Quality of Life and Health-Related Quality of Life
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Glossary
Quality of Life and Health-Related Quality of Life Definition Quality of Life (QOL) is a multi-dimensional concept that includes well-being and has objective and subjective aspects. Domains vary considerably. Examples are: affect, self-esteem/awareness of self, social contact and physical/mental health. Besides this global conceptualization there is a growing field of research focusing on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL): a person’s satisfaction or happiness with domains of life insofar as they affect or are affected by a disease, e.g. dementia. HRQL can be distinguished from QOL in that it concerns itself primarily with those factors that fall under the purview of health care providers and health care systems.
Quality of Life Measurement in Developing Countries Definition The measurement of subjective quality of life or well-being in developing countries as part of research or evaluation studies. Measures are often interview administered to respondents of lower literacy and require careful piloting and use of shorter scales.
Quality of Life Measures Definition Quality of Life Measures are questionnaires that assess all dimensions of quality of life, including those that are not directly related to health.
Quality of Life Tools Synonyms Well-Being
Definition Quality of Life Tools are objective measures used to quantify a subjective perception that a subject has about their own well being. All QOL scores require an individual to complete a questionnaire in order to ascribe a value to their overall health. Most QOL measures divide their outcome into domains. A QOL measure can be designed to assess a patient’s quality of life specifically as it related to a particular disease state such as chronic obstructive lung disease.
Quality of Life Transition Definition Quality of Life Transition is used to assess the change of quality of life in a particular time period, such as one month, one year, or a few years.
Quality of Life Weights Synonyms Quality Adjusted Life Year Weights; Health State Preferences; Health State Utilities; Disability Weights Definition Usually distinguishes disease weights directly elicited from patients or the general population, rather than by panel of experts.
Quality-Adjusted Life Years Definition Quality-Adjusted Life Years, or QALYs, is a way of measuring disease burden, including both the quality and the quantity of life lived, as a means of quantifying in benefit of a medical intervention. They are based on the number of years of life that would be added by an intervention. Each year in perfect
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