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Health Care I would like to propose to add additional wording to the statement, "Within the field of healthcare, quality of life is often regarded in terms of how it is negatively affected, on an individual level, by disease" I don't see that within the field of healthcare that they limit themselves to disease being the only factor in negatively impacting ones quality of life. I feel the following gives more clarity. "Life-limiting illness has many faces: a debilitating illness that is not life-threatening * life-threatening illness that is not terminal * terminal illness * the predictable, natural decline in the health of an elder * an unforeseen mental/physical decline of a loved one * chronic, end-stage disease processes." I found this information at Quality Life Care http://www.qualityoflifecare.com/?page_id=50. What do you think about adding this information?TinamSmith (talk) 03:29, 5 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by TinamSmith (talk • contribs) 03:25, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Healthcare Main article: Quality of life (healthcare) Within the field of healthcare, quality of life is often regarded in terms of how it is negatively affected, on an individual level, a debilitating illness that is not life-threatening, life-threatening illness that is not terminal, terminal illness, the predictable, natural decline in the health of an elder, an unforeseen mental/physical decline of a loved one, chronic, end-stage disease processes. Researchers at the University of Toronto's Quality of Life Research Unit define quality of life as “The degree to which a person enjoys the important possibilities of his or her life” (UofT). Their Quality of Life Model is based on the categories “being”, “belonging”, and “becoming”, respectively who one is, how one is connected to one's environment, and whether one achieves one's personal goals, hopes, and aspirations.[11][12]--TinamSmith (talk) 00:21, 10 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]