Qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde: Análise dimensional do conceito

Abstract

Introduction: Health-related quality of life was chosen to form the focus of this study because it implies the importance of deepening the meaning of the concepts involved and emphasizes the opportunity to study them as socially constructed themes. Objective: To analyse the concept of health-related quality of life through the Dimensional Concept Analysis Model. Method: Analytically, this study describes the social and logical construction of that concept, differentiates the two perspectives and identifies and examines the propositions (hypotheses). Result: Currently, the term “quality of life” gains greater theoretical and methodological foundation. Its definitions are classified as Global Type I, II and III. The function of the instrument used is to discriminate, describe and predict people's level of quality of life, based on the various aspects of quality of life, according to the context. Conclusion: The measure of quality of life depends on consensus among specialists, requiring a continuous debate on the construct of this concept.