I am appealing to colleagues on this network for any assistance to identify literature or people that can shed light on the following request. Both Theresa and myself work in the Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Unit. Theresa writes: The Department of Health and Human Services in Tasmania conducted a health and wellbeing survey in 1998. The scope of the survey was wider than usual, including sections on social capital, community involvement and quality of life as well as morbidity, health care service use and general demographic information. The survey also included the questions contained in the MOS SF-12. I am presently involved in constructing a health related quality of life model using the survey data and am interested in hearing from anyone developing similar. I have found numerous references on the constituents of HRQOL, that is, physical, emotional, psychological, functional and social components but only a limited number of detailed models that postulate the relationships between these elements and the statistical methodology underpinning the QOL models. At the moment we are exploring structural equation modeling but have some issues with missing data and skewed distribution in a number of key variables. We have undertaken preliminary bivariate and multivariate analysis so have a relatively good idea of the elements we would like to include in our explanatory model. The objective in modeling HRQOL is to identify potential public (health) policy intervention points. To use the current jargon, the research must be "policy friendly" If anyone can direct me to recent QOL or HRQOL literature which explores any of these issues I would be very grateful. Many thanks Theresa Doherty Senior Research Officer Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Unit Department of Health and Human Services 5/99 Bathurst St Hobart TAS 7000 03 62 33 3207 03 62 33 2899 (fax) <[log in to unmask]> Regards Alan Alan Sutherland Health Promotion Policy Officer Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Unit Department of Health and Human Services PO Box 125B, Hobart TASMANIA AUSTRALIA 7000 Phone: (03) 6233 3147 FAX: (03) 6233 2899 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Australian International Dialling: 011 + 61 + 3 + (eight digit call number)