The title of this book could give the impression that there is something different about quality
of life for people with disabilities when compared with the general population. This, indeed, …

There is a growing recognition in oncology of the importance of maintaining or improving
patients' quality of life (QOL) throughout the disease course. With this goal in mind, many …

… This article describes the history of quality of life assessment, discusses its current status, …
in quality of life assessment, and the inclusion of quality of life information in health databases. …

… Quality of life assessment has progressed considerably since 1998 when we and our many
… book Quality of Life Assessment in Clinical Trials: Methods and Practice. Quality of life has …

… Oliver (1991-92) has used his 'Lancashire Quality of Life Profile' with clients with chronic …
to assess quality of life on a single scale. It is a very comprehensive profile assessing well-being …

1. Background We agreed to a pragmatic approach to quality of life and decided that assessment
would cover these dimensions: symptoms due to cancer; adverse effects of treatmeant; …

Comprehensive assessment of the impact of head and neck cancer goes beyond traditional
biomedical outcomes to include quality of life. This paper examines the methods used in …

… of quality of life assessment in older adults with cognitive impairment. It describes a new
measure of quality of life in … and validity of patient and caregiver reports of patient quality of life. …

… or assessing quality of life. For purposes of this presentation, discussions of the good life or
quality of life … , or perhaps intersubjective, account of the good life (a quality life) can be con- …

… weight reduction on quality of life. The Impact of Weight on Quality of Life questionnaire (…
instrument specifically developed to assess the effect of obesity on quality of life. Although the …