Abstract:Introduction: Quality of life (QOL) is one measure of how much a disease has affected the life of a patient from his or her perspective. WHOQL 100 assesses QOL under six domains and 24 facets along with overall quality of life. It was translated to Sinhala and was validated. QOL of hydrocele patients as well as inguinal hernia patients is expected to be lower than normal. Method: Ethical clearance was obtained from the ethical review committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, WHOQOL 100 was se… Show more
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