• Jean-Luc Truelle, Sanna Koskinen, Graeme Hawthorne, Jaana Sarajuuri, Rita Formisano, Klaus Von Wild, Edmund Neugebauer, Lindsay Wilson, Henning Gibbons, Jane Powell, Monika Bullinger, Stefan Höfer, Andrew Maas, George Zitnay, Nicole Von Steinbuechel, and Qolibri Task Force.
• The QOLIBRI Task Force on TBI Quality of Life, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital, Garches, France. jean-luc.truelle@wanadoo.fr
• Brain Inj. 2010 Jan 1; 24 (11): 1272-91.

ObjectiveTo report the clinical use of the QOLIBRI, a disease-specific measure of health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) after traumatic brain injury (TBI).MethodsThe QOLIBRI, with 37 items in six scales (cognition, self, daily life and autonomy, social relationships, emotions and physical problems) was completed by 795 patients in six languages (Finnish, German, Italian, French, English and Dutch). QOLIBRI scores were examined by variables likely to be influenced by rehabilitation interventions and included socio-demographic, functional outcome, health status and mental health variables.ResultsThe QOLIBRI was self-completed by 73% of participants and 27% completed it in interview. It was sensitive to areas of life amenable to intervention, such as accommodation, work participation, health status (including mental health) and functional outcome.ConclusionThe QOLIBRI provides information about patient's subjective perception of his/her HRQoL which supplements clinical measures and measures of functional outcome. It can be applied across different populations and cultures. It allows the identification of personal needs, the prioritization of therapeutic goals and the evaluation of individual progress. It may also be useful in clinical trials and in longitudinal studies of TBI recovery.

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