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. 2019 Dec 24;29(6):1433–1464. doi: 10.1007/s11136-019-02393-5

Table 10.

Abbreviations of health-related instruments

Short form Full name of instrument
15D 15D
SF-36 36-Item Short Form Health Survey
ADRQL Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Quality of Life
AQoL-8D Assessment of Quality-of-Life Multi-Attribute Utility Instrument
Barthel Index Barthel Index measure of activities of daily living (ADL)
OPQOL-brief brief Older People’s Quality of Life
BPRS Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
BSI-18 brief symptom inventory 18
Cantril’s Ladder Cantril’s Ladder
CES Carer Experience Scale
CSI Carer Strain Index
CASP-12 Control and autonomy subscale of CASP-12
CTM-3 Care Transitions Measure
DASS-D Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-D of DASS-21)
EQ-5D + C EQ-5D extended with a cognitive dimension
EQ-5D-VAS EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale
GDS-15 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale
GHQ-12 12-item General Health Questionnaire
GAF Global Assessment of Functioning
HUI-3 Health Utilities Index Mark 3
K10 Kessler Psychological Distress Scale
LDQ Leeds Dependence Questionnaire
Mini-ICF-APP Mini-ICF-APP Social Functioning Scale
SIX Objective Social Outcomes Index
OPQoL-Brief Older People’s Quality-of-Life brief questionnaire (13 items)
OHS Oxford Hip Score
PDQ-39 Parkinson’s specific Quality of Life
RAS-P Recovery Assessment Scale
SF-6D Short Form Six Dimension
SSQ Social Satisfaction Questionnaire
SWLS Satisfaction with Life Scale
WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities
WHOQOL-Bref World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Instruments - abbreviated version