Development of a balanced instrument to measure global health-related quality of life: The 13-MD

• Published in: Frontiers in psychiatry Vol. 13; p. 837510
• Main Authors: Touré, Moustapha, Lesage, Alain, Poder, Thomas G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 06.09.2022
• Subjects: economic assessment; generic instrument; global health; health-related quality of life (HRQoL); Psychiatry; quality-adjust life year (QALY)

Generic instruments are of interest in measuring global health-related quality of life (GHRQoL). Their applicability to all patients, regardless of their health profile, allows program comparisons of whether the patients share the same disease or not. In this setting, quality-adjusted life-year (QAL...