RAND 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.

Available Documents

• MOS Core Survey Instrument (PDF)

  Appendix A from the Core Survey Instrument, which includes the 116 item core set of measures of functioning and well-being.

• Scoring Instructions for MOS Core Survey Instrument (PDF)

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

Measures of Quality of Life (Core Survey) Short Form Surveys

Other MOS Surveys

Related Reading

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

  Anita Stewart, John E. Ware

  This book provides a set of ready-to-use generic measures that are applicable to all adults, including those well and chronically ill, as well as a methodological guide to collecting health data and constructing health measures.

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

  Ron D. Hays, Cathy D. Sherbourne, Rebecca Mazel

  This manual describes self-administered patient questionnaires that were developed for patients participating in the Medical Outcomes Study.

• Other Instruments from the Medical Outcomes Study

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

• Bibliography for the RAND Medical Outcomes Study

  Full bibliography for the RAND Medical Outcomes Study, measures of quality of life.