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The Use of Quality of Life Scores for Monitoring and Reporting, Quality Improvement, and Research
Author(s) -
Schalock R. L.,
Baker A.,
Claes C.,
Gonzalez J.,
Malatest R.,
van Loon J.,
Verdugo M. A.,
Wesley G.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of policy and practice in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1741-1130
pISSN - 1741-1122
DOI - 10.1111/jppi.12250
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , quality of life (healthcare) , domain (mathematical analysis) , psychology , process management , applied psychology , medicine , business , nursing , mathematical analysis , philosophy , mathematics , epistemology
This article discusses the use of assessed quality of life scores for organization and systems‐level monitoring and reporting, quality improvement, and research. Information presented is based on the experiences of policy makers, service/supports providers, and researchers who have used an eight‐domain quality of life model and the measurement of domain‐referenced indicators. In reference to each use, we provide examples, identify critical issues, and suggest a number of practice guidelines.