Fibrosis Of Lungs
The quality of well-being scale (QWB) has been used to measure overall
life quality in a number of different clinical conditions, including
cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Evidence
supports its validity and reliability in both cross-sectional and
longitudinal studies. One of the strengths of the QWB is that it is not
organ-specific, so that it can take into account the broad impact of a
disease and/or intervention, including unanticipated effects. The
well-year of life is a concept that includes both morbidity and
mortality: if a disease reduces quality of life by one-half, over a
period of two years, that person can be said to have lost one full
well-year. As we examine the impact of diseases such as cystic fibrosis,
and of interventions such as lung transplantation, it is important to
consider changes in overall well-being over time to help individual
patients and families make difficult therapeutic choices and to help
formulate health policy.
Fibrosis Of Lungs
Fibrosis Of Lungs
Fibrosis Of Lungs
Fibrosis Of Lungs
Fibrosis Of Lungs
Fibrosis Of Lungs
Fibrosis Of Lungs
Fibrosis Of Lungs
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