-These are easily accessed through laboratory test, physical assessment and medical diagnoses.
-The second determinant is “symptoms”, which refers to physical, emotional, and cognitive symptoms that the patient expresses.
-The third determinant, “functional status”, consists of physical, psychological, social, and role function.
-The fourth determinant, “general health perceptions”, includes subjective ratings of the valued determinants.
-“Overall quality of life” is the concept of how satisfied someone is with their life in general (Ferrans et al., 2005). -Ferrans et al (2005) revised model focuses more on the effects of the deficits in functioning and how it impacts a person’s daily life while continuing to measure the four domains of functioning (Kring, 2008).
- The arrows represent the relationships of these concepts and effect they have on one another that reflects the patient’s perception of their quality of life.