Reference Values of the Quality of Life after Brain Injury (QOLIBRI) from a General Population Sample in Italy.

ABSTRACT: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) may affect the lives of the individuals concerned and their relatives negatively in many dimensions. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a comprehensive and complex concept that can assess one's satisfaction with a broad range of areas of life and health. The Quality of Life after Traumatic Brain Injury (QOLIBRI) questionnaire is a TBI-specific measure for HRQoL which is used in research and health services worldwide. When evaluating self-reported HRQoL after TBI, reference values from a general population are helpful to perform clinically relevant evaluations and decisions about the condition of an affected person by comparing the patient scores with reference values. Despite the widespread use of the QOLIBRI, reference values have until now only been av

SUBMITTER: Krenz U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9864646 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature