Table 2.
Quantitative overview of instruments assessing HRQoL, ADL and (social) participation in n=54 publications
| PRO | Category | Instrument | N (%) |
| HRQoL | Generic instruments | Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) | 21 (39) |
| 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) | 12 (22) | ||
| Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) | 4 (7) | ||
| Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) | 4 (7) | ||
| Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) | 1 (2) | ||
| WHO Quality of Life Instrument-Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF) | 1 (2) | ||
| Preference-based instruments | European Quality of Life 5-Dimension (EQ-5D) | 9 (17) | |
| EQ-6D* | 1 (2) | ||
| Health Utility Index Mark 2 (HUI 2) | 1 (2) | ||
| Health Utility Index Mark 3 (HUI 3) | 1 (2) | ||
| Trauma-specific instruments | Hannover Score for Polytrauma Outcome (HASPOC) | 6 (11) | |
| Trauma Outcome Profile (TOP) | 4 (7) | ||
| Aachen Long-term Outcome Score (ALOS) | 1 (2) | ||
| Modular instruments | Polytrauma-Outcome-Chart (POLO Chart) | 6 (11) | |
| Conceptual framework | The International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps (ICIDH) | 1 (2) | |
| ADL | Self-designed questions | 2 (4) | |
| Generic instruments | Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS) | each n=1 (2) | |
| Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) | |||
| Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living (KATZ ADL) | |||
| Barthel Index (BI) | |||
| SF-36 subscales physical and social functioning | |||
| (Social) Participation | Self-designed questions | 1 (2) |
*EQ-6D=EQ-5D comprising an additional question capturing a cognitive component (memory, concentration, coherence and IQ).
ADL, activities of daily living; HRQoL, health-related quality of life; PRO, patient-reported outcome.