title: Concept analysis of quality of life.
abstract: The term "quality of life" is being used to evaluate ethical cases in health care literature and practice, yet rarely is a precise definition of the term given. It remains an abstract and ambiguous phrase. This author clarifies the concept quality of life through concept analysis methods using critical care scenarios.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kleinpell
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D003657:Decision Making; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life