HEL616 Quality of Life Research
- ECTS Credits:
- 5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
- Course Leaders:
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- Gudrun Elin Rohde
- Kristin Haraldstad
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring, Autumn
- Teaching language:
- English - if english speaking participants.
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
Teaching language
English - if english speaking participants.Prerequisites
Admitted to a PhD-program.
Recommended prerequisites
EX-605 Philosophy of Science in Health and Sport Sciences
ME-617 Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis
ME-626 General Quantitative Research Methods
and/or ME-618 Qualitative research methods
Course contents
- Theories and models of QOL and HRQOL
- Methodological and ethical issues when planning the study/writing the study protocol
- Choice of instruments to measure QOL/HRQOL
- QOL/HRQOL research in a health promotion perspective
- QOL/HRQOL in children and adolescents
- QOL/HRQOL in a clinical perspective
- Use of QOL and self-reported outcomes in an individual setting
- User involvement in QOL research
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the candidate:
Knowledge
- will have insight and understanding of theories and models of quality of life (QOL), health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and well-being, and can contribute to the international debate
- will have knowledge of QOL and HRQOL-research in general and in clinical populations
- will have in-depth knowledge about the best choice of QOL/HRQOL and patient reported outcome measures (PROM)
Skills
- can formulate relevant aim or hypothesis, plan and implement QOL/HRQOL research
- can design a study with QOL/HRQOL
- can integrate sustainability and user involvement in QOL/HRQOL research
- can critically evaluate, interpret, and disseminate QOL/HRQOL research
General competence
- can identify ethical issues or problems in QOL research and conduct QOL-research with integrity
- can disseminate QOL-research in well recognized national and international scientific channels
- can debate QOL research in international settings.
Examination requirements
Participation in compulsory lecture, groups, workshops, discussion, and presentations as stated in the course pamphlet
Teaching methods
Teaching and learning methods will consist of a combination of lectures, groups, workshops, discussion, and presentation based on course topics and presentation based on course topics and own research experiences and work.
Evaluation
Digital evaluation.
Admission for external candidates
No
Assessment methods and criteria
The final assignment is an individual written summary (3000 +/-10% words). The summary will focus on a self-chosen theme related to the course content. The written summary will be graded as pass or fail.