Overview

The way we think about health and health care is changing. Two factors driving this change are that we recognise the importance of the social consequences of disease and secondly, we acknowledge that health care aims to increase both the quantity and quality of survival. For these reasons, health care focusses more and more on 'quality of life'. Measuring quality of life brings many challenges. What do we mean by 'quality of life'? Who should measure it? How can we measure it? What can we use the information for? This book provides an accessible but up to date and authoritative overview of the measurement of quality of life in health care. It brings together the work of authors from Medicine, Palliative Care, Nursing, Ethics, Dentistry, Assistive Technology, Sociology, Epidemiology and Statistics.

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Author:   Alison Carr ,  Irene Higginson ,  Peter Robinson ,  Peter Robinson
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   BMJ Books
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.80cm
Weight:   0.191kg
ISBN:  

9780727915443

ISBN 10:   0727915444
Pages:   142
Publication Date:   20 November 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Alison Carr is the editor of Quality of Life, published by Wiley. Irene Higginson is the editor of Quality of Life, published by Wiley. Peter Robinson is the editor of Quality of Life, published by Wiley.

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