| Study | QV definitions | Instruments | Valid or not |
| 01 | No | WHOQOL-bref | Yes |
| 02 | QV geral | WHOQOL-bref | Yes |
| 03 | QV geral e QVRS | SF-12 e perceived stress scale (PSS) | Yes |
| 04 | No | SF-12 | Yes |
| 05 | No | SF-12 e NVP-specific QOL | Yes |
| 06 | No | the mother generated index (MGI) | Yes |
| 07 | No | SF-36 e CES-D | Yes |
| 08 | No | SF-36 e CES-D | Yes |
| 09 | No | Did not use | - |
| 10 | No | MELASQoL-BP | Yes |
| 11 | No | WHOQOL-bref e QS-F | Yes |