Faden R, German P S
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Clin Geriatr Med. 1994 Aug;10(3):541-51.
Conceptual and ethical considerations guiding discussions of quality of life and the elderly are examined. The relationship of quality of life to function and health status is assessed and the conclusion reached that the meaning of quality of life changes over the life span. Finally, the presentation is made of the ethical implications for clinical practice and policy of differences in definition of quality of life.
探讨了指导关于生活质量与老年人问题讨论的概念和伦理考量。评估了生活质量与功能及健康状况的关系,并得出结论:生活质量的意义在整个生命周期中会发生变化。最后,阐述了生活质量定义差异对临床实践和政策的伦理影响。