Personalized quality-of-life tools for people with mental health and chronic conditions
Official title: Personalized Quality of Life Measurement
Funded at Mclean Hospital · NIH-11397309 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Building personalized quality-of-life measures to better show how mental health and conditions like diabetes affect people's daily lives.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Mclean Hospital NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Belmont, United States) |
| Project start | August 1, 2024 |
| Project end | April 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $549,472 |
| NIH project number | 5R01MH137075-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11397309 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults with mental health conditions and/or chronic physical illnesses such as diabetes who can complete questionnaires and share their health information may be ideal candidates.
✕Less likely to help
People who cannot complete surveys, are not receiving care at participating sites, or have conditions outside the study's focus may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
This project is creating new, personalized quality-of-life measures that reflect how mental health symptoms and physical conditions like diabetes affect everyday functioning. Researchers will work with patients and clinicians to collect patient-reported outcomes, clinical data, and feedback to design measures that capture what matters most to people. They plan to compare these new measures across different conditions so treatments can be compared on a common scale. Pilot testing will likely happen in clinical settings to refine the questions and make the tools practical for routine care.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, these tools could help clinicians choose treatments that improve overall functioning and help policymakers and payers allocate resources based on real patient impact.
How similar studies have gone: Existing quality-of-life tools exist for specific conditions, but combining personalized, mental-health-sensitive measures that work across conditions is relatively new and still being tested.
Where this research is happening
-
Mclean Hospital
Belmont, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: De Nadai, Alessandro Stevens — Mclean Hospital
- Study coordinator: De Nadai, Alessandro Stevens
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.