Journal article
The World Health Organization quality of life assessment (WHOQOL): Position paper from the World Health Organization
Abstract
This paper describes the World Health Organization's project to develop a quality of life instrument (the WHOQOL). It outlines the reasons that the project was undertaken, the thinking that underlies the project, the method that has been followed in its development and the current status of the project. The WHOQOL assesses individuals' perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in …
Authors
Group TW
Journal
Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 41, No. 10, pp. 1403–1409
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 1995
DOI
10.1016/0277-9536(95)00112-k
ISSN
0277-9536