title: Quality of life assessment in obesity: physical, psychological, and social function.
abstract: This article examines the value of including patients' well being in the clinical assessment of obesity. It also deals with health status measures and the current state of so-called quality-of-life research. The few and limited studies of quality of life in obesity are reviewed and preliminary results of our own work are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, Sahlgren's Hospital, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kral
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D011788:Quality of Life; D012917:Social Adjustment