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Quality of life: conceptual and measurement issues
Author(s) -
Zhan Lin
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1992.tb02000.x
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , quality of life (healthcare) , psychology , computer science , psychotherapist , epistemology , philosophy
Nursing as a human science is concerned with the experiences of human beings in relation to health and illness matters Human experiences are shaped by history, relationships, politics, social structures, gender and culture Nurses are concerned with how these perspectives shape the actions and reactions of human beings Nursing seeks to maximize clients’ strengths, assets and potential, and to contribute to their quality of life The concept of quality of life will be discussed in this paper The first section will present a historical perspective of the concept The second part synthesizes conceptual and measurement issues from a review of the literature Finally, dimensions of this concept are denned and approaches to operationalize this concept are suggested