Over the past decades, the concept of quality of life has been of paramount importance for
evaluating the quality and outcome of health care. Despite its importance, there is still no …

Over the last decade, clinicians have accepted that while survival and disease-free survival
are critical factors for cancer patients, overall quality-of-life is fundamental. This review …

Over the 20 years since the criteria for empirically supported treatments (ESTs) were
published, standards for synthesizing evidence have evolved and more systematic …

Quality of life (QOL) assessments that are easily administered and which do not impose a
great burden on the respondent are needed for use in large epidemiological surveys …

As modern lifestyles offer ever more opportunities for a sedentary existence, physical activity
has become, for many, a marginal aspect of life. Too little physical activity is linked to …

Emotions in Sport is the first comprehensive treatment of how individual and team emotions
affect athletic performance. Edited by renowned Olympic advisor, researcher, and teacher …

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 …

Disease-related malnutrition is a global public health problem. The consequences of
disease-related malnutrition are numerous, and include shorter survival rates, lower …

Skin diseases such as acne are sometimes thought of as unimportant, even trivial, when
compared with diseases of other organ systems. To address this point directly, validated …

OBJECTIVES: To develop an outcome measure for patients with advanced cancer and their
families which would cover more than either physical symptoms or quality of life related …