Conceptual model of health-related quality of life

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• Personal Author:
  Estwing Ferrans C ; Johnson Zerwic J ; Larson JL ; Wilbur JE
• Description:
  PURPOSE: To revise the Wilson and Cleary model of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), with suggestions for applying each of the components, and to facilitate the use of HRQoL in nursing and health care. ORGANIZING CONSTRUCT: HRQoL, based on relevant literature over the past 20 years. METHODS: The original model was revised in three substantive ways: (a) indicating that biological function is influenced by characteristics of both individuals and environments; (b) deleting nonmedical factors; and (c) deleting the labels on the arrows that tend to restrict characterization of the relationships. FINDINGS: Theoretical background is provided for each of the major components of the model, and examples of instruments to measure them, were added. CONCLUSIONS: In quality-of-life research, the current challenge is to devise models to clarify the elements of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and the causal relationships among them. This revision of Wilson and Cleary's model includes a taxonomy of the variables that often have been used to measure HRQoL. This revision should be useful in research and clinical practice. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Environmental Health Health Personnel Men Occupational Health Public Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Quality Of Life Biological-function Causal Models Environmental-factors Health-care Health-related Quality Of Life Health Care Humans Medical-care Models Nursing Public-health Research Applications Theory Development

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• ISSN:
  1527-6546
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  336-342
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039566
• Citation:
  J Nurs Scholarsh 2005 Dec; 37(4):336-342
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Carol Estwing Ferrans, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing (MC 802), 845 S. Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612
• Email:
  cferrans@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Nursing Scholarship
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e6eaf50a8ebd52b293a14c6132b70a88e228121295185cd8a7163989971e5298890ab69ecaa5fb6f4a92fa01b406319f0b4649757164fb50405171fcae4c9775
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192759/cdc_192759_DS1.pdf
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