Table 2.
Results of COSMIN checklist
| Carer QOL instrument | Study reference | Internal consistency | Reliability | Measurement error | Content validity | Structural validity | Hypotheses testing | Cross-cultural validity | Criterion validity | Responsiveness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDQoL-C | Aubeeluck and Buchanan17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HDQoL-C-SF | Aubeeluck et al18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CAREQOL-MS | Benito-Leon et al19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACQLI | Doward20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PDQ-Carer | Jenkinson et al21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDQ-Carer-SI | Morley et al23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PQoL Carers | Pillas et al22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGQOL | Vickrey et al6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Key: 4: excellent, 3: good, 2: fair, 1: poor, 0: no information available.
ACQLI, Alzheimer's Carers Quality of Life Instrument; CGQOL, Caregiver Quality Of Life; COSMIN,COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments;HDQoL-C, Huntington's disease quality-of-life battery for carers; HDQoL-C-SF, Huntington's disease quality-of-life battery for carers short form; MS, multiple sclerosis; PDQ-Carer-SI, Parkinson Disease Questionnaire for Carers Summary Index; PQoL Carers, Parkinsonism Carers QoL; QOL, quality of life.