Quality of life as patient-reported outcomes: principles of assessment

Assessing quality of life (QoL) as a patient-reported outcome in adult psychiatry poses challenges in terms of concepts, methods, and applications in research and practice. This review will outline conceptually the construct of QoL, its dimensionality, and its representation across patient groups. M...

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Published in:Dialogues in clinical neuroscience 2014-06, Vol.16 (2), p.137-145
Main Authors: Bullinger, Monika, Quitmann, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adult
Clinical Research
Humans
instrument
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - therapy
mental health
Patient Outcome Assessment
patient report
Psychiatry
quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
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Summary:Assessing quality of life (QoL) as a patient-reported outcome in adult psychiatry poses challenges in terms of concepts, methods, and applications in research and practice. This review will outline conceptually the construct of QoL, its dimensionality, and its representation across patient groups. Methodological challenges are examined, along with principles of QoL instrument development and testing, as well as across cultures. Application of instruments in epidemiological, clinical health economics, and health services research is reviewed based on pertinent literature. Validated measures for depression, psychosis, and anxiety disorders are available in adult psychiatry, and are increasingly used in research. Still, targeted measures are lacking for many mental health conditions and only rarely are tools applied in the practice context. Progress has been made in the development of instruments that are now ready for implementation. The information to be gained is valuable for identifying patient-reported needs for and benefits of treatment.
ISSN:1958-5969
1294-8322
1958-5969
DOI:10.31887/DCNS.2014.16.2/mbullinger