposed to explain higher life satisfaction. | English | Community residents | https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916509338551 | publication about the tool | Interviewer-administered | community residents, neighbourhood satisfaction, views/enclosure | ||||
| 88 | Block Environmental Inventory (BEI) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A framework for understanding the relationship of participation in block associations to a wide range of block-level variables. | English | Community residents | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00922690 | publication about the tool | Interviewer-administered | community residents, neighbourhood satisfaction, physical disorder, maintenance/appearance, safety | ||||
| 89 | Checklist Audit Tool | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A tool to understand the relationships between street-scale environments and rates of physical activity. | English | Street segments | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/252941968_Reliability_of_Two_Instruments_for_Auditing_the_Environment_for_Physical_Activity | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | street segments, sidewalks, pedestrian environment, streets/traffic, land uses, recreational uses/public spaces, amenities for outdoor public spaces, physical disorder, parking and driveways, signs, smell/pollution/noise, safety, landscaping/nature features | ||||
| 90 | Community Deviance Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures the effects of community characteristics on well-being and distress. | English | African American women | https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.79.6.1088 | tool (website) | Interviewer-administered | African American women, physical disorder, recreational uses/public spaces, maintenance/appearance | ||||
| 91 | Community Dilapidation Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures the effects of community characteristics on well-being and distress. | English | African American women | https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.79.6.1088 | tool (website) | Interviewer-administered | African American women, physical disorder, recreational uses/public spaces, maintenance/appearance | ||||
| 92 | Community Health Environment Checklist (CHEC) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures the receptivity of the physical environment for persons with mobility impairments. | English | Individuals with mobility impairments | https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280600731631 | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | individuals with mobility impairments, streets/traffic, pedestrian environment, parking and driveways, recreational uses/public spaces, architecture/building characteristics, amenities for outdoor public spaces, barriers | ||||
| 93 | Concern for Personal Safety Questionnaire | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures the subjective perception of safety and livability of the neighborhood. | English | Community residents | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft25729-000 | tool (website) | Self-report | community residents, safety | ||||
| 94 | Courage Built Environment Self-Report Questionnaire (CBE-SR) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | An instrument designed to evaluate built environment in the context of health and disability. | English | Community residents | https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.1859 | publication about the tool | Self-report | community residents, land uses, recreational uses/public spaces, amenities for outdoor public spaces, pedestrian environment, streets/traffic, safety, barriers, architecture/building characteristics, neighbourhood satisfaction, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 95 | Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors-Short Form (CHIEF-SF) | No | Yes | Housing and physical environment | Measures the prevalence of perceived environmental barriers in a population of amputees. | English | Community residents with limb lossVeterans | https://craighospital.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/CraigHospital.ChiefManual.pdf | tool (PDF) | Mixed | community residents with limb loss, Veterans, barriers | ||||
| 96 | Dimensions of Home Measure (DOHM) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A self-report outcome measurement tool for home modification practice. | English | Older community residentsPeople with disabilities | https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12270 | publication about the tool | Self-report | older community residents, people with disabilities, cost (housing affordability), conditions (housing quality), housing satisfaction | ||||
| 97 | Disorder Perception Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Assesses two explanations for disorder perception bias: neighborhood attachment and routine activities. | English | Community residents | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft41171-000 | tool (website) | Interviewer-administered | community residents, physical disorder | ||||
| 98 | Environment in Asia Scan Tool - Hong Kong Version (EAST-HK) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Objectively assesses aspects of the neighbourhood environment hypothesised to affect walking in Hong Kong and similar ultra-dense Asian metropolises. | English | Street segmentsRepeat audit | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.04.005 | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | street segments, repeat audit, pedestrian environment, sidewalks, steepness, barriers, streets/traffic, safety, views/enclosure, physical disorder, smell/pollution/noise, landscaping/nature features, land uses, recreational uses/public spaces, parking and driveways, amenities for outdoor public spaces, cycling environment | ||||
| 99 | Environmental Noise Risk Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Investigates how perceived risk to environmental quality, as well as dispositions to be generally annoyed or sensitive to noise, predicts disturbance from aviation noise. | English | Community residents | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft24152-000 | tool (website) | Self-report | community residents, smell/pollution/noise | ||||
| 100 | Environmental Quality of Life Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A scale of perceived environmental quality of life. | English, French | French-speaking adults | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-012-0119-4 | publication about the tool | Interviewer-administered | French-speaking adults, amenities for outdoor public spaces, maintenance/appearance, architecture/building characteristics, land uses, recreational uses/public spaces, streets/traffic, safety, physical disorder, smell/pollution/noise, pedestrian environment | ||||
| 101 | Environmental Satisfaction Scale (ESS) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Scales to measure satisfaction with environmental conditions and government policies, which are hypothesized to play an important role in the genesis of pro-environmental behaviors. | English | Employed adultsEmployed undergraduate studentsUniversity students | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft24441-000 | tool (website) | Self-report | employed adults, employed undergraduate students, university students, neighbourhood satisfaction, maintenance/appearance | ||||
| 102 | Evaluation of Older People's Living Environments Tool (EVOLVE) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | Evaluates the design of housing for older people. | English | Extra care schemes | https://www.housinglin.org.uk/Topics/type/EVOLVE-Tool-Evaluation-of-Older-Peoples-Living-Environments/ | tool (website) | Audit/Observer-Rated | extra care schemes, architecture/building characteristics, landscaping/nature features, smell/pollution/noise, amenities for outdoor public spaces, safety, pedestrian environment, streets/traffic, land uses, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 103 | Facilitators And Barriers Survey of environmental influences on participation among people with lower limb Mobility impairments and limitations (FABS/M) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | A self-report survey of environmental facilitators and barriers to participation by people with mobility impairments. | English | Individuals with mobility impairments | https://www.sralab.org/sites/default/files/2017-06/FABSM.pdf | tool (PDF) | Self-report | individuals with mobility impairments, streets/traffic, architecture/building characteristics, smell/pollution/noise, steepness, sidewalks, parking and driveways, barriers, land uses, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 104 | Fear of Crime Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A tool developed to test the hypothesis that women are more fearful of crime than are men. | English | Community residents | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft18243-000 | tool (website) | Not specified | community residents, safety | ||||
| 105 | Home Environment Assessment Protocol-Revised (HEAP-R) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | The tool consists of 192 items that represent the hazards, adaptations, and level of clutter and comfort in eight areas of the home. | English | Caregiver/person with dementia dyadsOccupational therapistsExperts | https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280110066325 | publication about the tool | Mixed | caregiver/person with dementia dyads, occupational therapists, experts, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 106 | Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool Questionnaire (HOMEFAST) | Yes | Yes | Housing and physical environment | A screening instrument for use in a community preventive care trial for older people. | English | Older adultsVeterans | https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/handle/2123/14750/HOME%20FALLS%20AND%20ACCIDENTS%20SCREENING%20TOOL.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y | tool (PDF) | Audit/Observer-Rated | older adults, Veterans, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 107 | Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory-Adapted (HOME) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | This tool was originally designed for child development research, and adapted to assess the quality of stimulation and support available to elders in their habitual households in Sri Lanka. | English | Older adults | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162826 | publication about the tool | Mixed | older adults, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 108 | Household Water Insecurity Experiences Scale (HWISE) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures household water insecurity in an equivalent way across disparate cultural and ecological settings. | English | Households | https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/wise-scales/measure-water-insecurity/implementation-materials/ | tool (website) | Interviewer-administered | households, conditions (housing quality), housing satisfaction | ||||
| 109 | Housing Choice Instrument | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Assesses level of housing choice, as well as the relationship between choice and community success in supported housing demonstration projects. | English | Individuals with a mental illness | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02188763 | publication about the tool | Interviewer-administered | individuals with a mental illness, housing satisfaction | ||||
| 110 | Housing Enabler Instrument (HEI) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | Occupational therapy assessment of the physical environment in the home in relation to the functional capacity of an individual is essential prior to environmental adaptations to reduce handicap. | English | Occupational therapists | http://www.enabler.nu/Screeningtool.pdf | tool (PDF) | Mixed | occupational therapists, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 111 | Housing Instability Index | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Developed for use in a study on housing instability as a predictor of poor health outcomes and level of danger in an abusive relationship, this tool assesses risk factors for housing instability. | English | Female Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) survivors with housing concernsWomen | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft36204-000 | tool (website) | Interviewer-administered | female intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors with housing concerns, women, cost (housing affordability), consistency (residential stability) | ||||
| 112 | Housing Inventory | No | No | Housing and physical environment | This tool was developed to measure the effect of a broad housing education program on the housing status of the community, and on the housing attitudes of its members. | English | Housing communities | https://doi.org/10.1177/001316444200200112 | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | housing communities, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 113 | Housing Options for Older People Questionnaire (HOOP) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A technique for appraising housing options later in life. | English | Older community residents | https://hoop.eac.org.uk/hooptool/index.php | tool (website) | Self-report | older community residents, safety, smell/pollution/noise, recreational uses/public spaces, land uses, conditions (housing quality), cost (housing affordability), consistency (residential stability) | ||||
| 114 | Housing Quality Instrument | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures the potential link between housing quality and mental health. | English | Women who had at least one child living in the home | https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.68.3.526 | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | women who had at least one child living in the home, maintenance/appearance, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 115 | Housing-Related Control Beliefs Questionnaire (HCQ) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A 23-item questionnaire that measures housing-related control beliefs. | English | Older community residents | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft26137-000 | tool (website) | Self-report | older community residents, housing satisfaction | ||||
| 116 | Irvine-Minnesota Inventory | No | No | Housing and physical environment | This tool was designed to measure a wide range of built environment features that are potentially linked to active living, especially walking. | English, French | Residential and non-residential settings | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379705004289?via%3Dihub | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | residential and non-residential settings, neighbourhood identification/legibility, streets/traffic, pedestrian environment, views/enclosure, land uses, recreational uses/public spaces, barriers, landscaping/nature features, sidewalks, architecture/building characteristics, signs, safety, parking and driveways, amenities for outdoor public spaces, maintenance/appearance, physical disorder, steepness, smell/pollution/noise, cycling environment | ||||
| 117 | Lehman's Quality of Life Interview (QOLI) | Yes | Yes | Housing and physical environment | A 45-minute Quality of Life Interview for the chronically mentally ill. | English | Individuals with a mental illnessVeterans | https://www.hsri.org/publication/toolkit_evaluating_quality_of_life_for_persons_with_severe_mental_illn | tool (website) | Interviewer-administered | individuals with a mental illness, Veterans, neighbourhood satisfaction, safety, consistency (residential stability), housing satisfaction, cost (housing affordability) | ||||
| 118 | Life Satisfaction Scale-Chinese Version | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A culturally sensitive, domain-specific measure of life satisfaction for Chinese Elders. | English, Mandarin | Older adults | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2190/AG.67.2.c?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed | publication about the tool | Interviewer-administered | older adults, neighbourhood satisfaction, housing satisfaction | ||||
| 119 | Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes-Global (MAPS-Global) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures street design, transit stops, sidewalk qualities, street crossing amenities, and features impacting aesthetics. | English | Residential routes | https://www.drjimsallis.com/maps | tool (website) | Audit/Observer-Rated | residential routes, land uses, amenities for outdoor public spaces, streets/traffic, landscaping/nature features, maintenance/appearance, physical disorder, sidewalks, pedestrian environment, cycling environment, architecture/building characteristics, parking and driveways, barriers, steepness, recreational uses/public spaces | ||||
| 120 | Natural Environment Scoring Tool (NEST) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A tool for feasible, in situ assessment of the relationship between: (1) diverse natural environments that might support a variety of uses; (2) quality and amount of natural environment; and (3) neighbourhood-level socio-economic status. | English | Natural environments | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2017.12.007 | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | natural environments, pedestrian environment, amenities for outdoor public spaces, recreational uses/public spaces, landscaping/nature features, architecture/building characteristics, physical disorder, smell/pollution/noise, views/enclosure | ||||
| 121 | Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | A neighborhood environment survey related to the physical activity and weight status of residents. | English | Community residents | https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/news.pdf | tool (PDF) | Self-report | community residents, architecture/building characteristics, pedestrian environment, streets/traffic, sidewalks, landscaping/nature features, views/enclosure, safety, neighbourhood satisfaction, amenities for outdoor public spaces, land uses, physical disorder, cycling environment, recreational uses/public spaces, parking and driveways | ||||
| 122 | Neighborhood Environment-Quality of Life Questionnaire (NE-QoL) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A mediation model for community-dwelling older adults. | English | Older community residents | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/20/5739 | publication about the tool | Not specified | older community residents, land uses, barriers, streets/traffic, sidewalks, smell/pollution/noise, landscaping/nature features, recreational uses/public spaces, safety, pedestrian environment | ||||
| 123 | Neighborhood Inventory for Environmental Typology (NIfETy) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Epidemiologic assessment of suspected environmental determinants of violence, alcohol, and other drug exposure. | English | Residential neighbourhood block faces | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-008-0107-8 | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | residential neighbourhood block faces, physical disorder, land uses, streets/traffic, safety, amenities for outdoor public spaces, signs, landscaping/nature features, recreational uses/public spaces, smell/pollution/noise, architecture/building characteristics | ||||
| 124 | Neighborhood Livability Questionnaire | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures the subjective perception of safety and livability of the neighborhood. | English | Community residents | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft25730-000 | tool (website) | Self-report | community residents, maintenance/appearance, recreational uses/public spaces | ||||
| 125 | Neighborhood Observation Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A 41 item measure of neighborhood physical appearance, social appearance, safety, and amenities. | English | Parents of young children | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-010-9755-8 | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | parents of young children, maintenance/appearance, physical disorder, neighbourhood identification/legibility, signs, architecture/building characteristics, smell/pollution/noise, barriers, amenities for outdoor public spaces, safety, recreational uses/public spaces | ||||
| 126 | Neighborhood Perception Questionnaire | No | No | Housing and physical environment | An audit tool covering both public and private spaces of the neighborhood environment. | English | Community residentsPostcodes | https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916516634403 | publication about the tool | Self-report | community residents, postcodes, maintenance/appearance, landscaping/nature features, recreational uses/public spaces, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 127 | Neighborhood Problems Scale (NPS) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A measure of neighborhood problems, and associations with socioeconomic status and health. | English | Community residents | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft07819-000 | tool (website) | Self-report | community residents, smell/pollution/noise, physical disorder, streets/traffic, safety | ||||
| 128 | Neighborhood Quality Index (NQI) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | A self-report tool to measure perceived neighbourhood quality in Taiwan. | English | Adults | https://emerge.ucsd.edu/r_eilgnz3pjqzuxf3/ | tool (website) | Self-report | adults, safety, neighbourhood satisfaction, recreational uses/public spaces, maintenance/appearance, land uses | ||||
| 129 | Neighborhood Safety Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A four-point scale which asks respondents to rate four items related to neighborhood safety. | English | ParentsPrimary caregivers | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106468 | publication about the tool | Self-report | parents, primary caregivers, safety, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 130 | Neighbourhood Characteristics Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Scale to assess perceptions of neighborhood characteristics. | English | Gang members | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-010-9299-9 | publication about the tool | Self-report | gang members, physical disorder | ||||
| 131 | Neighbourhood Design Characteristics Checklist (NeDeCC) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | Tool to objectively measure a large range of built environment characteristics. | English | Older community residents | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293946079_Additional_file_1 | tool (website) | Audit/Observer-Rated | older community residents, streets/traffic, pedestrian environment, steepness, land uses, landscaping/nature features, architecture/building characteristics, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 132 | New Urbanism Index | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Survey that rates the physical features of respondents' neighborhoods. | English | Older females living aloneWomen | https://doi.org/10.4278/0890-1171-19.1.45 | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | older females living alone, women, sidewalks, streets/traffic, architecture/building characteristics, landscaping/nature features, land uses, amenities for outdoor public spaces | ||||
| 133 | Observer-Rated Housing Quality Scale (OHQS) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | This is a survey tool for rooming house tenants, case managers, community-based organizations, and property owners. | English | Housing units | https://winnspace.uwinnipeg.ca/bitstream/handle/10680/903/2016%20OHQS%20Final%20RH%20and%20SRO%20Final%20Template.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y | tool (PDF) | Audit/Observer-Rated | housing units, safety, barriers, maintenance/appearance, landscaping/nature features, architecture/building characteristics, conditions (housing quality), cost (housing affordability) | ||||
| 134 | Older People's External Residential Assessment Tool (OPERAT) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | Identifies features of the environment that can support older people to live in familiar neighbourhoods, within their local support network of community relationships. | English | Older community residentsUnit postcodes | https://www.operat.co.uk/online-tool | tool (website) | Audit/Observer-Rated | older community residents, unit postcodes, streets/traffic, smell/pollution/noise, safety, landscaping/nature features, physical disorder, parking and driveways, steepness, maintenance/appearance, land uses | ||||
| 135 | Older People's Quality of Life Questionnaire (OPQOL) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | Measure of quality of life based on the priorities of older people. | English, French | Older community residents | https://ilcuk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/OPQOL-full-questionnaire.pdf | tool (PDF) | Self-report | older community residents, neighbourhood satisfaction, cost (housing affordability), housing satisfaction | ||||
| 136 | Participation-based environment accessibility assessment tool (P-BEAAT) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Assesses the accessibility of the built environment by identifying environmental features that present barriers to participation for people with mobility limitations using mobility devices such as wheelchairs or crutches. | English | Individuals with mobility impairments | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/09638288.2011.641665 | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | individuals with mobility impairments, barriers, parking and driveways, architecture/building characteristics, amenities for outdoor public spaces, recreational uses/public spaces, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 137 | Perceived Environmental Quality Indices (PEQI) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Examines the relationship between age and perceived quality of neighborhoods. | English | Community residents | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494482800297?via%3Dihub | publication about the tool | Interviewer-administered | community residents, neighbourhood satisfaction, housing satisfaction | ||||
| 138 | Perceived Neighborhood Scale (PNS) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A measure of neighborhood perceptions for parents of young children. | English | African American families | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcop.1048 | publication about the tool | Interviewer-administered | African American families, safety, physical disorder, recreational uses/public spaces, maintenance/appearance | ||||
| 139 | Perceived Residential Environment Quality Indicators (PREQIs) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | This tool measures people’s affective and cognitive evaluation of the quality of urban living environment in residential areas. | English | Community residents | https://doi.org/10.1006/jevp.1999.0138 | publication about the tool | Not specified | community residents, architecture/building characteristics, streets/traffic, landscaping/nature features, physical disorder, recreational uses/public spaces, smell/pollution/noise, maintenance/appearance, land uses, sidewalks, safety, parking and driveways | ||||
| 140 | Perceived Residential Environment Quality-Abbreviated and Neighborhood Attachment Indicators | No | No | Housing and physical environment | English | Community residents | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0013916508330998 | publication about the tool | Self-report | community residents, architecture/building characteristics, parking and driveways, streets/traffic, landscaping/nature features, physical disorder, safety, land uses, recreational uses/public spaces, amenities for outdoor public spaces, smell/pollution/noise, cycling environment | |||||
| 141 | Perceived Restorativeness Scale-Short Version (PRS) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures psychological factors thought to work in restorative experiences. | English | Undergraduate students | https://blogs.ubc.ca/2017wufor200/files/2017/02/Perceived-Restorativeness-Scale-Hartig-et-al-1997.pdf | tool (PDF) | Self-report | undergraduate students, neighbourhood satisfaction, maintenance/appearance, views/enclosure | ||||
| 142 | Perception of Housing Quality Scale (PHQS) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A measure of perceived housing quality focused on people’s homes as the unit of analysis and based on individuals’ perceptions of how much the physical aspects of their home environments fulfill their daily needs. | English | Italian adults | https://www.tpmap.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Vol-23-n.1-articolo-3.pdf | publication about the tool | Self-report | Italian adults, neighbourhood satisfaction, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 143 | Perceptions of Environmental Supports Questionnaire | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Assesses perceptions of the environment at neighborhood and community levels. | English | Community residents | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft40756-000 | tool (website) | Interviewer-administered | community residents, sidewalks, recreational uses/public spaces, pedestrian environment, safety, maintenance/appearance, streets/traffic | ||||
| 144 | Perceptions of the environment in the neighbourhood scale (PENS) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Assesses perceptions of the environment in the neighbourhood and the associations between perceptions of the environment and walking and cycling for transport and recreation. | English | Community residents | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft25189-000 | tool (website) | Self-report | community residents, streets/traffic, cycling environment, pedestrian environment, safety, physical disorder, sidewalks, recreational uses/public spaces | ||||
| 145 | Philadelphia Geriatric Center Multilevel Assessment Instrument (MAI) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures the wellbeing of the aged in a number of significant domains. | English | Older community residentsIn-home services clientsPeople awaiting admission to an institution | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft04348-000 | tool (website) | Interviewer-administered | older community residents, in-home services clients, people awaiting admission to an institution, recreational uses/public spaces, safety, smell/pollution/noise, neighbourhood satisfaction, land uses, maintenance/appearance, conditions (housing quality), housing satisfaction | ||||
| 146 | Physical Activity Neighbourhood Environment Scale (PANES) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | This 17-item tool was developed to be comprehensive but brief enough for use in multipurpose surveys. It is a self-report measure of neighborhood environment attributes of walkability and access to recreation facilities. | English | Parents | https://www.drjimsallis.com/_files/ugd/a56315_068b49350b4a42208780d145e10d8ecc.pdf | tool (PDF) | Self-report | parents, land uses, pedestrian environment, sidewalks, cycling environment, recreational uses/public spaces, safety, streets/traffic, views/enclosure | ||||
| 147 | Physical Activity Resource Assessment (PARA) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | A brief instrument to systematically document and describe the type, features, amenities, quality and incivilities of a variety of physical activity resources. | English | Housing communities | https://www.med.upenn.edu/beat/para-materials.html | tool (website) | Audit/Observer-Rated | housing communities, recreational uses/public spaces, amenities for outdoor public spaces, physical disorder, safety, smell/pollution/noise, landscaping/nature features, sidewalks | ||||
| 148 | PIN3 Neighborhood Audit Instrument | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | Audit tool developed to assess neighborhood environments, particularly the salient features that may enhance outdoor physical activities, such as walking and bicycling for transport or leisure. | English | Street segments | https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/concern/parent/hx11xh54p/file_sets/h702q863t | tool (website) | Audit/Observer-Rated | street segments, land uses, maintenance/appearance, architecture/building characteristics, physical disorder, safety, sidewalks, streets/traffic, cycling environment, signs, landscaping/nature features, pedestrian environment, parking and driveways, amenities for outdoor public spaces, recreational uses/public spaces | ||||
| 149 | Quality of Life in Older Adults - Spain (CadeViMa-Spain) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Survey to obtain information about objective and subjective determinants of quality of life in old age, from a multidimensional perspective. | English | Older community residents | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610211002018 | publication about the tool | Interviewer-administered | older community residents, neighbourhood satisfaction, conditions (housing quality), cost (housing affordability) | ||||
| 150 | Quality of Life in your Neighbourhood Survey | No | No | Housing and physical environment | To understand the patterning of greenspace provision and use by area deprivation, and determine how deprivation moderates relationships with physical activity. | English | Community residents | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3748371/ | publication about the tool | Self-report | community residents, landscaping/nature features, safety, recreational uses/public spaces | ||||
| 151 | Quality of Neighborhood Life Survey (QNLS) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures factors that predict women's perceptions of personal safety. | English | Women living in a public housing development | https://doi.org/10.1177/10778010122182640 | publication about the tool | Self-report | women living in a public housing development, safety, physical disorder, neighbourhood satisfaction | ||||
| 152 | Residential Environment Assessment Tool (REAT) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures the physical condition of residential areas. | English | Unit postcodes | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft26138-000 | tool (website) | Audit/Observer-Rated | unit postcodes, physical disorder, land uses, views/enclosure, recreational uses/public spaces, safety, landscaping/nature features, parking and driveways, maintenance/appearance, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 153 | Residential Satisfaction Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures perceived residential environment quality. | English | Community residents | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197397514000915?via%3Dihub | publication about the tool | Self-report | community residents, neighbourhood satisfaction | ||||
| 154 | Residential Satisfaction Scale (RSS) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures perceived residential environment quality. | English | Community residents | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft26335-000 | tool (website) | Not specified | community residents, architecture/building characteristics, maintenance/appearance, parking and driveways, streets/traffic, pedestrian environment, landscaping/nature features, recreational uses/public spaces, land uses, smell/pollution/noise, physical disorder | ||||
| 155 | Residential Time-Line Follow-Back Inventory (RTLFB) | No | Yes | Housing and physical environment | A method used to record residential histories in the Collaborative Program to Prevent Homelessness. | English | Adults with a diagnosis of severe mental illness or substance use disorderVeterans | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcop.20132 | publication about the tool | Interviewer-administered | adults with a diagnosis of severe mental illness or substance use disorder, Veterans, consistency (residential stability) | ||||
| 156 | Ross-Mirowsky Neighborhood Disorder Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A scale of perceived neighborhood disorder. | English | Community residents | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft06016-000 | tool (website) | Self-report | community residents, safety, smell/pollution/noise, physical disorder | ||||
| 157 | Rural Active Living Perceived Environmental Support Scale (RALPESS) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures perceived environments in rural settings. | English | Panel of expertsHigh school youth | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21946157/ | publication about the tool | Self-report | panel of experts, high school youth, land uses, cycling environment, pedestrian environment, sidewalks, recreational uses/public spaces, amenities for outdoor public spaces, steepness, safety | ||||
| 158 | Rural Pedestrian Environmental Audit Instrument | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Developed for use in rural areas to obtain domain and walkability scores. | English | Street segments | https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jpah/11/6/article-p1085.xml | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | street segments, land uses, recreational uses/public spaces, landscaping/nature features, sidewalks, pedestrian environment, streets/traffic, physical disorder, safety | ||||
| 159 | SAMHSA Housing Satisfaction Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures housing satisfaction for persons with mental illness. | English | Individuals with a mental illness | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcop.10067 | publication about the tool | Not specified | individuals with a mental illness, recreational uses/public spaces, land uses, safety, housing satisfaction, conditions (housing quality), consistency (residential stability), cost (housing affordability) | ||||
| 160 | Satisfaction with Housing and Housing Support for People with Psychiatric Disabilities (SHPD) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A questionnaire for studying satisfaction with housing and housing support for people with psychiatric disabilities. | English | Individuals with a mental illness | https://doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2013.821192 | publication about the tool | Self-report | individuals with a mental illness, recreational uses/public spaces, housing satisfaction, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 161 | Satisfaction with Life Domains Scale (SLDS) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures respondent satisfaction with 15 life domains. | English | Individuals with a mental illness | https://doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(82)90059-3 | publication about the tool | Self-report | individuals with a mental illness, neighbourhood satisfaction,, housing satisfaction | ||||
| 162 | Scale of Housing Adaptation | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A scale based on the architectural indicators of a home in order to establish the perception of the home's condition. | English | Older individuals attending an educational programme | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.11.003 | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | older individuals attending an educational programme, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 163 | Senior Walking Environmental Assessment Tool (SWEAT) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures the environmental effects on physical activity among seniors. | English | Neighborhood segments | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379705002096?via%3Dihub | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | neighborhood segments, architecture/building characteristics, land uses, sidewalks, steepness, amenities for outdoor public spaces, signs, maintenance/appearance, physical disorder, streets/traffic, pedestrian environment, parking and driveways, safety, recreational uses/public spaces | ||||
| 164 | Shiraz Environmental Quality Survey (SEQS) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures the importance attributed to the place that respondents are renting, as well as perceptions of the availability and condition of environmental elements in the neighbourhood. | English | Community residentsIran | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197397516301448?via%3Dihub | publication about the tool | Not specified | community residents, Iran, land uses, neighbourhood satisfaction, smell/pollution/noise, streets/traffic, cycling environment, physical disorder, sidewalks, safety, maintenance/appearance, recreational uses/public spaces, landscaping/nature features, pedestrian environment, architecture/building characteristics, conditions (housing quality), housing satisfaction | ||||
| 165 | Social Incivilities Questionnaire | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures the subjective perception of safety and livability of the neighborhood. | English | Community residents | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft25731-000 | tool (website) | Self-report | community residents, physical disorder | ||||
| 166 | SPOTLIGHT Virtual Audit Tool (S-VAT) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | Uses remote sensing techniques for desk-based assessment of environmental obesogenicity. | English | Street segments | https://ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1476-072X-13-52#Sec17 | tool (website) | Audit/Observer-Rated | street segments, pedestrian environment, cycling environment, recreational uses/public spaces, sidewalks, amenities for outdoor public spaces, barriers, streets/traffic, land uses, maintenance/appearance, physical disorder, landscaping/nature features | ||||
| 167 | Stakeholders Walkability/Wheelability Audit in Neighborhoods (SWANaudit) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A checklist enabling participants to assess the walkability/wheelability of their neighbourhood objectively and subjectively. | English | Street segments assessed by persons using mobility assistive technology | https://inclusivemap.ca/swan-project/ | publication about the tool | Mixed | street segments assessed by persons using mobility assistive technology, sidewalks, streets/traffic, pedestrian environment | ||||
| 168 | Street Segment Audit (SSA) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A checklist about land use, traffic, pedestrians, safety, and public amenities. | English | Street segments | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204621002279?via%3Dihub | publication about the tool | Audit/Observer-Rated | street segments, land uses, recreational uses/public spaces, streets/traffic, pedestrian environment, cycling environment, physical disorder, amenities for outdoor public spaces, smell/pollution/noise, barriers, steepness, streets/traffic, sidewalks, landscaping/nature features, signs | ||||
| 169 | Support and Neighborhood Quality Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures the effects of social support and stressors on self-reported illicit drug use among recently released individuals, including the impact of neighborhood quality. | English | Adults reentering communities following release from prison | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft81516-000 | tool (website) | Not specified | adults reentering communities following release from prison, physical disorder, neighbourhood satisfaction | ||||
| 170 | Total Social Disorder Scale | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A combination of the Community Deviance Scale and the Community Dilapidation Scale. | English | African American women | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0022-3514.79.6.1088 | tool (website) | Interviewer-administered | African American women, physical environment, physical disorder, recreational uses/public spaces, maintenance/appearance | ||||
| 171 | Urban Poor Quality of Life Instrument (UPQOL) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Developed to evaluate quality of life in an urban poor population in northeast of Thailand. | English | Community residents | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18843877/ | publication about the tool | Self-report | community residents, safety, neighbourhood satisfaction, smell/pollution/noise, land uses, recreational uses/public spaces, conditions (housing quality), housing satisfaction, consistency (residential stability) | ||||
| 172 | Usability in My Home Questionnaire (UIMH) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A self-administered assessment instrument, useful for studying clients' own perception of accessibility and usability in their housing environment. | English | Community based adults | https://doi.org/10.1177/000841749906600507 | publication about the tool | Self-report | community based adults, neighbourhood satisfaction, housing satisfaction | ||||
| 173 | Veterans with Disabilities Search for Rental Housing Survey | No | Yes | Housing and physical environment | Developed to measure discrimination, accessibility, and demographics of Veterans with disabilities during rental housing search and occupancy, and its relationship to housing satisfactions. | English | Veterans with disabilities | https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/a39ded69-11be-4c71-8f55-0ad7a53727e6/content | tool (PDF - page 188) | Self-report | Veterans with disabilities, housing satisfaction | ||||
| 174 | Weinland Park Survey | No | No | Housing and physical environment | A collaborative and comprehensive neighborhood survey and needs assessment. | English | Community residents | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149718915300033?via%3Dihub | publication about the tool | Interviewer-administered | community residents, land uses, safety, physical disorder, smell/pollution/noise, neighbourhood satisfaction, recreational uses/public spaces, cost (housing affordability), consistency (residential stability), conditions (housing quality), housing satisfaction | ||||
| 175 | Westmead Home Safety Assessment (WeHSA) | Yes | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures potential hazards in the homes of elderly people. | English | Older community residents | https://fallspreventiononlineworkshops.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Home-Safety-Assessment-Form-Long.pdf | tool (PDF) | Audit/Observer-Rated | older community residents, conditions (housing quality) | ||||
| 176 | Woods-in-and-Around-Town Evaluation Baseline Survey (WIAT) | No | No | Housing and physical environment | Measures people’s attitudes, perceptions and values towards their local open space and woodlands. | English | Community residents | https://www.openspace.eca.ed.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Woods-in-and-Around-Towns-WIAT-Evaluation-Baseline-Survey.pdf | publication about the tool | Mixed | community residents, neighbourhood satisfaction, physical disorder, barriers, safety, views/enclosure, landscaping/nature features, amenities for outdoor public spaces, parking and driveways | ||||
| 177 | World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment (WHOQOL-100) | Yes | Yes | Health, Housing and physical environment | A quality of life assessment applicable cross-culturally. | English, French, Other | Available in 28 languages | Persons with a disease or impairmentVeteransGeneral population | https://www.who.int/tools/whoqol/whoqol-100 | tool (website) | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | Self-report | persons with a disease or impairment, Veterans, general population, smell/pollution/noise, streets/traffic, safety, architecture/building characteristics, land uses, neighbourhood satisfaction, conditions (housing quality), housing satisfaction, quality of life, assessment, development | |
| 178 | Assessment of Living Skills and Resources (ALSAR) | No | Yes | Life skills and preparedness | English | Community dwelling Veterans | Free with permission | https://www.scribd.com/document/537838304/Assessment-Living-Skills | tool (website) | community dwelling Veterans, telephoning, reading, leisure activity, medication management, money management, transportation, shopping, meal preparation, laundering, housekeeping, home maintenance, accomplishment of tasks | |||||
| 179 | Community Reintegration for Service Members – Computer Adaptive Test (CRIS-CAT) | No | Yes | Life skills and preparedness | English | Injured Veterans | https://bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2288-12-145 | publication about the tool | injured Veterans, extent of participation, perceived limitation in participation, participation satisfaction, community reintegration | ||||||
| 180 | Community Reintegration for Service Members (CRIS) | No | Yes | Life skills and preparedness | English | Injured Veterans | Free with publication access | https://bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2288-11-98 | tool (attached to a research publication) | injured Veterans, extent of participation, perceived limitation in participation, participation satisfaction, community reintegration | |||||
| 181 | Life Skills Ability Scale (LSAS) | No | No | Life skills and preparedness | English | University students | https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1672641 | publication about the tool | university students, teamwork, goal setting, time management, emotional skills, interpersonal communication, social skills, leadership, problem solving, decision making abilities | ||||||
| 182 | Life Skills Development Inventory-College Form (LSDI-CF) | No | No | Life skills and preparedness | English | Undergraduate students in a state university in southeastern USA | https://www.proquest.com/openview/18ef86ca38f8803023efa36c7f155989/1?cbl=18750&diss=y&pq-origsite=gscholar | publication about the tool | undergraduate students in a state university in southeastern USA, interpersonal communication/human relations, problem-solving/decision-making, physical fitness/health maintenance, identity development/purpose in life, life skills mastery | ||||||
| 183 | Life skills inventory | No | No | Life skills and preparedness | English | Military personnel | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6052772/ | publication about the tool | military personnel, adaptive communication skill, cognitive-behavioural skill, goal setting skill, family-work balancing skill, coping skill | ||||||
| 184 | Life Skills Inventory Adult Form (LSI-A) | No | Yes | Life skills and preparedness | English | Male Vietnam combat Veterans diagnosed with PTSD | https://www.proquest.com/openview/18ef86ca38f8803023efa36c7f155989/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y | publication about the tool | male Vietnam combat Veterans diagnosed with PTSD, interpersonal communication/human relationships, identity/purpose in life, physical fitness/health maintenance, problem solving/decision making | ||||||
| 185 | Life Skills Scale-Short (LLS-S) | No | No | Life skills and preparedness | English | American college students | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-020-00560-0 | publication about the tool | American college students, participation in life, realistic attunement, perspective taking | ||||||
| 186 | Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory (PELI) | No | No | Life skills and preparedness | English | Older community residents | Free, with adherence to terms of Creative Commons License | https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article/53/4/582/554419 | publication about the tool | older community residents, social contact, growth activities, diversionary activities, self-dominion, enlisting others in care, psychosocial preferences for daily life | |||||
| 187 | De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS) | Yes | No | Social integration | This tool is an 11-item measure of loneliness. | English | General population | https://mvda.info/sites/default/files/field/resources/De%20Jong%20Gierveld%20Lonliness%20Scale.pdf | tool (PDF) | Very clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, emotional loneliness, social loneliness | ||
| 188 | Enfranchisement Scale of the Community Participation Indicators (NR) | No | No | Social integration | This tool is a 12-item assessment of the degree of sense of choice and control incommunity participation. | English | General population | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003999310006076?casa_token=a1WflcvnZBEAAAAA:0h_bby7eu1X_ldAKSbo12G08hFwv3sIIwyKIxC0JBZKsmCP31MdPFK8qTSmnEBZy4WyZNGuGjOg | publication about the tool | Very clear | Somewhat applicable | Self-report | general population, choice in community participation, control in community participation | ||
| 189 | Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS) | Yes | No | Social integration | This tool is a 9-item measure of perceived discrimination. | English | General population | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1359105318800788?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed | tool (attached to a research publication) | Very clear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | general population | ||
| 190 | Friendship Scale (FS) | No | No | Social integration | This tool is a 6-item measure of social isolation. | English | General population | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-005-7746-y | publication about the tool | Very clear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | general population, loneliness, social connectedness, social isolation, social relationships, social support | ||
| 191 | Health Related Community Social Capital (HRCSC) | No | No | Social integration | This tool is an 11-item measure of social capital at the community level. | English | General population | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28169107/ | publication about the tool | Very unclear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | general population, civic participation, social cohesion, reciprocity | ||
| 192 | Intersectional Discrimination Index (InDI) | Yes | No | Social integration | This tool is a 31 item measure of anticipated, day-to-day, and major discrimination. | English, Portuguese | General population | https://www.scielo.br/j/rbepid/a/CcdVHwWbpNmSbVY4yPm8pTJ/?lang=en | tool (attached to a research publication) | Very unclear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | general population, anticipated discrimination, day-to-day discrimination, major discrimination | ||
| 193 | Lubben Social Network-18 Scale (LSNS-18) | Yes | No | Social integration | This tool is a measure of social engagement includingfamily and friends. This version consists of 18 items. | English | General population | https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/bc1/schools/sw/lubben/LSNS18.pdf | tool (PDF) | Somewhat clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, family, friends, neighbours networks | ||
| 194 | Lubben Social Network-6 Scale (LSNS-6) | Yes | No | Social integration | This tool is a measure of social engagement includingfamily and friends. This version consists of 6 items. | English | General population | https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/bc1/schools/sw/lubben/LSNS6.pdf | tool (PDF) | Somewhat clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, family, friends, neighbours networks | ||
| 195 | Manera et al. Loneliness Scale (NR) | Yes | No | Social integration | This tool is a 10-item measure of loneliness and social isolation. | English | General population | https://hqlo.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12955-022-01946-6#Sec19 | tool (website) | Somewhat clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, loneliness, social isolation, structural equation modelling, factor analysis, reliability | ||
| 196 | Perceived Community Support Questionnaire (PCSQ) (Previously named: Community Social Support Questionnaire) | No | No | Social integration | This tool is a 14 item measure of perceived community support. | English | General population | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33729300/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Unsure | Self-report | general population, community integration, community participation, community organizations | ||
| 197 | Perceived Isolation Scale (PIS) | Yes | No | Social integration | This tool is a 19 item measure of loneliness and perceived social support. | English | General population | https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-020-01864-6#additional-information | tool (website) | Somewhat clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, loneliness, perceived social support | ||
| 198 | Personal On-Offline Social Capital Brief Scale (NR) | Yes | No | Social integration | This tool is a 19 item measure of social capital in both online and offline networks. | English | General population | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0272454#sec030 | tool (website) | Somewhat clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, bonding social capital, bridging social capital | ||
| 199 | Personal Sociability and Connections Scale (PeSCS) | No | No | Social integration | This tool is a 10 item measure of an individual’s disposition and accompanying skills toseek out companionship and engage in interpersonal relations. | English | General population | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0020764021993510 | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | general population, social, behavioural, emotional | ||
| 200 | Personal Social Capital Scale for the Elderly (PSCSE) | No | No | Social integration | This tool is a 7 item measure of social capital. It is an adapted version of the Personal Social Capital scale, in order fit the social environment of the elderly. | English | General population | https://research.ou.nl/en/publications/bonding-personal-social-capital-as-an-ingredient-for-positive-agi | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, bonding social capital, bridging social capital | ||
| 201 | Personal Social Capital Scale-16 (PSCS-16) | Yes | No | Social integration | This tool is a 16 item measure of social capital. | English | General population | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-013-0540-3#appendices | tool (website) | Somewhat unclear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, bonding social capital, bridging social capital | ||
| 202 | Short and Adapted Version of the Social Capital Assessment Tool-Bangladesh (SASCAT-B) | No | No | Social integration | This tool is a 12 item measure of social capital for the Bangladesh context. | English | General population | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25857652/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat unclear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | general population, structural social capital, cognitive social capital | ||
| 203 | Social Disconnectedness Scale (SDS) | No | No | Social integration | This tool is an 8 item measure of respondents’ lack of connectedness to other individualsand social groups. | English | General population | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2756979/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | general population, social network characteristics, social participation | ||
| 204 | Social Exclusion Index (SEI) | No | No | Social integration | This tool is a 15 item measure of social exclusion in terms of social participation, normative integration, material deprivation, and access to basic social rights afforded to the general population. | English | General population | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28541750/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | general population, neighborhood exclusion, limited social participation | ||
| 205 | Social Integration in Later Life Scale (SILLS) | No | No | Social integration | This tool is a measure of social integration, unique to later life, that contains 18 questions about the frequency and satisfaction of involvement in social ties and social activity. | English | General population | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25651597/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat applicable | Self-report | general population, enacted and perceived interpersonal support, social engagement | ||
| 206 | Social Isolation Index-Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (SII-CLSA) | No | No | Social integration | This tool is a 15 items measure of social isolation and loneliness. | English, French | General population | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-on-aging-la-revue-canadienne-du-vieillissement/article/development-and-concurrent-validity-of-a-composite-social-isolation-index-for-older-adults-using-the-clsa/79B8780FA7DD6E6BF61395F4B9BF6EA2#article | publication about the tool | Somewhat unclear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, frequency of community/social participation, number of network members, network member visits, living arrangement, marital status | ||
| 207 | Social Isolation Scale (SIS) | No | No | Social integration | This tool is a 6 item measure of isolation, with a focus on older adults. | English | General population | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31201744/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, connectedness, belonging | ||
| 208 | Social Participation Scale (So-Part) | No | No | Social integration | This tool measures social participation, with questions focusing on the frequency of participation in seven social activities. There are three versions of this scale, each with a different number of items: 30, 10, and five. | English | General population | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30169644/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat unclear | Very inapplicable | Self-report | general population, religious attendance, caring for an adult, activities with grandchildren, volunteering, charity work, education, social clubs, non-religious organizations | ||
| 209 | Strathclyde Citizenship Measure (SCM) | Yes | No | Social integration | This tool is a measure of citizenship. Citizenship is defined in this context as a way of experiencing a sense of belonging and connection with ourselves and with our families, friends, communities, and the world. | English | General population | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10078772/figure/hsc13789-fig-0001/ | tool (attached to a research publication) | Very clear | Very applicable | Self-report | general population, perceptions of the quality of relationships with others, actions taken to build relationships with others, responsibility towards others | ||
| 210 | University of California, Los Angeles Loneliness Scale-Revised (UCLA LS-R) | No | No | Social integration | This tool is a measure of loneliness. This version consists of 20 items, with a focus on older adults. | English | General population | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29309208/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | general population, isolation, relational connectedness, collective connectedness | ||
| 211 | Veterans’ Social and Community Participation Assessment (VSCPA) | No | Yes | Social integration | This tool is an 18-item tool that assesses frequency of social and community participation among Student Service Members/Veterans (SSM/Vs). | English | Veterans | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30852944/ | publication about the tool | Somewhat clear | Somewhat inapplicable | Self-report | Veterans, social and community participation, perceived social support, meaningful activity participation |
