Medical Outcomes Study: Measures of Quality of Life Core Survey from RAND Health

The Medical Outcomes Study: Measures of Quality of Life Core Survey (MOS) was a two-year study of patients with chronic conditions. The 116-item MOS core survey measures of quality of life include physical, mental, and general health.

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MOS Core Survey Instrument

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Scoring Instructions for MOS Core Survey Instrument

The scoring instructions include references to many articles that describe the process by which the measures were developed and discuss their validity and reliability.

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Other MOS Surveys

Measures of Quality of Life (Core Survey)

Short Forms: 12-Item (SF-12), 20-Item (SF-20), 36-Item (SF-36)

Related Reading

Bibliography for the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS)

BibliographySee bibliography

Measuring Function and Well-Being: The Medical Outcomes Study Approach — 1992

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User's Manual for Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Core Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life — 1995

Hays, RD, Sherbourne, CD, Mazel, RM. RAND Corporation, MR-162-RC, 1995.

This manual summarizes the MOS measures and presents psychometric results from the MOS. It is designed to be a companion to the book, Measuring Function and Well-Being: The Medical Outcomes Study Approach.

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Other instruments from the Medical Outcomes Study — 2009

This website offers a list of all instruments that have been approved by the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Medical Outcomes Trust.

Other instruments from MOSSee other instruments at outcomes-trust.org

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