6 Health Related Quality of Life.ppt – Health Related Quality of Life : An overview What is health? From traditional medical point of view Biological | Course Hero
Difference between QOL & HRQoL?
Difference between QOL & HRQoL?
QoL
QoL
Refers to all aspects
Refers to all aspects
of life like where &
of life like where &
how we live, how we
how we live, how we
play, work etc.
play, work etc.
HRQoL
HRQoL
Concerns with those
Concerns with those
aspects of life that are
aspects of life that are
influenced
by
our
influenced
by
our
personal health.
personal health.
At present, restoring quality of life is an important therapeutic
goal for many medical conditions, among them arthritis and
diabetes, conditions having no medical cure but for which
medical treatment is targeted at controlling disease progression
and symptoms.
