Quality of Life in Essential Tremor Questionnaire (QUEST)
Measures items that impact perceived quality of life that generic QOL measures do not effectively capture.
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The Quality of Life in Essential Tremor Questionnaire (QUEST) is a 30-item scale developed specifically for patients with essential tremor to measure items impacting perceived quality of life (QOL) that generic QOL measures do not effectively capture, including activities of daily living that are affected by essential tremor. The QUEST was made to be relatively brief and easy for patients to use.
Authors: Alexander I. Tröster, Rajesh Pahwa, Julie A. Fields, Caroline M. Tanner, Kelly E. Lyons
Original Publication │ View the Scale (PDF)
Scale translations are available upon request. Contact ratingscales@movementdisorders.org for more information.
- Acronym: QUEST
- Year Published: 2005
- Last Updated: February 21, 2018
- Estimated Time to Complete: 5-10 minutes for most patients
- Assessment Type: PRO
Eletronic builds: REDCap
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