Abstract:Quality of life needs to be considered in every patient clinical encounter and should be a vital component of wholistic care. Its measurement will give a context and assess the impact of physical illness on patients’ daily life. This evaluation provides a preview of what it is like to be ill based on the individual’s unique personal experience that changes through time and disease course.1
World Health Organization (WHO) has defined Quality of Life (QOL) as a “person’s perception of their position in life in… Show more
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