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Toward a Theory of Health‐Related Family Quality of Life
Author(s) -
Radina M. Elise
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of family theory and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.454
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1756-2589
pISSN - 1756-2570
DOI - 10.1111/jftr.12001
Subject(s) - conceptualization , quality of life (healthcare) , psychology , coping (psychology) , breast cancer , survivorship curve , family life , clinical psychology , medicine , cancer , psychotherapist , sociology , computer science , gender studies , artificial intelligence
This article presents a theory of health‐related family quality of life ( HR‐FQoL ) for families coping with illnesses that may result in long‐term survivorship (e.g., breast cancer). This theory draws on existing theoretical and empirical work to synthesize diverse literatures. Specifically, the theory of HR‐FQoL is intended to elucidate the overlap between 2 approaches to understanding quality of life as it relates to illness: family quality of life and health‐related quality of life The results is a synthesized conceptualization of health‐related family quality of life. The conclusion offers possible applications of the HR‐FQoL theory to families experiencing breast cancer and other illness and chronic conditions .