Validation of the Well-Being Index

Invented by Mayo Clinic, the Well-Being Index went through a rigorous multi-step validation process followed by multiple phases of peer review and is currently available for seven distinct populations. Explore the Well-Being Index validation studies below.

Well-Being Index Validation Study Timeline

January 2010

Development and preliminary psychometric properties of a well-being index for medical students

July 2011

Efficacy of a brief screening tool to identify medical students in distress

February 2013

Psychometric properties of the Medical Student Well-Being Index among medical students in a Malaysian medical school

March 2013

Utility of a brief screening tool to identify physicians in distress

December 2013

Psychometric properties of the Medical Student Wellbeing Index at different interval of measurements in a cohort of medical students

January 2014

An interactive individualized intervention to promote behavioral change to increase personal well-being in US surgeons

March 2014

Ability of the physician well-being index to identify residents in distress

August 2016

Ability of a 9-Item Well-Being Index to Identify Distress and Stratify Quality of Life in US Workers

November 2018

Efficacy of the Well-Being Index to Identify Distress and Well-Being in U.S. Nurses

July 2019

Efficacy of the Well-Being Index to identify distress and stratify well-being in nurse practitioners and physician assistants

June 2020

Ability of the Well-Being Index to identify pharmacists in distress

January 2024

Distress and well-being in dentists: performance of a screening tool for assessment

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