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It then calculated a standardised score for each category, defining quality of life as the sum of the standardised scores.
The University of Toronto's Quality of Life Research Unit uses the categories "being", "belonging", and "becoming" in defining quality of life.
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The various descriptions of the SF-36 (which ranged from a "health survey" to "a standard quality-of-life measure") reveal an inconsistent approach which itself reflects the difficulty with defining quality of life.
Barofsky attributes the difficulty in defining quality of life to the absence of a method that could be used to define the quality of life and that would not have any limitations.
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The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) assessment group has defined quality of life (QOL) as the perception of individuals regarding their life position in the context of the cultural and value systems in which they live.
"I define quality of life as easy transportation to work and to going out at night, available services like dry cleaning and stores, and just how safe you feel walking around town.
The World Health Organization defines quality of life as individuals' perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards, and concerns.
How dare you presume to define "quality of life," for me or anyone else, to set the value of a disabled life lower than yours, or to conclude that such a life lacks the potential for happiness and dignity because you cannot imagine how it could?
Whereas one person may define quality of life according to wealth or satisfaction with life, another person may define it in terms of capabilities (e.g., having the ability to live a good life in terms of emotional and physical well-being).
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