Table 1

Specific problems, issues and domains of health related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments

Leisure and recreation Mobility and self-care
•Travel•Walking
•Food/drink•Running
•Visit friends' homes•Climbing
•Vacation•Eating
•Nearness to toilet facilities•Grooming
•Hobbies and sports•Physical endurance
Relationships Emotional
•Intimacy and sexual function•Anger
•Body image•Embarrassment
•Understanding from others•Anxiety
•Coping and support•Irritability
•Relations with children and extended family•Happiness
•Friendships•Worries or fears
Pain and discomfort •Ability to relax
•Chest pain•Frustration
•Abdominal pain•Depression/sadness
•Abdominal cramps•Satisfaction
•Abdominal discomfort Job-education
•Rectal pain•Satisfaction
•Back pain•Attendance
•Headaches•Concentration
•Extraintestinal pain Task completion
•Joint pain•Achievement/promotion
Well being •Financial reward
•Energy Treatment
•Fatigue•Efficacy
•Sleep•Adverse effects
•Self-control