TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Quality of life instruments and definitions in individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review
JO  - Spinal Cord
A1  - Hill, M. R.
A1  - Noonan, Vanessa K.
A1  - Sakakibara, B. M.
A1  - Miller, William C.
SP  - 438
EP  - 450
VL  - 48
IS  - 6
N2  - Study design: A systematic review.Objective:To critically review quality of life (QOL) instruments used with spinal cord injury (SCI) populations. Setting: Vancouver, Canada. Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted for publications assessing the measurement properties of QOL outcome measures. Pre-established criteria were used to evaluate the measurement properties. Results: Fourteen articles reporting on 13 QOL instruments met the inclusion criteria, including the Patient Reported Impact of Spasticity Measure (PRISM), Quality of Well-being Scale, Qualiveen, Sickness Impact Profile (SIP68), Short Form (SF)-36, SF-36V, SF-12, SF-6D, Quality of Life Index, Quality of Life Profile for Adults with Physical Disabilities (QOLP-PD), Satisfaction with Life Scale, Sense of Well-being Index (SWBI), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF scale (WHOQOL-BREF). The SF-36 and WHOQOL-BREF have been widely used and validated. The SIP68, QOLP-PD, SF-36V, and SWBI are promising with limited investigation. The Qualiveen and PRISM performed well and are specific to SCI complications. Conclusion: The WHOQOL-BREF is presently the most acceptable and established instrument to assess QOL after SCI. The SIP68, QOLP-PD, SF-36V, and SWBI are promising; however, require further evaluation of their measurement properties..<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1362-4393
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sc.2009.164
ID  - ref1
ER  -