QUALITY-OF-LIFE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS RAIS ED BY THE UROLOGIST

Quality of life is not a question of fashion but rather a new percepti on of the effects of health care. Unfortunately, currently developed m eans of assessing health status only rarely englobe quality of life as sessment and when they do, still need much improvement. Modelization i s a difficult task and requires a long scientific approach. In order t o achieve the goal of reliable quality of life assessment, the differe nt professional colleges should work together with methodologists to i dentify assessment criteria and include them in future clinical resear ch protocols.