Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity


Adult ADHD Quality of Life Questionnaire (AAQoL)

Copyright: Mery Brod, The BROD GROUP

Disease / Condition: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Population, Age: adult, 18 – 59 years of age

Type of Clinical Outcome Assessment: PRO measure of respondent’s experiences with having ADHD.

Outcome assessed: health-related quality of life

  • Domains (n=4): Life Productivity, Psychological Health, Life Outlook, and Relationships
    Number of items: 29
    Recall: past 2 weeks
    Language of Development: US English

  • 1. Brod M, Perwien A, Adler L, Spencer T, Johnston J. Conceptualization and Assessment of Quality of Life for Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Prim Psychiatry. 2005; 12(6):58-64.

    2. Brod M, Johnston J, Able S, Swindle R. Validation of the adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder quality-of-life Scale (AAQoL): a disease-specific quality-of-life measure. Qual Life Res. 2006;15(1):117-29. doi:10.1007/s11136-005-8325-z.

    3. Matza LS, Johnston JA, Faries DE, Malley KG, Brod M. Responsiveness of the Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Quality of Life Scale (AAQoL). Qual Life Res. 2007;16(9):1511-20. doi:10.1007/s11136-007-9254-9.

    4. Brod M, Adler LA, Lipsius S, Tanaka Y, Heinloth AN, Upadhyaya H. Validation of the adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder quality-of-life scale in European patients: comparison with patients from the USA. Atten Defic Hyperact Disord. 2015;7(2):141-50. doi:10.1007/s12402-014-0160-z.

    5. Tanaka Y, Brod M, Lane JR, Upadhyaya H. What Is a Clinically Relevant Improvement in Quality of Life in Adults With ADHD? J Atten Disord. 2019;23(1):65-75. doi:10.1177/1087054715580395.

  • Afrikaans-South Africa
    Chinese, Simplified-China
    Chinese, Traditional-Taiwan
    Danish-Denmark
    Dutch-Belgium
    Dutch-Netherlands
    English-Australia
    English-Canada
    English-South Africa
    English-United Kingdom
    Finnish-Finland
    French-Belgium
    French-Canada
    French-France
    French-Switzerland
    German-Austria
    German-Belgium
    German-Germany
    German-Switzerland
    Hebrew-Israel
    Italian-Italy
    Italian-Switzerland
    Japanese-Japan
    Korean-S. Korean
    Norwegian-Norway
    Portuguese-Portugal
    Russian-Russia
    Spanish-Argentina
    Spanish-Mexico
    Spanish-Puerto Rico
    Spanish-Spain
    Spanish-US
    Swedish-Finland
    Swedish-Sweden

For more information on this measure, for use and/or licensing, contact Dr. Brod at (+1) 415 381 5532 or at mbrod@thebrodgroup.net or by filling out the CONTACT FORM.