caa a22 4500 477085164 CHVBK 20180405111501.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00434751 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00434751 Assessing quality of life in chronic non-specific lung disease — A review of empirical studies published between 1980 and 1994 [Elektronische Daten] [A. Maillé, A. Kaptein, J. de Haes, W. Everaerd] Chronic non-specific lung disease (CNSLD), a chronic disease with considerable prevalence and mortality rates, is not only a medical problem, it also has significant psychological and social consequences for the patients concerned. Quality of life research on CNSLD has been rather under-developed for quite a long period of time, but has recently become an important topic in research as well as in patient care. In order to get insight into the state of the art of empirical research on quality of life (QOL) in CNSLD, a review of the literature between 1980-1994 on this topic is presented. Special attention is paid to definitions and operationalizations of the QOL concept as well as on questionnaires used to assess QOL and the aims of QOL research. Analysis reveals that QOL is seldom defined clearly and is operationalized in a variety of ways. Most studies have a descriptive nature or pertain to clinical trials. The negative impact of CNSLD on QOL is well-documented and shows the importance of incorporating assessment of QOL in research as well as in patient care. Future research is called for, which should be theory-driven, taking into account recent developments concerning disease-specific measures of QOL. Rapid Science Publishers, 1996 Asthma nationallicence chronic disease nationallicence literature review nationallicence lung disease-obstructive nationallicence quality of life nationallicence Maillé A. Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Leiden, PO Box 1251, 2340 BG, Oegstgeest, The Netherlands aut Kaptein A. Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Leiden, PO Box 1251, 2340 BG, Oegstgeest, The Netherlands aut de Haes J. Medical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut Everaerd W. Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Roetersstraat 15, 1018 WB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 5/2(1996-04-01), 287-301 0962-9343 5:2<287 1996 5 11136 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00434751 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00434751 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Maillé A. Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Leiden, PO Box 1251, 2340 BG, Oegstgeest, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kaptein A. Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Leiden, PO Box 1251, 2340 BG, Oegstgeest, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- de Haes J. Medical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Everaerd W. Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Roetersstraat 15, 1018 WB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 5/2(1996-04-01), 287-301 0962-9343 5:2<287 1996 5 11136 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer