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. 2002 Jun 15;324(7351):1417. doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7351.1417

Table 1.

 Number of reports for different types of measure

Instrument type
No of records
Dimension specific:
 Total 690
 Physical function 147
 Symptoms 148
 Pain  82
 Vitality  25
 Global judgments of health  12
 Psychological wellbeing 262
 Social wellbeing  58
 Cognitive functioning  17
 Role activities   5
 Personal constructs  90
Disease or population specific 1819
Generic 865
Individualised  62
Utility:
 Total 409
 Multi-attribute 141
 Rating scale  76
 Standard gamble  67
 Time trade-off  76
 Willingness to pay  33
Total No of records* 3921 
*

Instrument type could not be determined for all reports and some reports included development and/or evaluation of more than one instrument type.