title: [Health related quality of life: Conceptual elements].
abstract: Health related Quality of Life is commonly used as a subjective assessment of health status. This article is a review of theoretical concepts about quality of life. Some models are proposed and general issues about it measurement are analyzed. Information about health related quality of life helps for decision making about health care both in clinical and public care settings.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile. alurzua@ucn.cl
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urzúa M
mesh_terms: D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile