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Module 2:

Presenting the main concepts addressed in the ScoPeO questionnaire

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1- Important concepts associated with ScoPeO

What is quality of life?Quality of life is a multidimensional concept that varies over time. It is also a primarily subjective notion (based on the interviewee’s subjective judgement of the element in question)

WHO defines quality of life as:

“an individual’s perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns. It is a broad ranging concept affected in a complex way by the person’s physical health, psychological state, level of independence, social relationships, personal beliefs and their relationship to salient features of their environment.”

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What does ScoPeO mean?Score of Perceived Outcomes

Structure of the toolThe ScoPeO tool comprises three units:o The first serves to identify the beneficiaryo The second presents the tool’s dimensionso The third concerns socio-demographic information

The dimensions presented in the tool relate to three domains:o Quality of lifeo Perception of safetyo Participation in society and family life

2- Presentation of the ScoPeO tool

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2-2- Presentation of the introductory section

The introductory section comprises questions to identify the situation of the person being surveyed in relation to a number of criteria:

o at high risk of diseaseo at high risk of violenceo at high risk of an accident liable to cause disabilityo living with a disabling disease (chronic, diabetes, communicable,

HIV-AIDS, other)o refugee or displaced person, or living in a disaster areao with injuries o exposed to the dangers of weapons, munitions and explosive

deviceso isolated person in charge of a familyo in economic distresso other

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2-2- Presentation of the introductory section

For people with disabilities, specify the type of impairment: o physicalo hearing impairmento visual impairment o Intellectualo psychico psycho-socialo multiple

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o The physical and mental health (PMH) dimension:Three questions to enable: 1/ health self-evaluation, correlated to individuals’ state of health, 2/ evaluation of the physical health and 3/ evaluation of the psychological health of the individuals.

o The social and personal relationships dimension (SPR): Four questions asking the individual to assess the quality of relationships with 1/ members of their family, 2/ friends, 3/ neighbours and 4/ colleagues.

o The subjective well-being (psychological state) dimension (SWB):Five questions, all drawn from the “Subjective well-being” scale by Diener and colleagues.

The quality of life domain: Five dimensions2-2- Presentation of the domains

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o The basic needs (environment) dimension (BN):Five questions about people’s needs: 1/ access to food, 2/ access to water, 3/ access to medical care, 4/ access to schooling and 5/ access to adequate housing.

o The material well-being dimension (MWB):Two questions, tested by Razafindrakoto and Roubaud, enable the individual to evaluate their quality of life based on their personal and family (financial) resources.

The quality of life domain: Five dimensions2-2- Presentation of the domains

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The perception of safety domain: One dimension

o Three questions derived from the “Perceived Safety Scale” tested by Grieger and team in 2003

o This scale lets individuals express their own perception of their safety 1/ at work, 2/ at home, 3/ during day-to-day activities and while going from place to place.

2-2- Presentation of the domains

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The participation in society and family life domain: One dimension

o Five questions

o With this dimension, the individual declares their level of satisfaction with:1/ participation in family gatherings 2/ involvement in family decisions 3/ participation in community gatherings 4/ their decision-making autonomy 5/ involvement in community decisions

2-2- Presentation of the domains

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2-3- Presentation of the socio-demographic information

o The unit concerning socio-demographic information is included at the end of the questionnaire to collect information about the interviewees’ age, gender, marital status, years of study, employment and number of children.

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Key points!

o The ScoPeO questionnaire: Includes three units (introductory to identify the

beneficiaries, the dimensions, socio-demographic data) and covers three domains (quality of life, perception of

safety, participation in society and family life)

o The quality of life domain comprises five dimensions (physical and mental health, social and personal relationships, subjective well-being, basic needs, material well-being)

o The perception of safety domain comprises a single dimensiono The participation in society and family life domain comprises a

single dimension