<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Purpose. To define how extensive is the use of the vignettes method for quality of life assessment. Methods. An internet search of different databases was performed to identify and enumerate the publications involving studies in which the vignettes method is employed in relation to quality of life assessment (QoL). PubMed-Medline and Cochrane were scrutinized for publications based on the same search criteria. Results. Our search found that 6 Cochrane and 105 Medline publications, as well as 28 articles were published between 2011-2014. However, only 7 match the objective of the search. Conclusion. The rating of vignettes is a promising additional technique to measure changes in QoL and utilities, however, it is not very often employed by the researchers. It can be considered for use as supplementary method to standard QoL measurement methods.</abstract>

Purpose. To define how extensive is the use of the vignettes method for quality of life assessment. Methods. An internet search of different databases was performed to identify and enumerate the publications involving studies in which the vignettes method is employed in relation to quality of life assessment (QoL). PubMed-Medline and Cochrane were scrutinized for publications based on the same search criteria. Results. Our search found that 6 Cochrane and 105 Medline publications, as well as 28 articles were published between 2011-2014. However, only 7 match the objective of the search. Conclusion. The rating of vignettes is a promising additional technique to measure changes in QoL and utilities, however, it is not very often employed by the researchers. It can be considered for use as supplementary method to standard QoL measurement methods.

Is the vignette method used to assess quality of life in practice?

Department of Dermatology, Military Institute of Medicine, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland

Department of Applied Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodzki Str. 20-093 Lublin, Poland

Faculty of Social Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Warsaw, Poland

Department of Child and Adolescent Health, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland

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Purpose. To define how extensive is the use of the vignettes method for quality of life assessment. Methods. An internet search of different databases was...

Is the vignette method used to assess quality of life in practice?

Published Online: May 09, 2015

Page range: 8 - 12

Received: Jan 09, 2015

Accepted: Jan 19, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2015-0032

Keywords
quality of life, vignette, questionnaire, direct interview

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Is the vignette method used to assess quality of life in practice?

Published Online: May 09, 2015

Page range: 8 - 12

Received: Jan 09, 2015

Accepted: Jan 19, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2015-0032

Keywordsquality of life, vignette, questionnaire, direct interview

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
quality of life, vignette, questionnaire, direct interview