All of the surveys and tools are public documents, available
without charge (for non-commercial purposes). Please see our FAQ page for more
information.
The KDQOL-SF™ v1.3 Survey
Instrument only (does not
include optional demographic items - see scoring manual below for these).
Scoring manual or .zip version (version 1.3; includes an optional set of suggested demographic items):
Hays, R.D., et. al. (1997). Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form
(KDQOL-SF™), Version 1.3: A Manual for Use and Scoring. Santa Monica, CA: RAND,
P-7994.
The KDQOL-36™ is a short form that includes the SF-12 as generic core plus
the burden of kidney disease, symptoms/problems of kidney disease, and effects of kidney
disease scales from the KDQOL-SF™v1.3. A crosswalk between the two instruments
can be found on our FAQ page.
Instrument only (see the KDQOL-SF™v1.3 scoring manual for optional demographic items and the
description of scoring for portions of the KDQOL-SF™v1.3 that are relevant to the
KDQOL-36™)
Scoring the KDQOL-36™
See the KDQOL-SF™v1.3 scoring manual for a description of scoring for
portions of the KDQOL-SF™v1.3 that are relevant to the KDQOL-36™
The KDQOL Working Group developed a stand alone Excel scoring tool to help with
the scoring of the KDQOL-36™.
Please note: the following translations have been created wholly by the listed contributors, and have not been evaluated or reviewed by RAND. RAND is providing the translations as a courtesy, and is not responsible for any inaccuracies or errors in the documents below.
