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1. Conceptual Background and Issues in Quality of Life
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... To address some of these gaps in understanding heath status and quality of life, the hnshtute of Medicine's Council on Health Care Technology commissioned this monograph. It selectively surveys He qualityof-life field, offering examples of the use of these types of measures in technology assessment and related applications.
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... Health status sometimes denoted health-related quality of life—itself constitutes a complex, multidimensional construct. A partial list of vmables generally recognized in this domain includes survival and life expectancy; various symptom states, such as pain; numerous physiologic states, such as blood pressure or glucose level; physical function states of
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... are open to substantial interpretation and are measured win less quantitative rigor. Finally, some can or must be measured by someone other than the patient, especially physiologic variables requiring laboratory or other tests; others are assessed only through direct inquiry of a patient or research study subject, primarily Hugh questionnaires.
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... , as wed as scales or measures of body image, confidence, self-image, self-esteem, and level of hope (O 'Young and McPeek 1987~. In sum, concepts of quality of life can be extraordinarily broad, and He interests of clear technology assessment strategy and communication of research results are best senred when the health status segment of tile continuum is clearly demarcated and appropriate mesons and measures am selected.
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... The relevance and value of these measures are determined in large part by He goals of the technology assessments, research studies, or coccal situations in which they may be used. That decided, determining the breadth of measures to be used and selecting the actual measures depends on the quality and suitability of existing instruments forge intended purposes.
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... LOHR Katz, S., ed. The Portugal conference: Measuring quality of life and functional status in clinical and epidemiologic research.
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  • physical function
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