QUALITY-OF-LIFE - A PERSONAL VIEW

Authors
KERR GD
Citation
Gd. Kerr, QUALITY-OF-LIFE - A PERSONAL VIEW, Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, 28, 1993, pp. 14-15
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00365521
Volume
28
Year of publication
1993
Supplement
199
Pages
14 - 15
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5521(1993)28:<14:Q-APV>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Quality of Life encompasses many aspects of individual's life experien ce incorporating socio-economic factors, housing, inter-personal relat ionships and job satisfaction. It is strongly affected by changes in h ealth and ageing and the ability to adapt to these changes. Quality of Life may be measured by previously validated instruments, the outcome s of which may changes our clinical direction.