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To review available health-related quality of life instruments and identify suitable, practical measures for routine clinical audit in geriatric medicine.

January 1, 1992Age and Ageing

Review: Audit Measures: Quality of Life Instruments for Everyday Use with Elderly Patients

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AFAstrid FletcherPreventive Cardiology EDEdward J. DickinsonMemorial Hospital IPIan PhilpUniversity of Kent

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Review evaluates quality of life measurement instruments in elderly patients, highlighting practical tools suitable for routine clinical audit.

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To review available health-related quality of life instruments and identify suitable, practical measures for routine clinical audit in geriatric medicine.
Examined multidimensional and domain-specific quality of life instruments used in elderly populations.
Evaluated measurement tools according to criteria of reliability, validity, clinical responsiveness, and ease of routine administration.
Identified brief scales covering physical independence, psychological state, and social interaction as the most feasible options for day-to-day audit.
Demonstrated that extensive research-oriented quality of life batteries impose excessive respondent burden, making short multidimensional tools preferable for standard clinical practice.

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Fletcher et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0cfd22d69d74dc6d0ce75a https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/21.2.142

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Review evaluates quality of life measurement instruments in elderly patients, highlighting practical tools suitable for routine clinical audit.

Review: Audit Measures: Quality of Life Instruments for Everyday Use with Elderly Patients

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Review: Audit Measures: Quality of Life Instruments for Everyday Use with Elderly Patients

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