When will we agree on the origin and meaning of 'Wellbeing'?

Abstract

Quality of life is a nebulous term that is applied in medicine to assess the impact of disease states on the overall health of affected patients. It is difficult to measure, subject to interpretation based on the relative experiences of those assessing and reporting it, and there are no assessments or tools available to describe or determine the relative contributions of particular disease states and the affected person's constitution and pre-morbid state or personality to their quality of life. © TOUCH BRIEFINGS 2012.