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Quality of Life

Quality of life is a multidimensional measure of an individual's overall well-being, encompassing physical health, psychological state, social relationships, and the capacity to function in daily life. In health research it is captured through patient-reported and health-related quality-of-life instruments that tran…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 63× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-4538 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Quality of life is a multidimensional measure of an individual's overall well-being, encompassing physical health, psychological state, social relationships, and the capacity to function in daily life. In health research it is captured through patient-reported and health-related quality-of-life instruments that translate subjective experience into comparable measures, allowing the impact of disease, treatment, and circumstance to be assessed beyond clinical endpoints alone. Because it integrates body, mind, and social context, quality of life is central to evaluating chronic conditions, rehabilitation, and care for ageing populations. Research in this area examines quality of life in relation to visual impairment, oral health, endometriosis and mental health, and type 2 diabetes self-management, as well as among older persons with non-communicable diseases and people living with dementia. Studies also consider the well-being of social workers facing physical and mental fatigue, the measurement of self-determination and quality of life for students with intellectual disabilities, and the relationship between disordered eating and quality of life in young adults. Further work addresses the health of older populations and the influence of primary healthcare services. By linking standardised measurement to diverse conditions and settings, quality-of-life research informs interventions, service design, and policy aimed at improving how people live, not only how long.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

The Health of Older People in Switzerland

P ChastonayCorresponding author
Department of Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
Exact topic Public Health International Cited by 12 doi:10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-18-2426

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 63 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Public Health International (ISSN 2641-4538).

Journal editorial board
Javad Javan-Noughabi · United Kingdom Evelyn O Talbott · United States Zainab Taha · United Arab Emirates

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