Psychometric properties of the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient reported outcomes are increasingly being assessed in many studies due to the demand for reliable and valid measures that enable assessment of such outcomes and comparison of scores between different populations. The Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and its shorter version (SWEMWBS) are widely used questionnaires that assess subjective mental well-being at the population level. The scales have been translated into many languages and are being used in a variety of settings to assess well-being. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the available versions of the scale.

Methods

The protocol was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO registration number CRD42020149

SUBMITTER: Perera BPR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273187 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature