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A Systematic Review of the Assessment of Quality of Life in Adolescents

Authors: Luisa Losada-Puente, Alexandra M. Araújo, Jesús Miguel Muñoz-Cantero

Published in: Social Indicators Research | Issue 3/2020

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Quality of life in adolescence is a highly studied topic, both in the psychosocial and educational domains, and especially relevant for adolescents with disabilities. Its measurement provides useful information for the promotion of adolescents’ well-being. This study aims to provide an updated analysis of the main instruments designed to measure quality of life in adolescence, with a special focus on adolescents with disabilities. Four electronic databases were searched for studies regarding the development and validation of measures of quality of life in adolescence. This review was conducted using the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews. The search identified 38 studies that met eligibility criteria for the review and which presented the design, initial validation, replication, or adaptation of ten instruments that assess quality of life from a global, general, or multidimensional perspective. This last approach is currently viewed as the most appropriate for the study of quality of life. The main potentialities and limitations of the use of each instrument are presented and the relevance of quality of life assessment for intervention is further discussed.

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Title: A Systematic Review of the Assessment of Quality of Life in Adolescents
Authors: Luisa Losada-Puente
Alexandra M. Araújo
Jesús Miguel Muñoz-Cantero
Publication date: 03-08-2019
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Social Indicators Research / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0303-8300
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0921
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-019-02171-3

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