Background and purpose Population data on mortality and life expectancy are generally
available for most countries. However, no longitudinal data based on the health-related …

Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a commonly used health outcome. For
many acute conditions (eg fractures), retrospective measurement of HRQoL is necessary to …

Background Patient-reported health-related quality of life is an important outcome measure
when assessing the quality of hip fracture surgery. The frequently used EQ-5D index score …

Background The EQ-5D is a generic health survey that can be used to compare
improvement across different interventions, measure changes in health-related quality of life …

Abstract Introduction The EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) is the most widely used generic
instrument to measure quality of life (QoL), yet its application in upper extremity orthopaedics …

Purpose To study the psychometric properties, including reliability, validity and
responsiveness, of the Spanish EQ-5D-5L questionnaire for patients with hip or knee …

Objective To evaluate the psychometric properties of the World Health Organization Quality
of Life short version instrument (WHOQOL‐BREF), and to determine its responsiveness in …

Objective: The Quality of Well Being index (QWB) and the SF-36 are questionnaires that
have received widespread use in outcomes research. The relationship between the QWB …

Purpose Reducing participant burden is important in health research and clinical
assessment. We examined the psychometric properties of the EUROHIS-QOL 8-item index …

Objective To assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a prospective study with 7
years of follow-up in 49 consecutive patients who underwent a total joint replacement …