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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Cancer survivorship and care, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life. Over its lifetime it has published 3,864 papers, which have received 219,793 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Cancer survivorship and care Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Diabetes Management and Education Health disparities and outcomes
ISSN1477-7525
Citation impact (2-yr)3.08
h-index182
i10-index2,978
Article processing charge$2,318
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereMcMaster University
Journal websitelink.springer.com
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Papers published in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes per year

194
2014
206
2015
171
2016
252
2017
241
2018
191
2019
376
2020
273
2021
171
2022
133
2023
113
2024
142
2025

Citation impact of Health and Quality of Life Outcomes by publication year

11.9K
2014
9.7K
2015
8K
2016
11.6K
2017
10.4K
2018
7K
2019
12.9K
2020
6.5K
2021
2.9K
2022
1.5K
2023
728
2024
327
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): development and UK validation

Ruth Tennant, Louise Hiller, Ruth Fishwick et al. · 27 Nov 2007

BACKGROUND: There is increasing international interest in the concept of mental well-being and its contribution to all aspects of human life. Demand for instruments to monitor mental well-being at a population level and evaluate mental health promotion initiatives is growing. This article describes the development and validation of a new scale, comprised only of positively…

5,123 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Guidance for industry: patient-reported outcome measures: use in medical product development to support labeling claims: draft guidance

For some treatment effects, the patient is the only source of data. For example, pain intensity and pain relief are the fundamental measures used in the development of analgesic products. There are no observable or physical measures for these concepts. · 11 Oct 2006

This guidance describes how the FDA evaluates patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments used as effectiveness endpoints in clinical trials. It also describes our current thinking on how sponsors can develop and use study results measured by PRO instruments to support claims in approved product labeling (see appendix point 1). It does not address the use of…

2,897 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS): from joint injury to osteoarthritis.

Ewa M. Roos, Stefan Lohmander · 1 Jan 2003

The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) was developed as an extension of the WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index with the purpose of evaluating short-term and long-term symptoms and function in subjects with knee injury and osteoarthritis. The KOOS holds five separately scored subscales: Pain, other Symptoms, Function in daily living (ADL), Function in Sport and…

2,362 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Hospital Anxiety And Depression Scale.

R. P. Snaith · 1 Jan 2003

There is a need to assess the contribution of mood disorder, especially anxiety and depression, in order to understand the experience of suffering in the setting of medical practice. Most physicians are aware of this aspect of the illness of their patients but many feel incompetent to provide the patient with reliable information. The Hospital…

2,269 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A methodological review of resilience measurement scales

Gill Windle, Kate Bennett, Jane Noyes · 1 Jan 2011

BACKGROUND: The evaluation of interventions and policies designed to promote resilience, and research to understand the determinants and associations, require reliable and valid measures to ensure data quality. This paper systematically reviews the psychometric rigour of resilience measurement scales developed for use in general and clinical populations. METHODS: Eight electronic abstract databases and the internet…

2,077 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Health and Quality of Life Outcomes format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Health and Quality of Life Outcomes template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Health and Quality of Life Outcomes use?
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Health and Quality of Life Outcomes?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready Health and Quality of Life Outcomes document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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What is Health and Quality of Life Outcomes?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
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