Measuring quality of life in alcohol and other drug users - the need for improvement Miller, Peter 2008, Measuring quality of life in alcohol and other drug users - the need for improvement, in APSAD 2008 : Evidence, policy and practice : Proceedings of the 2008 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs conference, APSAD, [Sydney, N.S.W.]. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Measuring quality of life in alcohol and other drug users - the need for improvement Author(s) Miller, Peter orcid.org/0000-0002-6896-5437 Conference name Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs. Conference (2008 : Sydney, New South Wales) Conference location Sydney, New South Wales Conference dates 23-26 November 2008 Title of proceedings APSAD 2008 : Evidence, policy and practice : Proceedings of the 2008 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs conference Editor(s) [Unknown] Publication date 2008 Publisher APSAD Place of publication [Sydney, N.S.W.] Summary Objective : The use of Quality of Life (QoL) -related measures in Alcohol and Other Drug-related research has increased dramatically over the past decade. However, there remains a great deal of confusion about which type of QoL measure is most valid, what each constrict actually measures and the ethicality of the process of QoL measurement and its subsequent transfer to monetary value. This is particularly important in regard to subsequent resource allocation on the basis of Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs). We aim to review the logic of current QoL -related measurement and determine the most conceptually valid way of measuring QoL. Methods : This review considers some of the broad principles that concern quality of life assessment. These are discussed in relation to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the measurement of subjective well-being. Results : We argue that there are serious logical and methodological issues concerning HRQoL measurement, to the extent that the instruments may not be regarded as valid measures of life quality as this term is generally understood. Conclusions : It is recommended that HRQoL measurement be abandoned in favour of three separate forms of measurement as medical symptoms, subjective well-being and specific dimensions of psychological ill-being. Language eng Field of Research 170110 Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis Socio Economic Objective 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences HERDC Research category EN.1 Other conference paper Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30026379 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to conference website Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 31 Mar 2010, 10:17:17 EST Thu, 08 Apr 2010, 09:45:05 EST Thu, 08 Apr 2010, 09:46:19 EST Thu, 15 Apr 2010, 11:08:38 EST Thu, 09 Feb 2012, 10:16:25 EST Tue, 14 Feb 2012, 14:57:55 EST Mon, 14 Jul 2014, 13:59:50 EST Fri, 08 Aug 2014, 09:20:31 EST Wed, 17 Sep 2014, 19:19:01 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 419 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 31 Mar 2010, 10:17:17 EST