Quality of life: what is it? How should it be measured?

摘要: Efforts have recently been mounted to introduce subjective or "quality of life" parameters as an integral part the evaluation process in clinical cancer research. While there is no universally accepted definition quality life concept, oncology it most often used describe such aspects health status physical symptoms, daily activity level, psychological well-being, and social functioning. The major challenge develop measures various dimensions that, while meeting rigorous standards validity reliability, also reflect appreciation practical constraints typically operating research settings. This overview highlights some basic issues surrounding measurement oncology.