Center of Excellence in Eliminating Health Disparities, Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Semin Oncol Nurs. 2010 Feb;26(1):2-11. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2009.11.002.
To provide practical guidance for the selection and use of quality-of-life (QOL) instruments for research and clinical practice.
Published articles, books, and web resources.
Even among instruments designed specifically to measure QOIL, there are vast differences in what they actually measure. The choice of instrument can make the difference between whether real changes in QOL are captured or not.
QOL outcomes are ideal for determining the efficacy and impact of cancer care. Incorporating QOL into standard clinical practice holds great promise for improving communication with health care providers, with a resultant improvement in patient outcomes.
为研究和临床实践中选择和使用生活质量(QOL)工具提供实用指南。
已发表的文章、书籍和网络资源。
即使是专门设计用于测量生活质量的工具,它们实际测量的内容也存在很大差异。工具的选择可以决定是否能够捕捉到生活质量的真正变化。
生活质量结果非常适合确定癌症护理的疗效和影响。将生活质量纳入标准临床实践对于改善与医疗保健提供者的沟通具有重要意义,从而改善患者的结局。