Research methodology
Measuring quality of life
a Department of Child Health, Llandough Hospital, Penlan
Road, Penarth, South Glamorgan CF64 2XX, b National Primary Care Research and Development Centre,
University of Manchester
Correspondence to: Dr Jenney.
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Introduction |
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Over the past five years there has been an escalation in
reports relating to quality of life issues for both adults and
children. Measurement of quality of life has become fashionable for a
number of reasons
the medical profession is increasingly accountable for its performance when providing health care, measures of outcome are
required as a major endpoint for phase III randomised controlled trials,1 and it may be useful as an adjunct to
justification of resource allocation. Emphasis is now also, rightly,
being placed on the preferences of the patients, their perception of
their own health, and the impact of treatment. But what is meant by quality of life in the context of health, what are the implications of
assessing quality of life in children, and how, if at all, can it be measured?
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Defining quality of life |
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One of the major criticisms relating to recent publications
concerning quality of life is a failure
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