Developing methods for assessing quality of life in different cultural settings. The history of the WHOQOL instruments.
BACKGROUND: This review traces the 12-year history of an international collaboration of researchers-the WHOQOL Group-who were brought together by the World Health Organisation to develop and produce a cross-cultural measure of quality of life for use in health and health care. DISCUSSION: The theor...
Main Authors: | Skevington, S, Sartorius, N, Amir, M |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2004
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