Open AccessQuality of Life Therapy and Assessment in Health Care
Author(s) -
Frisch Michael B.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
clinical psychology: science and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.285
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1468-2850
pISSN - 0969-5893
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2850.1998.tb00132.x
Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , health care , medicine , psychology , gerontology , psychotherapist , political science , law
An integrative model of quality of life is proposed as a way to correct for terminological inconsistencies and to guide further quality of life research and health care applications. Research and theory supporting the need for routine quality of life assessment and intervention in general medicine, psychiatry, clinical psychology, behavioral medicine, and gerontology are discussed. Clinical guidelines for and research on quality of life assessment and intervention in health care are presented and reviewed. An integrated service delivery system in which quality of life assessments and interventions are considered coequal with those aimed at ameliorating physical and psychological symptoms is proposed along with a future program of research.