… An ad hoc or untested instrument was used to measure quality of life. *0 No attempt was
made to measure quality of life. Two of us (GHG and SJOVVZ) evaluated each article …

… Along the former route we would measure … We had no reason to think that life
expectancy at birth would be the closest to our measure of the quality of life. …

… Each appraises a distinct aspect of end-of-life experience. For the purposes of this study, …
a measure of the latter, quality of life at the end of life. Measuring quality of life at the end of life …

… underlying quality of life; validity, the extent to which it measures what it purports to measure;
… with true changes in quality of life; and sensitivity, the extent to which a measure can detect …

… years using generic preference-based quality of life … measuring quality of life for people with
mental health problems. The aim of this research was to identify the domains of quality of life …

The purpose of this paper is to highlight important considerations in the measurement of
health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in paediatric populations. Considerations specific to the …

Demonstrating the effectiveness of health care interventions requires valid measurement of
the impact, or outcome of those interventions. It is increasingly suggested that Quality of Life (…

… How can we de¢ne the concept of her ‘Quality of Life’ (QoL)? Is it possible to measure this
… How can we accurately measure QoL in children and when should it be done? What are the …

… Objective: The objective of this study was to develop, pretest, and validate a
questionnaire to measure quality of life in children with seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (SAR). …

If these problems can be tackled and a test instrument constructed, then what steps must be
taken to bring it into use, to make it an acceptable measure? Since the resear. h strategies of …