ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2001
Health-related quality of life research and the capability approach of Amartya Sen.
Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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Abstract
Standardised health-related quality of life questionnaires play an increasing role as measures of outcome in the evaluation of health care interventions. However, problems can arise when the selected functions or dimensions of such standardised measures are not in line with the intervention that is the focus of the research. Furthermore, the subjective element of quality of life makes standardised questionnaires vulnerable to the coping mechanism, thereby decreasing their sensitivity. The capability approach of the economist and philosopher Amartya Sen offers a descriptive concept that contributes to a better understanding of these problems. This article provides an introduction to the ideas of Sen for researchers who wish to go beyond the traditional framework of measuring health-related quality of life.
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