PURPOSE: This article introduces the new 5-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L) health status measure. METHODS: EQ-5D currently measures health using three levels of severity in five dimensions. A EuroQol Group task force was established to find ways of improving the instrument's sensitivity and reducing ceiling effects by increasing the number of severity levels. The study was performed…
Quality of Life Research Template
Write in a clean editor, then format for Quality of Life Research in one click — DocuGuru applies the official Springer Nature template with superscript references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.
About the Quality of Life Research format
Quality of Life Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature, covering Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Cancer survivorship and care, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life.
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Superscript numbered (Nature) Superscript — small raised numerals in the text 1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Quality of Life Research 12, 45–58 (2023).
Formats any DOI in Quality of Life Research style. No sign-up. |
| Publishes research in | Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Cancer survivorship and care Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Health disparities and outcomes Psychometric Methodologies and Testing |
| ISSN | 0962-9343 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 3.24 |
| h-index | 230 |
| i10-index | 4,731 |
| Total citations | 367,642 |
| Article processing charge | $3,390 |
| Top institutions publishing here | Northwestern University |
| Journal website | link.springer.com |
| You get | A submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit. |
Papers published in Quality of Life Research per year
Citation impact of Quality of Life Research by publication year
Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.
Most-cited papers in Quality of Life Research
BACKGROUND: Aim of the COSMIN study (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments) was to develop a consensus-based checklist to evaluate the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties. We present the COSMIN checklist and the agreement of the panel on the items of the checklist. METHODS: A four-round Delphi study was…
BACKGROUND: Content validity is the most important measurement property of a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) and the most challenging to assess. Our aims were to: (1) develop standards for evaluating the quality of PROM development; (2) update the original COSMIN standards for assessing the quality of content validity studies of PROMs; (3) develop criteria for…