The format of the original Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) was unstructured:
only general instructions were provided for rating individual items. Over the years, a number …

The EuroQol Group first met in 1987 to test the feasibility of jointly developing a standardised
non-disease-specific instrument for describing and valuing health-related quality of life …

Page 1 Measuring HEALTH third edition A review of quality of life measurement scales Ann
Bowling Page 2 MEASURING HEALTH Third Edition Page 3 Page 4 MEASURING HEALTH …

This paper describes constructing the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) instrument;
designed to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and to be the descriptive system …

The assessment of health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) is an essential element of
healthcare evaluation. Hundreds of generic and specific HR-QOL instruments have been …

Objective: To measure the health of a representative sample of the population of the United
Kingdom by using the EuroQoL EQ-5D questionnaire. Design: Stratified random sample …

Meta-analysis, decision analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis are the cornerstones of
evidence-based medicine. These related quantitative methods have become essential tools …

Wilde EA, Whiteneck GG, Bogner J, Bushnik T, Cifu DX, Dikmen S, French L, Giacino JT,
Hart T, Malec JF, Millis SR, Novack TA, Sherer M, Tulsky DS, Vanderploeg RD, von …

OBJECTIVE: Laparoscopic and robotic sacrocolpopexy are widely used for pelvic organ
prolapse (POP) treatment. Evidence comparing outcomes and costs is lacking. We …

Background While many different types of patient education are widely used, the effect of
individual patient education for low‐back pain (LBP) has not yet been systematically …