Table 3. QoL measures and dimensions.

Instrument	QoL domains examined	Study inclusion
Medical Outcomes Survey–MOS-HIV (35-item) [52]	Physical functioning	[27, 30]
	Role functioning	[32]—Role functioning items and the MOS physical function subscale only)
	Pain
	Social functioning
	Emotional well-being
	Energy/fatigue
	Cognitive functioning
	General health
	Health distress
	Overall QoL
SF-36 (6-items) [39]	Physical functioning	[38, 43]
	Role Functioning (physical and emotional)
	Bodily pain
	General health
	Vitality
	Social functioning
	Mental health
EVGGFP (Single-item HRQoL measure) [46]	HRQoL	[45, 51]
Katz Adjustment Scale–patient KAS-P (3-item) [25]	Physical functioning	[24]
	Global QoL expectation
	Health satisfaction
Patient’s Own Assessment of Functioning Inventory PAOFI (41-items) [26]	Functioning (domains examined: memory, language and communication, dexterity, sensory-perceptual, higher level cognitive abilities)	[24, 47]
	Level of Independence
Karnofsky Performance Scale Index (11-point rating scale ranging from normal functioning to dead) [29]	Physical functioning	[27, 30, 32, 38, 42, 47]
	Level of independence
Lawson & Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living–Modified (8-items) [31]	Physical functioning	[31, 35, 38, 40, 43, 47]
	Level of independence
	Health status
	(Functional ability across 8 common daily, ‘complex’ tasks (Telephone use, Shopping, Food preparation, Housekeeping, Laundry, Transportation, Medication management and Financial management)
ALF Questionnaire (9-items) [32]	Physical functioning	[32]
	Mental functioning
	Social functioning
PHQ-9 (9-item) [44]	Mental health	[43, 45, 51]
Beck Depression Inventory BDI-II (21-Item) [53]	Mental health	[32, 40, 50]
Profile of Mood States POMS (65-items) [37]	Mental wellbeing	[35]