Introduction There is an historical initiative to establish common theoretical ground to
support a framework for assessing health-related quality of life (HRQL). Our aim was to add …

Over the past 20 years, there has been a growing interest in the inclusion of health-related
quality of life (HRQL) measures to assess the effects of a condition and/or its therapies on a …

Quality of life (QoL) has been defined in numerous ways; however, most definitions indicate
that it encompasses an individual's perceptions of his or her physical, psychological, social …

Objectives While state-based models of health-related quality of life (HRQL) are well-
established in providing clinically relevant descriptions of HRQL status, they do not provide …

Quality of life (QoL) is a phrase often used in health care settings at policy and
administration levels, in clinical assessments of therapies, and in clinical management of …

Purpose This study proposes to identify for 5 widely used generic HRQL and QOL measures
the extent to which function and global feelings of well-being are represented in their …

Organization (WHO) as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”[1, 2] This definition has recently been …

Health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) measures are used to assess the multifaceted impact
of disease, and determine the utility and associated disability. In addition, the impact of …

Purpose To provide a qualitative investigation of aspects that matter to patients regarding
quality of life (QOL) and other perceived treatment effects of anthroposophic healthcare …

The purposes of this chapter are to examine progress made in efforts to clarify health-related
quality of life (HRQOL) conceptualization and measurement issues that make it difficult to …