ISOQOL - Special Interest Groups

Have you heard about the ISOQOL special interest groups (SIGs)?

The ISOQOL SIGs are interest groups covering specific topics within the field of quality of life research. Current SIGs cover the following QoL research areas:

  • HIV/AIDS;
  • IRT/Psychometric Methods;
  • Kids: QoL Assessment in Children & Adolescents;
  • New Investigators*;
  • QoL in Clinical Practice;
  • Response Shift;
  • Translation & cultural adaptation.
Therefore, SIGs offer all ISOQOL members a unique network of researchers who share similar interests within the quality of life field.

What's in it for me?

  • You become part of an international network of people who are working in a similar field to your own;
  • You can attend the yearly SIG meetings that usually take place during the annual ISOQOL conference;
  • You receive information from the SIG chairs the whole year round and/or can contact other members of your SIG to share ideas and build your world-wide network.
How can you join?
  • Just visit the ISOQOL website (www.isoqol.org) and select the topic of interest to you;
  • Links to respective chairs of the SIG are on the website;
Your specific research interest is not covered? Contact us on info@isoqol.org to discuss starting a new SIG.


ISOQOL - Special Interest Groups
Name Chairs
HIV/AIDS Linda Marc, ScD, MPH, MS E-Mail
IRT/Psychometric Methods Chih-Hung Chang, PhD
Bryce Reeve, PhD

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Kids: QoL Assessment in Children & Adolescence Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, PhD, MPH
Anne Riley, PhD, BSN 		E-Mail
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New Investigators Elsbeth F. Bloem
Sandra Nolte		 E-mail
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QOL in Clinical Practice Galina Velikova
Michele Halyard		 E-Mail
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Response Shift Sara Ahmed
Lena Ring 		E-Mail
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Translation & Cultural Adaptation Katrin Conway, MA
Donald Patrick, PhD		 E-mail
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