The recognition of health related quality of life began ever since WHO expanded the
definition of health in 1948. This has resulted in the paradigm shift of health and disease …

Background Exercise is an effective treatment for osteoarthritis. However, the effect may vary
from one patient (or study) to another. Objective To evaluate the efficacy of exercise and its …

Background: Chronic pain has become a common problem within primary care and can
negatively impact patients' lives. Objective: To assess and explore the impact of chronic pain …

Background Patientreported outcome measures (PROM s) measure patients' perspectives
on health outcomes and are increasingly used in health care. To capture the patient's …

Aim. This paper presents the development and content of a personcentred nursing
framework. Background and rationale. Personcentred is a widely used concept in nursing …

Quality of life is the subject of much research. However it lacks an agreed theoretical basis.
In studies with older populations (ill) health has been used as a proxy measure for quality of …

In modern medicine the traditional way of assessing change in patients has been to focus on
laboratory or clinical tests. At its most simple this involves measuring pulse, blood pressure …

PREFACE quality n. 1. a characteristic, property or attribute. 2. high grade; superior. of prep.
A particle indicating 5, a relation of identity. life n. 1. Condition which distinguishes animals …

The terms 'healthrelated quality of life'and 'quality of life'are now in common use to describe
the outcomes of oral health conditions and therapy for those conditions. In addition, there …

The Measurement of Health and Health Status: Concepts, Methods and Applications from a
Multidisciplinary Perspective presents a unifying perspective on how to select the best …