CDC
Mission:
To promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling
disease, injury, and disability.
In public health and in medicine, the concept of health-related
quality of life refers to a person or group's perceived physical and
mental health over time. Physicians have often used health-related
quality of life (HRQOL) to measure the effects of chronic illness in
their patients to better understand how an illness
interferes with a person's day-to-day life. Similarly, public health
professionals use health-related quality of life to measure the
effects of numerous disorders, short- and long-term disabilities,
and diseases in different populations. Tracking health-related
quality of life in different populations can identify subgroups with
poor physical or mental health and can help guide policies or
interventions to improve their health.
Methods and Measures
This section provides information on how the CDC measures
population health-related quality of life, how the summary index of
unhealthy days is calculated, the Health-Related Quality-of-Life
Measure, and SAS, SPSS, and SUDAAN syntax and other related
information.
Findings
This section provides information on CDC key findings, disease
specific findings, and adult health-related quality of life by main
cause of activity limitation.
State and Community Health Profiles
This section provides links to several state and county
health departments, and several private and nonprofit organizations
that have used CDC's Healthy Days Measures as community
health status indicators.
Validity Studies
Publications on the validity, reliability, and responsiveness of the
Healthy Days questions. HRQOL Resources
Other organizations and issues about which you should know.
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