The Quality of Life Scale (α = .93; Flanagan, 1978) is a 16-item self-report scale that measures several aspects of functional status in areas such as work, social, family contact, and daily activities. The measure has shown good test–retest and construct validity (Burckhardt, Woods, Schultz, & Ziebarth, 1989) and is sensitive to interventions in substance misusing populations (Luoma et al., 2008). Higher scores reflect higher quality of life.
