… We use the term health-related quality of life (HRQL) because widely valued aspects of life
exist … when a patient is ill or diseased, almost all aspects of life can become health related. …

… A second definition relates HRQoL directly to QoL: “quality of life is an all-inclusive concept
incorporating all factors that impact upon an individual’s life. Health-related quality of life …

Chronic diseases often have a relapsing and remitting course with substantial impact on
function and quality of life. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered a chronic, inflammatory …

… Conclusions: In quality‐of‐life research, the current challenge is to devise models to clarify
the elements of health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) and the causal relationships among …

Andresen EM, Meyers AR. Health-related quality of life outcomes measures. Arch Phys Med
Rehabil 2000;81 Suppl 2:S30-S45. Objective: To review critically the features of measures …

… using the keywords quality of life, health-related quality of life, conceptual framework,
conceptual model, and theory. Both quality of life and health-related quality of life were searched …

OBJECTIVE: To clarify the relationship between quality of life (QOL) and culture. DATA
SOURCE: Journal articles, proceedings, and clinical experience. CONCLUSION: QOL is a …

… on patients ’lives. Thus, the goal of this review is to clarify the theoretical approaches …
health-related quality of life and to outline the current specific tools used to assess the quality of life …

… instrument for describing and valuing health-related quality of life. It was intended that the
instrument should complement other forms of quality of life measure, and should facilitate the …

… for measuring health-related quality of life. Considerable … cardinal measure of healthrelated
quality of life, suitable for … useful way to measure health-related quality of life. Applications …