title: Quality of life and the patient's response to treatment.
abstract: Quality of life resides mainly in an individual's satisfaction with his role at work, at home, and in his community. Illness and treatment affect quality of life to the extent that they damage an individual's ability to perform these roles to his own satisfaction. Clinicians will increasingly have to take account of quality of life in assessing the effect of an illness and of their treatment for it. This is particularly so in chronic diseases for which there is no "cure" and in asymptomatic conditions, such as hypertension.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Croog
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011788:Quality of Life; D012919:Social Behavior; D014937:Work
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents