Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of the elderly requires instruments
with demonstrated sensitivity, reliability, and validity, particularly with the increasing …

Background Most measures of quality of life (QoL) are based on 'expert'opinions. This study
describes a new measure of QoL in older age, the Older People's QoL Questionnaire …

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures predict cause-specific mortality, but few
studies have explored whether generic self-reported HRQOL measures are independently …

Background: A number of indexes measuring self-reported generic health-related quality-of-
life (HRQoL) using preference-weighted scoring are used widely in population surveys and …

Instruments with acceptable measurement properties that support their application to older
adults across a range of settings need to be identified. A narrative literature review of …

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 …

Purpose. To present the psychometric properties of a new measure of quality of life in older
age, the Older People′ s Quality of Life (OPQOL) Questionnaire, compared with the CAPSE …

Objectives: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently developed a generic Quality of
Life (QOL) measure, the WHOQOL‐OLD, specifically for use with older adults. This pilot …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether health‐related quality‐of‐life (HRQoL) scores in a
primary care population can be used as a predictor of future hospital utilization and mortality …

As more research is undertaken on the elderly, accurately assessing changes in their quality
of life becomes increasingly important. Generic instruments are the most popular method to …