The review demonstrated that the WHO-5 has high clinimetric validity , can be used as an outcome measure balancing the wanted and unwanted effects of treatments , is a sensitive and specific screening tool for depression and its applicability across study fields is very high .
Conclusions : The WHO-5 is a short question naire consisting of 5 simple and non-invasive questions , which tap into the subjective well-being of the respondents .
The scale has adequate validity both as a screening tool for depression and as an outcome measure in clinical trials and has been applied successfully across a wide range of study fields
Background : The 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index ( WHO-5 ) is among the most widely used question naires assessing subjective psychological well-being .
Since its first publication in 1998 , the WHO-5 has been translated into more than 30 language s and has been used in research studies all over the world .
We now provide a systematic review of the literature on the WHO-5 .
Benchmarking network for clinical and humanistic outcomes in diabetes (BENCH-D) study: protocol, tools, and population
Background In the context of the DAWN-2 initiatives , the BENCH-D Study aims to test a model of regional benchmarking to improve not only the quality of diabetes care , but also patient-centred outcomes . Methods / Design As part of the AMD-Annals quality improvement program , 32 diabetes clinics in 4 Italian regions extracted clinical data from electronic data bases for measuring process and outcome quality indicators . A r and om sample of patients with type 2 diabetes filled in a question naire including vali date d instruments to assess patient-centred indicators : SF-12 Health Survey , WHO-5 Well-Being Index , Diabetes Empowerment Scale , Problem Areas in Diabetes , Health Care Climate Question naire , Patients Assessment of Chronic Illness Care , Barriers to Medications , Patient Support , Diabetes Self-care Activities , and Global Satisfaction for Diabetes Treatment . Data were discussed with participants in regional meetings . Main problems , obstacles and solutions were identified through a st and ardized process , and a regional m and ate was produced to drive the priority actions . Overall , clinical indicators on 78,854 patients have been measured ; additionally , 2,390 patients filled-in the question naire . The regional m and ates were officially launched in March 2012 . Clinical and patient-centred indicators will be evaluated again after 18 months . A final assessment of clinical indicators will take place after 30 months . Discussion In the context of the BENCH-D study , a set of instruments has been vali date d to measure patient well-being and satisfaction with the care . In the four regional meetings , different priorities were identified , reflecting different organizational re sources of the different areas . In all the regions , a major challenge was represented by the need of skills and instruments to address psychosocial issues of people with diabetes . The BENCH-D study allows a field testing of benchmarking activities focused on clinical and patient-centred indicators
The review demonstrated that the WHO-5 has high clinimetric validity , can be used as an outcome measure balancing the wanted and unwanted effects of treatments , is a sensitive and specific screening tool for depression and its applicability across study fields is very high .
Conclusions : The WHO-5 is a short question naire consisting of 5 simple and non-invasive questions , which tap into the subjective well-being of the respondents .
The scale has adequate validity both as a screening tool for depression and as an outcome measure in clinical trials and has been applied successfully across a wide range of study fields
Background : The 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index ( WHO-5 ) is among the most widely used question naires assessing subjective psychological well-being .
Since its first publication in 1998 , the WHO-5 has been translated into more than 30 language s and has been used in research studies all over the world .
We now provide a systematic review of the literature on the WHO-5 .