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During the past decade, patient-based health outcomes research has become a growth industry. Its data are being merged with clinical and economic databases to inform health care decision-making. Supported by a variety of health care organizations, accrediting bodies, employers, health policy strategists, and an expanding coterie of investigators, outcomes research seeks to assess the health of populations and the value of health care interventions as reflected in measurable changes in outcomes. With increasing emphasis on the patient as the focal point of health care, preservation of functioning and well-being is viewed as the principal goal of medical care and, of course, is best evaluated by the patient. As a consequence, measurement of patient-based assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is now an important focus of outcomes research. However, the term and concept of ''quality of life'' has been problematic. 1 Quality of life is generally defined as an individual' s overall satisfaction with life and general sense of well-being and includes elements regarding health, personal accomplishments and resources, life situation, spirituality, level of activity, and social

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Author

Raymond S. Koff

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Elsevier BV; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0270-9139)

Published

1999

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)