Re: Quality of Life- components

[Guest guest]

Rightly said sir. What you have mentioned can be considered as components of non-health related QoL.

QOL includes two distinct domains, one is health-related quality of life (HRQOL), the other, nonhealth or environment-based quality of life. HRQOL encompasses domains of life directly affected by changes in health. Non-health-related QOL domains include features of both the natural and the created environment (i.e., economic resources, housing, air and water quality, community stability, access to arts and entertainment) and personal resources (i.e., the capacity to form friendships, appreciate nature, or find satisfaction in spiritual or religious life). These factors affect health-related QOL but, unlike health-related QOL domains, are less likely to improve with appropriate medical

care.

The two components of QOL need to be kept separate. First, non-health-related QOL can be viewed as causally prior to or as a determinant of HRQOL. Components of non-health related QOL (i.e., social support, economic resources, religion, and housing) may affect HRQOL outcomes, such as social integration and functional and emotional well being. Second, non-health related QOL is more heterogeneous, with less consensus about the range of domains that should be included in the measure. For example, no one would suggest that severe abdominal pain is preferable to a runny nose; most would agree that the runny nose is associated with a better health-related QOL state. Consensus of this sort is

harder to establish for spirituality, friendship, or access to the arts.

Dr. Smita

From: Vijay <drvijaythawani@...>Subject: Quality of Lifenetrum Date: Monday, 7 February, 2011, 2:44 PM

Hi,QOL is also used in socio-political scenarios. Persons migrate from developing economies to developed economies because those countries offer better QOL. QOL is considered to be good if there is less corruption for the common man, not much Govt intereference in private enterprise, senior citizen preferential care like reserved seating in public transport, railings and ramps in all buildings, wheel chair assistance, special medical care, subsidised travel for self and attendant in case of handicapped, special parking for handicapped, social security measures like pension, Government concern and back up during hardships in foreign land etc;Vijay >> Hello All, > The new

discussion on quality of life by Smita is taking some time due to > technical snag. Till then others are welcome to air their views on the same> Quality of life -QOL is a measure of the efficacy of a treatment. A > treatment may not give relief from symptoms but is useful to maintain the > dignity of the patient . As such, it is one parameter which is commonly > estimated in many terminal/untreatable illnesses. The importance of quality of > life can only be understood by a person who is ill and has to depend on others > for his existance. > Opinoins invited. > Kunda>