Abstract Assessing quality of life of people with brain injury has a relevant role for
developing strategies focused on personal outcomes that allow us to guide good practices
and rehabilitation. So far, assessment of quality of life for this population has been
restricted to an evaluation of personal outcomes from a health-related quality of life
perspective. This approach it is mostly centered on physical health, however, quality of life
needs to be addressed from a holistic and multidimensional perspective. The goal of this
study is to identify core indicators of quality of life in brain injury based on a comprehensive
theoretical model focused on the most relevant aspects of this population functioning.
A Delphi study was carried out to obtain the specific core indicators of quality of
life for this population. The methodology used to reach a consensus about the best indicators
and items to measure quality of life involved four rounds and 14 experts on rehabilitation
of people with brain injury. The Delphi study provided evidence of content
validity for the field-test version of a new scale that will be applied to a wide sample in
order to empirically check its suitability for this population.
