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Health-related quality of life surveillance--United States, 1993-2002.

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2005

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Hatice S. Zahran, Rosemarie Kobau, David G. Moriarty, Matthew M. Zack, James B. Holt, Ralph Donehoo
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Abstract

Policy makers and researchers should continue to monitor HRQOL and its correlates in the U.S. population. In addition, public health professionals should expand monitoring to populations currently missed by existing surveys, including institutionalized and homeless persons, adolescents, and children. A key aspect is to study and identify the personal and community determinants of HRQOL in prevention research and population studies, to understand how to improve HRQOL, and to reduce HRQOL disparities. In addition, population health assessment professionals should continue to refine and validate HRQOL, functional status, and self-reported health measures.