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 .
Pain and quality of life for patients with venous leg ulcers: proof of concept of the efficacy of Biatain-Ibu, a new pain reducing wound dressing.
Wound pain is a serious problem for elderly patients suffering from chronic leg ulcers , and it may lead to reduced wound healing rates and reduced quality of life . Biatain-Ibu Non-adhesive ( Coloplast A/S ) , a new pain-reducing moist wound healing dressing containing ibuprofen was tested for pain reduction , safety , and efficacy on 10 + 2 patients in a single-blinded crossover study against Biatain Non-adhesive ( Coloplast A/S ) .  Pain was measured with a Numeric Box Scale before , during , and after dressing change . Quality of life was measured using the World Health Organization-5 Well-Being Index . Dressing moist wound healing properties such as absorption capacity and leakage were tested together with assessment of wound exu date and blood plasma content of ibuprofen . Use of the Biatain-Ibu foam dressing correlated with a decrease in pain intensity scores from 7 in the run-in period to approximately 2.5 in the Biatain-Ibu treatment phase . Quality of life measures were improved which together with the reduced pain could contribute to faster wound healing . The moist wound healing properties of Biatain-Ibu were similar to that of the Biatain Non-adhesive and ulcer size was reduced by 24 % during the treatment period . Neither side effects nor systemic plasma concentrations of ibuprofen were observed . These data indicate that Biatain-Ibu could reduce persistent and temporary wound pain , increase Quality of life , was found safe to use , and had excellent moist wound healing properties
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 .