The Notion That Quality of Life Is a Subjective Experience

question 36

Multiple Choice

The notion that quality of life is a subjective experience assumes that ______.

• A)patients may provide the most valid assessments of their quality of life
• B)reliable and valid measures will never be developed
• C)psychosocial and economic factors must be considered instead of measures of physiological functioning
• D)quality of life is independent of changes in chronic illness and its treatment

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