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April 29, 2026BMC GeriatricsOpen Access

A new health economic measure for improving the health and wellbeing of older Australians in subacute care settings: a study protocol

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JCJenny ClelandKLKiri LayJKJyoti Khadka

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Overview

Study protocol for developing a quality of life measure in subacute care, indicating improved assessments for older Australians.

Key Points

  • To co-develop and validate a quality of life measure for older individuals in subacute care settings.
  • Conduct qualitative interviews with older people in subacute care to assess face and content validity of the QOL-ACC measure.
  • Revise the QOL-ACC based on interview findings and test through iterative interviews.
  • Perform psychometric assessments to validate the revised QOL-ACC for older people in subacute settings.
  • Identification of essential quality of life components for older Australians in subacute care.
  • Validation of a tailored quality of life measure through robust psychometric testing.

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Cleland et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f154e0879cb923c4945186https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-026-07558-9
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