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Quality of life: input or outcome?
Michele Poradzisz1, Kristine L Florczak
1Saint Xavier University, Woodridge, Illinois, 60517, USA.
Abstract:
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.
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