Leveraging Health-Related Quality of Life in Population Health Management: The Case for Healthy Days.

ABSTRACT: Measuring population health with morbidity and mortality data, often collected at the site of care, fails to capture the individual's perspective on health and well-being. Because health happens outside the walls of medical facilities, a holistic and singular measure of health that can easily be captured for an entire population could aid in understanding the well-being of communities. This paper postulates that Healthy Days, a health-related quality of life measure developed and validated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is an ideal survey instrument to advance population health. A systematic literature review was conducted and revealed a strong evidence base using Healthy Days with significant correlations to chronic disease conditions. Building on the literature base a

SUBMITTER: Slabaugh SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5278802 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature