Comparison between different instruments for measuring health-related quality of life in a population sample, the WHO MONICA Project, Gothenburg, Sweden: an observational, cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The general aim was to meet the need for empirical comparative studies of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment instruments, by evaluating and comparing the psychometric properties and results of three different, widely used, generic HRQoL instruments in a population sample. The specific aims were to evaluate the subscales of the different instruments that measure the same domain and to assess the association between the HRQoL measures and a single-item self-rated health scale.

Design

An observational cross-sectional study.

Setting

A population-based sample from Gothenburg, Sweden, was studied in 2008 in the WHO MONItoring of trends and determinants for CArdiovascular disease.

Participants

A total of 414 subjects were included, 77% women,

SUBMITTER: Krantz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500231 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature