It can be highlighted that the pioneers on family quality of life research are the group of the Beach Center on Disability Research at the University of Kansas USA and the International Project on Family Quality of Life, which was initially composed of researchers from Canada, Australia and Israel. Both groups have contributed significantly to the development of the conceptual framework and instruments for measuring family quality of life.
Entre los grupos de investigación pioneros y que han contribuido de manera importante al desarrollo del marco conceptual y de instrumentos para medición de la calidad de vida familiar destacan el grupo del Beach Center on Disability Research de la Universidad de Kansas Estados Unidos y el Proyecto Internacional sobre Calidad de Vida Familiar compuesto inicialmente por investigadores de Canadá, Australia e Israel.