How Important Is Health Status in Defining Quality of Life for Older People? An Exploratory Study of the Views of Older South Australians

Catherine Milte, Ruth Walker, Mary Luszcz, Emily Lancsar, Billingsley Kaambwa and Julie Ratcliffe ()

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2014, vol. 12, issue 1, 73-84

Abstract: Older adults value both health and social domains as important to their overall quality of life. Future economic evaluations of health, community and aged-care services for older adults should include assessment of both health-related and broader aspects of quality of life. Copyright Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

Date: 2014
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