Quality of life among alcohol-dependent patients: How satisfactory are the available instruments? A systematic review

Quality of life, alcohol detoxification and relapse: Is quality of life a predictor of relapse or only a secondary outcome measure?

“…However, as reported in two recent reviews [15,16], two types of QOL assessment can be distinguished in addiction research: the Health-related Quality Of Life (HQOL) assessment focused on functional limitations due to illness and treatment; and the Overall Quality Of Life (OQOL) assessment, which takes into account both the objective well-being related to needs and desires common to most people and subjective satisfaction with life. Most studies reporting a poorer QOL have used Medical Outcome Study -Short Form healthy survey (MOS-SF)-based tools (e.g., SF-20, SF-36, SF-12), which are expressly designed to assess HQOL [3-5, 7, 8, 10].…”

Quality of life and its correlates in alcohol dependent males: rehab inpatients and shelter or hostel homeless persons

“…The SF-36 questionnaire is usually used with people displaying a wide range of health issues due to the general character of the questions [19]. The described scale received positive opinion in terms of reliability and psychometric value [10,[20][21][22]. In order to carry out studies using this scale, we gained Quality Metric Incorporated license no.…”

“…Kwestionariusz SF-36 ze względu na ogólny charakter pytań jest często stosowany wśród osób z różnymi zaburzeniami zdrowotnymi [19]. Opisywana skala otrzymała pozytywne opinie pod względem wartości psychometrycznych i wiarygodności [10,[20][21][22]. Aby przeprowadzić badania z użyciem tej skali, uzyskano z Quality Metric Incorporated licencję nr F1-112607-33684, a także skorzystano z badań Żołnierczyk-Zredy i wsp., autorów polskiej adaptacji [23].…”

Neurocognitive, psychosocial and functional status of individuals with alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) on admission to specialist residential care

“…To date, no studies have been published using self-report methods to measure ARBD patients' perceived QoL. However, in the wider context of alcohol dependence, a review by Luquiens et al (2012) revealed that the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-form Health Survey (SF-36; Ware & Sherbourne, 1992) is the most frequently used QoL questionnaire, followed by the EQ-5D (EuroQol group, 1990). The acute version of the SF-36 uses a one-week recall period, whilst the EQ-5D has a one-day recall period.…”