Table 4.
Quality of life instruments used (N = 163)
| Instruments | Number of studies |
|---|---|
| Generic | |
| Short form SF-36 | 21 |
| EQ-5D | 16 |
| WHOQOL-BREF | 7 |
| Short form SF-12 | 5 |
| Cantrills ladder | 2 |
| Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) | 2 |
| Disease specific | |
| EORTC QLQ C-30 | 15 |
| Gastrointestinal QOL index (GIQLI) | 4 |
| Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) | 3 |
| Dermatology Life Quality score, (DLQI) | 3 |
| Stroke Specific QOL Scale | 2 |
| McGill QOL Questionnaire | 2 |
| The Haemo-QOL Questionnaire | 2 |
| Patient outcome measurement information system (PROMIS) | 2 |
| FACT-L | 2 |
| National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) | 1 |
| Sexual Function Questionnaire-12 (PISQ-12) | 1 |
| DLQ1 | 1 |
| QLESQ-SF | 1 |
| Melasma QOL questionnaire | 1 |
| Owestry dis index (ODI) | 1 |
| Inflam. Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) | 1 |
| MG-QOL 15 | 1 |
| NOSE nasal obstruction symptom evaluation | 1 |
| The ten-item Lehman’s quality of life (QOL) measure | 1 |
| Celiac dietary, CD quality of life | 1 |
| Epilepsy and Learning Disabilities Quality of Life Scale (ELDQOL) | 1 |
| Nutri- QOL | 1 |
| The Hand-Foot Skin Reaction QOL Questionnaire (HF-QOL-K) | 1 |
| Food Allergy Quality of Life Parental Burden | 1 |
| Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ-QOL) | 1 |
| FertiQOL | 1 |
| QOL Alzheimer’s Disease Scale | 1 |
| Patient Health Questionnaire-2 score (PHQ2) | 1 |
| Incontinence Impact Questionnaire Short Form (31Q, IIQ-7) | 1 |
| Glaucoma-specific preference-based HRQOL instrument | 1 |
| CAS 20 | 1 |
| CASP-12 | 1 |
| Dartmount coopertive functional assessment charts (COOP) | 1 |
| Stoma-QOL Questionnaire | 1 |
| Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) | 1 |
| Children | |
| Generic | |
| PedsQl | 5 |
| Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) | 2 |
| KINDL | 2 |
| KIDSCREEN 27 | 1 |
| DISABKIDS HRQOL | 1 |
| Preschool Children’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (TAPQOL) | 1 |
| Disease specific | |
| PedsFact-BrS | 1 |
| Questionnaire QOL fécal Continence in Children (QQVCFCA) | 1 |
| Child oral health impact profile-(COHIP) | 1 |
| Cystic Fibrosis QOL Questionnaire-Revised | 1 |