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The benefits of quality of life measurement in patient care – part II: a case study
Author(s) -
HOPESTONE L.D.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2354.1997.00054.x
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , intervention (counseling) , quality (philosophy) , gerontology , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , nursing , epistemology , philosophy
A case is presented in which quality of life (QOL) assessments were seen to be beneficial. QOL was found to have markedly deteriorated following treatments. As a direct result, appropriate intervention was instigated and QOL improved.