{"product_id":"9781441998187","title":"Quality: Its Definition and Measurement As Applied to the Medically Ill","description":"\u003ch1\u003eQuality: Its Definition and Measurement As Applied to the Medically Ill\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBarofsky, Ivan\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuality, as exemplified by Quality-of-life (QoL) assessment, is frequently discussed among health care professionals and often invoked as a goal for improvement, but somehow rarely defined, even as it is regularly assessed. It is understood that some medical patients have a better QoL than others, but should the QoL achieved be compared to an ideal state, or is it too personal and subjective to gauge? Can a better understanding of the concept help health care systems deliver services more effectively? Is QoL worth measuring at all? Integrating concepts from psychology, philosophy, neurocognition, and linguistics, this book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e attempts to answer these complex questions. It also breaks down the cognitive-linguistic components that comprise the judgment of quality, including description, evaluation, and valuations, and applies them to issues specific to individuals with chronic medical illness. In this context, quality\/QoL assessment becomes an essential contributor to ethical practice, a critical step towards improving the nature of social interactions. The author considers linear, non-linear, and complexity-based models in analyzing key methodology and content issues in health-related QoL assessment.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is certain to stimulate debate in the research and scientific communities. Its forward-looking perspective takes great strides toward promoting a common cognitive-linguistic model of how the judgment of quality occurs, thereby contributing important conceptual and empirical tools to its varied applications, including QoL assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-10-01\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781441998187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4419-9819-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 279cm x210cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 496\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49940131872908,"sku":"9781441998187","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781441998187.jpg?v=1779052998","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781441998187","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}