The QOL Appraisal Profile_v2 Short-Form © 2025 DeltaQuest Foundation (Txu002496708)

The QOL Appraisal Profile_v2 Short-Form assesses the four cognitive appraisal processes described in the Rapkin and Schwartz (2004) theoretical model and validated in 2016, using 28 close-ended Likert-scaled items: [1] Frame of Reference: Goal Delineation (6 items); [2] Sampling of Experience (4 items); [3] Combinatory Algorithm (9 items); and [4] Standards of Comparison (9 items).

The QOL Appraisal Profile-v1 Short-Form © 2025 DeltaQuest Foundation (Txu002496708)

The QOL Appraisal Profile-v1 Short-Form was developed to assess the four appraisal parameters in the Rapkin and Schwartz (2004) appraisal model in a brief manner using both open- and closed-ended items. It includes a subset of 4 open-ended Frame of Reference prompts, including three Goal Delineation items that were selected from the original six based on empirical research. It also includes the closed-ended Sampling of Experience, Standards of Comparison, and Patterns of Emphasis (Combinatory Algorithm) items, a Then-Test Visual Analogue Scale item, and 11 Then-Test Discrepancy Attribution statements. It is designed to be used as an adjunct to standard QOL measures. Data from the Appraisal Profile are coded and reduced to created scores for: (1) frame of reference; (2) recall and sampling of salient experiences; (3) standards of comparison used to appraise experiences; (4) subjective algorithm used for prioritizing and combining appraisals to arrive at a QOL rating.

Earlier appraisal measures developed prior to the QOL Appraisal Profilev2 Short Form

• The QOL Appraisal Profile © 2004 DeltaQuest Foundation

  The QOL Appraisal Profile was developed to assess the four appraisal parameters in the Rapkin and Schwartz (2004) appraisal model. It is designed to be used as an adjunct to standard QOL measures. Data from the Appraisal Profile are coded and reduced to created scores for: (1) frame of reference; (2) recall and sampling of salient experiences; (3) standards of comparison used to appraise experiences; (4) subjective algorithm used for prioritizing and combining appraisals to arrive at a QOL rating.

• The Brief Appraisal Inventory © 2017 DeltaQuest Foundation (TXu 2-166-192),
  European (Txu 2-174-695) and Chinese (TXu 2-163-897) translations

  The Brief Appraisal Inventory is a 23-item Likert-scaled measure that describes individual differences in what respondents think about when completing a QOL measure. This measure yields five component scores: Health Worries; Independence and Interpersonal; Accomplishing Goals and Problem-Solving; Calm Peaceful Active; and Spirituality and Altruism.

• The Quality of Life Appraisal Profile - v2 © 2017 DeltaQuest Foundation

  The Quality of Life Appraisal Profile – v2 (QOLAPv2) assess the following cognitive appraisal processes using 86 close-ended Likert-scaled items: [1] Frame of Reference: QOL definition; [2] Frame of Reference: Goal Delineation; [3] Sampling of Experience; [4] Standards of Comparison; [5] Combinatory Algorithm. Sampling of Experience and Standards of Comparison worked well in the original QOLAP, and were imported unchanged into the QOLAPv2. In contrast, new close-ended items were developed for the QOLAPv2 to reflect key themes for Frame of Reference and Combinatory Algorithm that emerged from past research.