Quality of Life: Input or Outcome?

• Autores: Michele Poradzisz, Kristine L. Florczak
• Localización: Nursing Science Quarterly: Theory, research and practice, ISSN 0894-3184, Vol. 26, Nº. 2, 2013, págs. 116-120
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The focus of this column is to provide a brief overview of several conceptual analyses of quality of life along with their resulting definitions. A discussion of the more specific construct of health-related quality of life in terms of chronic illness is considered followed by an in-depth review of health-related quality of life measurement instruments. Finally, the idea of health-related quality of life considered as input to decision-making instead of designated as an outcome measure is proposed.