Introduction
Increasingly, health care planners are recognizing
that measures of disease alone are insufficient determinants
of health status. Over the past decades,
two classes of complementary health status measures
have emerged to fill the information gap –
objective measures of functional health status and
subjective measures of health and well-being (for
reviews see Refs. [1–4]). These measures are multilevel
and multi-dimensional. There are many
published quality of life (QOL) measures but there
is still a lack of consensus among researchers
about its definition and this is reflected in the
choice of items for their instruments.
The WHO defines QOL as ‘an individual’s perception
of their position in life in the context of the
culture and value systems in which they live, and in
relation to their goals, expectations, standards and
concerns’ [5]. In measuring QOL therefore, the
WHOQOL Group takes the view that it is important
to know how satisfied or bothered people
are by important aspects of their life, and this interpretation
will be a highly individual matter
IntroductionIncreasingly, health care planners are recognizingthat measures of disease alone are insufficient determinantsof health status. Over the past decades,two classes of complementary health status measureshave emerged to fill the information gap –objective measures of functional health status andsubjective measures of health and well-being (forreviews see Refs. [1–4]). These measures are multileveland multi-dimensional. There are manypublished quality of life (QOL) measures but thereis still a lack of consensus among researchersabout its definition and this is reflected in thechoice of items for their instruments.The WHO defines QOL as ‘an individual’s perceptionof their position in life in the context of theculture and value systems in which they live, and inrelation to their goals, expectations, standards andconcerns’ [5]. In measuring QOL therefore, theWHOQOL Group takes the view that it is importantto know how satisfied or bothered peopleare by important aspects of their life, and this interpretationwill be a highly individual matter
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