出版社：International Medical Journal Management and Indexing System
摘要：ntroduction: Quality of life is a multidimensional concept reflecting an individuals overall sense of wellbeing and life satisfaction. The present review is the first part of a series of articles aiming to make the reader reflect and provide them with a direction through the concept of quality of life, the problems which emerge and its assessment: all from the point of view of a clinical nurse and nurse researcher focusing on the cancer patient. Aim: The aim of the present review is to describe the meaning and the concept of quality of life. Other objectives are to describe its characteristics, point out the importance of its assessment and discuss the dimensions of its evaluation for the cancer patient. Literature review: The article was prepared and written using Greek and international sources of the last 20 years, referring to the QoL concept. Nursing researchers show growing interest on the multidimensional concept of QoL because it is considered to be an outcome of nursing care. Conclusion: In nursing bibliography, nursing definitions and theories are formulated and nursing studies are conducted in order to promote QoL assessment in all phases of the cancer patient care.
