title: Integrating QOL assessments for clinical and research purposes.
abstract: QOL questionnaires can be a useful tool for patients, clinicians, and researchers. Although each has a different goal and investment in the data, each of these perspectives can contribute to truly collaborative care in which the needs of the patient are met.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Michele Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Halyard
authors.forename: Marlene H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Frost
authors.forename: Amylou
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dueck
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011788:Quality of Life; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile