02537nam 2200625 a 450 991078450820332120160607153916.01-281-24019-21-84920-974-X97866112401961-84787-670-6(CKB)1000000000398893(EBL)334508(OCoLC)476143064(SSID)ssj0000231112(PQKBManifestationID)11190445(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000231112(PQKBWorkID)10197757(PQKB)10125814(MiAaPQ)EBC334508(OCoLC)1017721047(StDuBDS)EDZ0000018752(Au-PeEL)EBL334508(CaPaEBR)ebr10218162(CaONFJC)MIL124019(OCoLC)1159636732(FINmELB)ELB142165(PPN)227917464(EXLCZ)99100000000039889320110110d2003 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrQuality of life research[electronic resource] a critical introduction /Mark RapleyLondon SAGE20031 online resource (xvii, 286 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7619-5456-2 0-7619-5457-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-277) and index.Cover; Contents; Apologia; Preface; Chapter One: Introduction - Where Has QOL Come From?; Chapter Two: A Life of Quality - Just What Does QOL Mean?; Chapter Three: Whose Quality of Life Is It Anyway?; Chapter Four: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches; Chapter 5: Researching QOL as Cultural Object; Chapter Six: QOL in Health and Social Care Research; Chapter Seven: QOL research with special populations; Chapter Eight: Researching QOL as a Psychological Object; Chapter Nine: Should We 'Hang up Quality of Life as a Hopeless Term'?; Appendix 1: Transcript Conventions; Appendix 2: IntroductionAppendix 3: ResourcesReferences; IndexThis introductory text offers a critical overview of the concept of quality of life and the ways in which it is researched.Quality of lifeResearchQuality of lifeResearch.306.072Rapley Mark1476985StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910784508203321Quality of life research3864591UNINA