Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Quality of Life Measure (CASP-19)

Reference

Citation

Hyde, M., Wiggins, R. D., Higgs, P. & Blane, D. B (2003). A measure of quality of life in early old age: the theory, development and properties of a needs satisfaction model (CASP-19). Aging & Mental Health, 7(3), 186-194. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360786031000101157

List of questions

Question number

Question

Original 19-item version

14-item version

6-item version

1

My age prevents me from doing the things I would like to

✓

✓

✓

2

I feel that what happens to me is out of my control

✓

✓

✓

3

I feel free to plan for the future

✓

 

 

4

I feel left out of things

✓

✓

✓

5

I can do the things I want to do

✓

✓

 

6

Family responsibilities prevent me from doing what I want to do

✓

✓

 

7

I feel that I can please myself what I do

✓

✓

 

8

My health stops me from doing things I want to

✓

 

 

9

Shortage of money stops me from doing the things I want to do

✓

✓

 

10

I look forward to each day

✓

✓

 

11

I feel that my life has meaning

✓

✓

 

12

I enjoy the things that I do

✓

✓

 

13

I enjoy being in the company of others

✓

 

 

14

On balance, I look back on my life with a sense of happiness

✓

✓

 

15

I feel full of energy these days

✓

✓

✓

16

I choose to do things that I have never done before

✓

 

 

17

I am satisfied with the way my life has turned out

✓

 

 

18

I feel that life is full of opportunities

✓

✓

✓

19

I feel that the future looks good for me

✓

✓

✓

Where it was used in CLOSER questionnaires/datasets