Tools to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for specific chronic respiratory diseases
| Questionnaire | Respiratory disease | Items n | Domains | Administration time | Mode of administration | Score |
| Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT-TB) | TB | 47 | Physical wellbeing Psychological wellbeing Function wellbeing Social wellbeing Spiritual wellbeing Environment Perception | Mean±sd 16.3±3.1 min | Self-administered | 0–180; higher scores indicate better HRQoL |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis Scale of the System of Quality of Life Instruments for Chronic Diseases (QLICD-PT) | Tuberculosis | 40 | Physical domain Psychological domain Social domain TB-specific domain | ∼10 min | Self-administered | 0–100 |
| St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) | Asthma and COPD | 76 | Symptoms Activity Impacts | 15/20 min | Self-administered | 0–100; higher scores indicate worse HRQoL |
| Maugeri Respiratory Failure Questionnaire (MRF-28) | Chronic respiratory failure | 28 | Daily activities Cognition Invalidity, and additional items related to fatigue, depression and problems with treatment | Mean±sd 15±6 min | Self-administered | 0–100; higher scores indicate worse HRQoL |
| Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (CRQ) | Chronic respiratory disease | 20 | Dyspnoea Fatigue Emotional function Mastery of disease | 15–25 min | Interviewer-administered | Numerical, 7-point modified Likert Scale Higher scores indicate better HRQoL |
| Quality of Life-Bronchiectasis (QOL-B) | Non-CF bronchiectasis | 37 | Physical functioning Role functioning Vitality Emotional functioning Social functioning Health perceptions Treatment burden | 4–5 min | Self-administered | 0–100; higher scores indicate better HRQoL |
| Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) | Asthma | 32 | Symptoms Activity limitation Emotional function Environmental exposure | 4–5 min | Self-administered | 1–7; higher scores indicate better HRQoL |
TB: tuberculosis; CF: cystic fibrosis.