Lawson Health Research Institute

On the other hand, patient-reported outcomes that examine the impact of a disease on quality of life (QOL), functional status, and overall health status rather than focusing these objective measures were becoming increasingly important. Health-status instruments such as the Short- form 36 (SF-36) (Ware, Jr. & Sherbourne, 1992) and QOL measures such as the World Health Organization Quality of ... ................
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