Abstract The Patient Generated Index (PGI) is an individualised quality of life (QoL) measure
that has been in use since 1994. Various adaptations have been made to suit a variety of …

Background Quality of life (QoL) outcomes are used to monitor quality of care for older adults
accessing aged care services, yet it remains unclear which QoL instruments best meet older …

Purpose To provide evidence for the validity of the Fragebogen zur Lebensqualität
multimorbider älterer Menschen (FLQM; English: Quality of life in elders with multimorbidity) …

This study examined whether quality of life areas, that were considered to be important by
people with long-term and chronic conditions, altered as a function of their age …

This chapter provides an overview of research funded by the New Dynamics of Ageing
(NDA) programme on quality of life (QoL) in older age (Bowling, 2009; Bowling and Stenner …

What is quality of life? What is quality of life in older age? How can quality of life in older age
be improved? This book explores concepts of quality of life in older age in the theoretical …

Over recent years, an emphasis has emerged in the UK and international policy documents,
over the involvement of people in the delivery of health care. However, evaluations of health …

Promoting quality of life is a central theme in recent ageing policies, but what quality of life
means in concrete terms for people in different stages of old age is rather unclear. This study …

A host of research from the past decades has accumulated evidence that health is a
consistent determinant of quality of life (QoL). However, both health and QoL are poorly …

Objective: To review evidence relating to the measurement properties of multi-item generic
patient or self-assessed measures of health in older people. Methods: Systematic literature …