Quality of life is a term used in a number of disciplines, and definitions and
conceptualizations vary from utility of health states to life satisfaction and from possession of …

Objective:'Quality of life'is an important but poorly defined outcome in health and health care
research. We sought to identify stroke professionals' definitions of quality of life and views of …

The concept of assessing health-related quality of life has a brief and vibrant history. In this
monograph, theoretical issues related to the term and the reasons assessment of quality of …

In occupational psychology, we are familiar with reviews of occupational tests both at Level
A and Level B. In this book, the author presents concise reviews of broad health-related …

An integrative model of quality of life is proposed as a way to correct for terminological
inconsistencies and to guide further quality of life research and health care applications …

In recent years several investigators have developed procedures for measuring the quality
of life of individuals. This paper focuses on an empirical approach to defining the main …

The current interest in incorporating psychosocial outcomes into health care research raises
a number of conceptual and methodological issues regarding the assessment of health …

Despite the widespread acceptance of quality of life (QOL) as the ideal guideline in
healthcare and clinical research, serious conceptual and methodological problems continue …

The ability to produce high quality instruments for the assessment of quality of life has
advanced considerably in recent years. As the science progresses it has become clear that …

Many concepts derivedfrom quality-of-life measurement research have been deemed
appropriatefor use in health-care research. However, available life-quality measurement …