Table 3.
Setting | Best QOL Instrument(s) |
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Clinical Care | Global QOL: |
WHOQOL-BREF | |
MQOL | |
SEIQoL and SEIQoL-DW | |
ALSSQOL-R | |
Comparisons of Groups | Global QOL: |
WHOQOL-BREF | |
MQOL | |
ALSSQOL-R | |
Therapeutic Intervention | HRQOL Specific for the outcome of the intervention |
Powerful or Toxic Therapeutic Intervention | Global QOL and HRQOL specific for the outcome of the intervention |
ALSSQOL-R = ALS-specific QOL Instrument – Revised; HRQOL = Health-related QOL; MQOL = McGill QOL Questionnaire; SEIQoL-DW = Schedule for the evaluation of individual quality of life – direct weighting; WHOQOL-BREF = World Health Organization Quality of Life 26-item questionnaire