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Definitions of Quality of Life: a Taxonomy by Morag Farquhar is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Definitions of Quality of Life: a Taxonomy about?
Quality of life is of central concern in evaluative research, improved quality of life is probably the most desirable outcome of all health care policies However, definitions of quality of life are as numerous and inconsistent as the methods of assessing it Stemming from a larger piece of work looking at the definition and measurement of quality of life, this paper highlights the lack of a consensus definition of quality of life by means of a taxonomy of definitions that emerge from the literature The paper describes and gives examples of four main types of definition which make up the taxonomy global (type I), component (type II), focused (type III), and combination definitions (type IV) In addition, an outline of factors influencing the definition of quality of life is given, and an alternative strategy for both defining and measuring the concept (the use of lay definitions) is suggested
Who reads Definitions of Quality of Life: a Taxonomy?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Health Professions.
- Author
- Morag Farquhar
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0309-2402)
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Health Professions (Health Sciences)