SynthesisJournal of Zhejiang University. Science. B2005
A systematic review: how to choose appropriate health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures in routine general practice?
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- A systemic review of maternal wellbeing and its relationship with maternal fetal attachment and early postpartum bonding.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
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- Health-related quality of life and utility values among patients with anxiety and/or depression in a low-income tertiary care setting: a cross-sectional analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- TVET programme and health-related quality of life among low-income populations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Comparison of the measurement properties of the EQ-5D-5L and SF-6Dv2 among overweight and obesity populations in China.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2023Article
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Abstract
In more recent times, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measurements have formed an important part of assessing the quality of routine care in general practice. For a measure to have clinical usefulness it must not only be valid, appropriate, reliable, responsive, and capable of being interpreted, but it must also be simple, fast to complete, easy to score, and provide useful clinical data. The Two-step method of choosing appropriate measures is introduced. Then through comparison of generic instruments with disease-specific instruments, we can conclude that sometimes a combination of generic and disease-specific HRQOL measures may be more appropriate for monitoring changes in a patient's health status due to an intervention.
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