ReQoL

ReQoL is a new quality of life and recovery focused patient reported outcome measure for use in mental health services. 

ReQoL places service users at the heart of their recovery and provides practitioners with user-friendly, valid and reliable aid to clinical decision making and outcomes monitoring.

ReQoL is an enabling tool for service users

The quality of life of service users should have a central role in the recovery journey they undertake. One way to create a positive recovery environment is to provide a voice to service users and this is the aim of ReQoL.

ReQoL enables service users to self-report on what matters most to them. It provides them a chance to evaluate their progress on the recovery journey.

By doing so, ReQoL offers an opportunity for service users to feel in control of what happens with their treatment and recovery.

ReQoL is a clinical aid for practitioners

There are two versions of ReQoL: 

1. a short 10-item version (ReQoL-10)

2. a 20-item version (ReQoL-20). 

The initial 10 items of the longer version are the same as the shorter version. The two versions provide practitioners with a choice of measures according to their need.

ReQoL-20 can be used initially to aid assessment and also be used at the end of an intervention. It can also be used for research studies.

ReQoL-10 can be used for weekly or regular monitoring. It can also be used within the session to review progress and be used as a way of identifying areas of collaborative work that would be beneficial to the service user.

Both versions can be used by the practitioner within the session as feedback to the service user by making comparisons with previously completed forms.