Quality of Life: Filters
Inclusion of a search filter on this site is not an endorsement of its validity or a recommendation for its use by the editors of this site, by the InterTASC Information Specialists SubGroup or by the (UK) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). For suggestions on the appraisal of filters see the ISSG Search Filter Appraisal Checklist.
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Publications that review search filter performance
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Individual search filters
Database indexing changes over time and new vocabulary may be introduced. With older filters, please check the subject indexing to ensure that the subject indexing is still current and, if not, consider whether new vocabulary may need to be added to the filter. Please note that if filters are amended, the performance may change from that published in the original articles and the filter should be reported as amended from the original filter.
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FMD(3S)/CHLA Quality of life search filter [2017] [Filter available for Embase via Elsevier]
Paisley S, Booth A, Mensinkai S. Chapter 12: health-related quality of life studies. In: Etext on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Information Resources. [2005]
MEDLINE
FMD(3S)/CHLA Quality of life search filter [2017] [PubMed]
Launch the QoL filter on PubMed
Gorecki CA, Brown JM, Briggs M, Nixon J. Evaluation of five search strategies in retrieving qualitative patient-reported electronic data on the impact of pressure ulcers on quality of life. J Adv Nurs. 2010;66(3):645-52.
Comment: Roe, B. Literature searching and locating qualitative data and studies. J Adv Nurs 2010;66(3): 481.
Terwee CB, Jansma EP, Riphagen II, de Vet HCW. Development of a methodological PubMed search filter for finding studies on measurement properties of measurement instruments. Qual Life Res. 2009 Oct; 18(8): 1115-23. doi: 10.1007/s11136-009-9528-5. Epub 2009 Aug 27. PMID 19711195; PMCID: PMC2744791. [PubMed]
Paisley S, Booth A, Mensinkai S. Chapter 12: health-related quality of life studies. In: Etext on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Information Resources. [2005] [PubMed]
Brettle AJ, Long AF, Grant MJ, Greenhalgh J. Searching for information on outcomes: do you need to be comprehensive? Quality in Health Care 1998;7(3):163-7. [Ovid]