Developed by Ronnie Kolotkin, Ph.D, owner of Quality of Life Consulting, PLLC. For assessing children and adolescents, see IWQOL-Kids©.

IWQOL-Lite© is a validated, 31-item, self-report measure of obesity-specific quality of life available in more than 80 languages. In addition to a total score, there are scores on five domains:

• Physical function
• Self-esteem
• Sexual life
• Public distress
• Work

More Information

• For more details and a list of available languages, download the Summary below.
• You may view key papers relating to IWQOL-Lite here.
• If you have any further questions, please contact me.

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IWQOL-Lite Publications

Licensing IWQOL-Lite©

Since this is a copyrighted instrument, Duke University grants
royalty-bearing, nonexclusive licenses for the IWQOL-Lite. The
royalties are:

• US $10 per subject for commercially-funded studies
• US $5 per subject for studies funded by government, grants, and non-profits
• US $3 per administration for clinical practices.
  

Please complete and submit the "License IWQOL-Lite" form on this page. Someone will contact you soon to discuss your request.