Evaluation of HRQoL can provide patients, clinicians and policy makers with valuable evidence on the effect of a disease and its treatment on patients' well being and functioning.
Data are cumulatively stored and include multiple assessments per patient on needs, psychopathology, well being and functioning of all patients in the region, living both inside and outside hospital.
The present study revealed that dental diseases impacted greatly on oral health, well being and functioning of the participants compared with results from other studies conducted in developed countries.
Generic measures of HRQoL take into account such dimensions as functional capacity, emotional well being, and role function that may not be adequately captured by disease rating scales [ 12].
In particular, detriments in physical function, emotional well being, and social relationships were generally noted across studies.
The authors found the poorest QOL in the domains of function, psychological well being and physical symptoms.
These include demographic, socioeconomic, history of chronic diseases, drugs, geriatric syndromes, functional assessment, psychological well being, cognitive function, nutritional status, and lifestyle habits.
A recent study of helicopter pilots who were kept awake for 40 hours and completed 15 flights showed that "modafanil, like dextroamphetamine, maintained alertness, feelings of well being, cognitive function, judgment, risk perception, and situation awareness in sleep deprived aviators".
The primary outcome was the CORE-OM [ 28] a 34-item self report scale designed to measure global distress, including subjective well being, life/social functioning and risk.
The SF-36 health survey was divided into 8 subcategories: physical functioning, role limitation due to physical health, role limitation due to emotional health, energy, emotional well being, social functioning, pain and general health.
The MVQoLI is divided into 5 subscales: symptoms, function, well being, interpersonal and transcendent.
