Background Most measures of quality of life (QoL) are based on 'expert'opinions. This study
describes a new measure of QoL in older age, the Older People's QoL Questionnaire …

In this chapter the concept of care-related quality of life (crQoL) is discussed as a basis for
research within social gerontology and as a framework for evaluation of quality and …

Measurement of health related quality of life (HQoL) has been developed as a way of
describing health states in terms of an individual's perception of his/her position in life. In the …

The literature on quality of life (QoL) suggests that it reflects both macro societal and socio-
demographic influences on people as well as the characteristics and concerns of …

Purpose To systematically compare, via ranking and best worst tasks, the relative
importance of key dimensions of quality of life for younger and older people. Methods A web …

The subject of this paper is the definition and measurement of the concept of quality of life,
and questions the operationalization of quality of life simply in terms of health status …

The concept of quality of life has received considerable attention as an inclusive notion of
health and as a basis for health interventions. The authors' argument in this article is that …

Objectives: This study explored unique and personal domains associated with quality of life
(QOL) in 153 mid-aged and older Australian adults over age 50, using an innovative …

Background Consideration of older adults' quality of life (QoL) is becoming increasingly
important in the evaluation, quality improvement and allocation of health and social care …

This paper report results from a national survey of quality of life (QoL), based on 999 people
aged 65 or more years living in private households in Britain. The study produced both …