Park and Jayaraman (2003, p. 41) address QOL
and its linkage to technology, believing that ‘‘the
lack of access to affordable and high quality
healthcare is affecting individuals QOL’’.
Another context where QOL has surfaced is the
environment. Barnes (2002) argues that architectural
design and the physical environment have an
effect on the QOL of the elderly in particular. Burger
(2003) agrees that the environment affects QOL
and personally seeks individuals opinions prior to