Who should measure quality of life, the doctor or the patient?

The extent to which a doctor or health professional can make a valid assessment of a patient's quality of life, anxiety and depression was investigated in a series of cancer patients. Doctors and patients filled out the same forms, viz. the Karnofsky, Spitzer, Linear Analogue Self Assessment Sc...

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Main Authors: Slevin, M. L., Plant, H., Lynch, D., Drinkwater, J., Gregory, W. M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 1988
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2246701/