title: Can I accurately predict the impact of an illness and its treatment on my future subjective well-being? A complex question that does not have a simple answer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Member, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. charlesc@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Amiram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gafni
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile