Significance of measuring the quality of life in health evaluation

To evaluate the OUIK-R, a revised self-completed questionnaire for the qual ity of life (QOL), and to clarify the significance of measuring QOL in heal th evaluations, the results of 1,017 office workers were analyzed. The QUIK -R showed a high reliability and a high validity. There were significant co rrelations between the total score and the subject's age, sex, smoking habi t, sleeping time, and exercise. Forty-two subjects with a good OUIK-R score had poor physical examination results. Our results show the usefulness of the QUIK-R and the importance of measuring the QOL in health evaluations.