The search for meaningful definitions and ways to measure and describe the quality of life
(QOL) is the focus of this paper. It is argued that planners need to pay close attention to the …

BACKGROUND: Prolongation of survival and maintenance or improvement of health-related
quality-of-life (HRQoL) are the two important goals within the treatment of individual patients …

Purpose: It is important to know whether tooth loss has an impact on an individual's quality of
life, since tooth loss is common. The aim of this study was to determine whether oral status is …

O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar o impacto da doença crônica na qualidade de vida de
idosos da comunidade no município de São Paulo (SP). Trata-se de um estudo transversal …

Dementia: From Diagnosis to Management-A Functional Approach is a comprehensive
description of a functional and behavioral approach to assessing and treating persons with …

Public health policies in most European countries are concerned with how to keep older
people living independently with a qualitatively good life in the community as long as …

Instruments with acceptable measurement properties that support their application to older
adults across a range of settings need to be identified. A narrative literature review of …

This paper reports a study of the influence of healthy older people's type of residence and
social comparison strategies on their quality of life perceptions. Data were collected from …

The incidence of most types of cancers is age-dependent and the progressive ageing is
rapidly increasing the number of elderly people who need treatment for cancer. Elderly …

Abstract The Patient Generated Index (PGI) is an individualised quality of life (QoL) measure
that has been in use since 1994. Various adaptations have been made to suit a variety of …