Title: Quality of life research : a critical introduction /
Authors: Rapley, Mark.
Publisher: SAGE Pubications,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Quality of life Research.; Quality of Life; Research
Abstract: This introductory text offers a critical overview of the concept of quality of life and the ways in which it is researched.
Contents: Introduction -- Where has QOL come from? -- A life of quality -- just what does QOL mean? -- Whose quality of life is it anyway? -- Quantitative and qualitative approaches -- Researching QOL as cultural object -- QOL in health and social care research -- QOL research with special populations -- Researching QOL as a psychological object -- Should we 'hang up quality of life as a hopeless term'?