Quality of life

Introduction: Quality of life

Description of Quality of life

Quality of life: The overall enjoyment of life. Many clinical trials assess the effects of cancer and its treatment on the quality of life. These studies measure aspects of an individual’s sense of well-being and ability to carry out various activities.
Source: National Institute of Health

Quality of life: subjective measurement of an individual's well being.
Source: CRISP

Quality of life: A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral and social environment; the overall condition of a human life.
Source: MeSH 2007

Quality of life: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Quality of life:

• Life
• Patient
• Mental
• Mental symptoms (3121 causes)
• Mental disease
• Mental disorder
• Status
• Stress
• Stress syndrome
• Level

Terms associated with Quality of life:

Related Topics

• Karnofsky Performance Status
• Life Style
• Sickness Impact Profile
• Value of Life

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Quality of life

• Life

Source - MeSH 2007

• health

Source - CRISP

The term Quality of life can be used for:

• well being

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Quality of life:

• human morbidity
• rehabilitation
• satisfaction

Source: CRISP

The description of Quality of life may also be used for the following terms:

• functional recovery
• recovery of function

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Quality of life

The following list attempts to classify Quality of life into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Social Sciences
  • Quality of Life

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Humanities
  • Philosophy
    • Life
      • Quality of Life

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