Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' perceptions of quality of life and wellbeing and how they are measured: a systematic review protocol

Review objective The objective of this review is to: 1.Identify tools used to measure quality of life and well-being in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian peoples. 2.Identify and synthesize Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ perceptions of quality of life and well-being. Inclusion criteria As the first objective of this review is to simply identify and report on those tools that have been used to date to measure quality of life and well-being in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian peoples rather than synthesise the results of the studies that have used the tools, a detailed PICo has not been presented to directly correspond to this objective. All studies that report on quality of life or well-being in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian peoples will be retrieved to identify which tool has been employed. The following PICo elements will be used to address objective two of this review. Types of participants This review will consider studies that include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Phenomena of interest The phenomena of interest for objective two is how Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples perceive quality of life and well-being. Context The review will consider studies conducted in Australia.