The validity of single-item measures of health-related quality of life across groups differing in acute respiratory symptom severity.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Practical considerations precluding health-related quality of life (HRQOL) monitoring in population and clinical research have spawned development of improved items for more brief surveys of frequently measured HRQOL outcomes. The aim of this study was to validate the use of the Quality of Life General (QGEN-8), a shorter 8-item alternative to the longer 36-item short form (SF)-36 Health Survey for measuring the same eight HRQOL domains across groups of adults with varying severity of acute respiratory symptoms, such as cough and sore throat.

Methods

National Opinion Research Center (NORC) representative probability (N = 1,648) and supplemental opt-in (N = 5,915) U.S. adult samples were surveyed cross-sectionally online in 2020. Parallel analyses compared QGEN-8 and

SUBMITTER: Smith AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11452483 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature