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Table 2 General characteristics of identified instruments

From: Instruments to assess quality of life in people with mental health problems: a systematic review and dimension analysis of generic, domain- and disease-specific instruments

 

All instruments (N = 44)

Generic instruments (N = 16)

Domain-specific instruments (N = 9)

Disease- and subgroup-specific instruments (N = 19)

Frequency of use (N, %)

1004 (100.0)

653 (65.0)

204 (20.3)

147 (14.7)

Number of items

    

Mean (SD)

37.2 (35.5)

23.3 (25.8)

66.2 (50.7)

35.1 (26.8)

Median

23

14

78

27

Range

4–143

4–100

15–143

12–131

Number of dimensions

    

Mean (SD)

7.6 (3.8)

6.1 (3.0)

10.8 (3.7)

7.4 (3.7)

Median

8

6

9

8

Range

2–17

3–15

8–17

2–15

Number of adapted versions (N, %)

12 (27.3)

9 (56.3)

1 (11.1)

4 (21.1)

Utility score available, Yes (N, %)

5 (11.4)

5 (31.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  1. SD, standard deviation