Wellness Assessment Instruments Flashcards
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The WHOQOL-BREF is a wellness assessment tool developed by which organization?
Answer: World Health Organization
The WHOQOL-BREF is a 26-item abbreviated version of the WHOQOL-100, developed by the World Health Organization to assess quality of life across physical, psychological, social, and environmental domains.
A holistic coach uses the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) with a client. What is the PRIMARY purpose of this instrument?
Answer: Assess the degree to which life situations are appraised as stressful
The PSS measures the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful, reflecting how unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded respondents find their lives.
Which wellness dimension is MOST likely assessed by the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS)?
Answer: Sense of purpose and relationship with a higher power
The SWBS measures two dimensions: religious well-being (relationship with God) and existential well-being (sense of life purpose and satisfaction), both aspects of spiritual wellness.
In the context of wellness assessments, what does 'test-retest reliability' measure?
Answer: The consistency of scores when the same person is tested at two different times
Test-retest reliability refers to the consistency of a measure when the same individual completes the same assessment at two different time points, ensuring scores are stable over time.
A client scores in the low range on the Occupational Wellness subscale of a wellness inventory. Which coaching strategy would BEST address this finding?
Answer: Explore the client's values, strengths, and sources of meaning in their work
Holistic coaching uses assessment results as conversation starters; exploring values, strengths, and meaning aligns with a strengths-based, client-centered coaching approach.
The SF-36 Health Survey is commonly used in wellness coaching because it assesses which domains?
Answer: Physical functioning, mental health, vitality, and social functioning
The SF-36 measures eight health domains including physical functioning, role limitations, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, emotional role, and mental health.
When a wellness assessment demonstrates 'face validity,' this means the instrument:
Answer: Appears to measure what it is intended to measure on the surface
Face validity refers to the degree to which an assessment appears, on its face, to measure the construct it purports to assess, as judged by lay respondents or subject matter experts.