Kullmann L, Harangozó J
Országos Orvosi Rehabilitációs Intézet, Budapest.
Orv Hetil. 1999 Aug 29;140(35):1947-52.
Authors explain the importance of quality of life assessments starting from the health definition of the World Health Organization. They review the basic possibilities of quality of life assessments. They shortly introduce the quality of life instrument developed by the World Health Organization, the WHOQOL. They report on the Hungarian adaptation procedure. Finally they point out the strengths and weaknesses of the method and review the possible territories of its use, e.g. the medical practice, the improvement of the communication between patient and physician, the accreditation, the research and the influencing of health policy.
作者从世界卫生组织的健康定义出发，阐述了生活质量评估的重要性。他们回顾了生活质量评估的基本可能性。简要介绍了世界卫生组织开发的生活质量工具——世界卫生组织生活质量量表（WHOQOL）。报告了匈牙利的改编过程。最后指出了该方法的优缺点，并回顾了其可能的应用领域，如医疗实践、改善医患沟通、认证、研究以及对卫生政策的影响。
