15D Health-Related Quality of Life instrument.

15D

What it measures

Generic HRQoL and utility across 15 dimensions (mobility, vision, hearing, breathing, sleeping, eating, speech, elimination, usual activities, mental function, discomfort/symptoms, depression, distress, vitality, sexual activity); profile + single index

Length and format

15 (one per dimension). 5-level categorical per dimension; single index 0-1 from a Finnish value set (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

30+ languages

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

copyrighted - author permission

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Reference

Sintonen, H. (2001). The 15D instrument of health-related quality of life: properties and applications. Annals of Medicine, 33(5), 328-336.