A systematic review of measurement tools of health and well-being for evaluating community-based interventions
- Abstract:
- BACKGROUND: Those interested in evaluating the effectiveness of community interventions on health and well-being need information about what tools are available and best suited to measure improvements that could be attributed to the intervention.This study evaluated published measurement tools of health and well-being that have the potential to be used before and after an intervention.
METHODS: A literature search of health and sociological databases was undertaken for articles that utilised measurement tools in community settings to measure overall health, well-being or quality of life. Articles were considered potentially relevant because they included use of measurement tools related to general health or well-being. These tools were evaluated by further searching of the literature to assess each tool's properties including: reliability; validity; responsiveness; length; use in cross-cultural settings; global health or well-being assessment; use of subjective measures; clarity and cost. A composite score was made based on the average rating of all fields.
RESULTS: Of 958 abstracts that were screened, 123 articles were extracted for review. From those articles, 27 measurement tools were selected and assessed. Based on the composite score assessing across all domains, five tools were rated as excellent.
CONCLUSIONS: While tools may need to be selected for particular aims and interventions, a range of potential well-described tools already exist and should be considered for use in preference to ad hoc or bespoke tools. Any of the five tools rated as excellent are recommended to assess the impact of a community intervention. - DOI:
- 10.1136/jech-2015-205491
- URL:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26041904
- Journal:
- J Epidemiol Community Health
- issn:
- 1470-2738 (Electronic)
- Publication year:
- 2015
- pages:
- 805-15
- Symptom status:
- Emotional state
- Overall quality of life:
- Overall quality of life
- Age:
- Adults (18-65)
Seniors (65+) - Disease:
- Codes for special purposes
- PRO / non-PRO:
- Patient Reported Outcome
- Type of measurement instrument:
- 1 - Questionnaires
- Instrument:
- BRFSS - Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (versions: BRFSS-Sleep)
COOP/WONCA charts - COOP/WONCA Functional Healh assessment charts
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CWI - Community Well-being Index
EQ-5D - EuroQoL-5 Dimensions (versions: EQ5D-VAS; Patient-Reported Health Score; EQ-5D-Pso - EQ-5D-Psoriasis)
EuroQOL
FS - Friendship Scale
HAQ - Health Assessment Questionnaire (versions:MHAQ - Modified HAQ; HAQ-II; HAQ-S - HAQ-spondyloarthropathies or HAQ-stiffness; HAQ-Skin; HAQ-pain; HAQ-DI) |
HPLP - Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (versions: HPLP I; HPLP II)
HUI-3 - Health Utilities Index-Mark 3
LSI - Life Satisfaction Index (versions: LSIA - LSI-Adolescents)
NHP - Nottingham Health Profile |
PWI - Personal Wellbeing Index (versions: PWI-A; PWI-SC - PWI-School Children; PWI-SC8; PWI-ID - PWI-Intellectual Disability)
QoLS - Quality of Life Scale
QWB - Quality of Well-Being Scale (QWB-IA - QWB-interview-Administered)
SCL-90-R - Symptom Checklist 90-Revised
SEIQoL - Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life (versions: SEIQoL-DW - SEIQoL Direct Weighting)
SEQOL - Self-Evaluation of Quality of Life
SF-12 - 12-item Short Form Health Survey [alias: RAND-12] (versions: SF-12v2; VR-12 - Veterans SF-12; SF-12 MCS; SF-12 PCS)
SF-36 - 36-item Short Form Health Survey [alias: RAND-36][alias: MOS SF-36]] (versions: VSF-36 LoA - Visual Version of the SF-36 Limitations of Physical Activities domain; VR-36 - Veterans SF-36) | | also see: database.cosmin.nl
SIP - Sickness Impact Profile (versions: SIP-8; SIP-68; SIP-136; SIP-SV; UKSIP; SIP/ALS-19) |
SOC - Sense of Coherence Scale (versions: SOC-9; SOC-13; SOC-29; SOC-81)
SWLS - Satisfaction With Life Scale
WBS - Wellness Belief Scale
WEL - Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle (versions: 4F-WEL - 4Factor WEL; 5F-WEL; 5F-WEL Elementary; 5F-WEL Teen; 5F-WEL Adult)
WHOQOL-100 - World Health Organization Quality Of Life Assessment Instrument 100 items
WHOQOL-BREF - World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire–Abbreviated Questionnaire (versions: WHOQOL-HIV-BREF; WHOQOL-BREF dialysis)