Assessing the use of health-related quality of life measures in the routine clinical care of lung-transplant patients

PurposeThis randomized controlled clinical trial examined the usefulness of including an assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in the routine clinical care of lung-transplant patients. We hypothesized that the inclusion of HRQL in routine clinical care would improve patient–clinician communication, affect clinical management, and improve patients’ HRQL.MethodsAt the outpatient clinic, University of Alberta Hospital, patients were …