Author Question: The notion that quality of life is a subjective experience assumes that a. patients may ... (Read 26 times)

rmenurse · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The notion that quality of life is a subjective experience assumes that

a. patients may providethe most valid assessments of their quality of life.
b. psychosocial and economic factors must be considered instead of measures of physiological functioning.
c. reliable and valid measures will never be developed.
d. quality of life is independent of changes in chronic illness and its treatment.

Question 2

Research has shown that:

a. all families become more protective when their child has a chronic illness, regardless of thei child's age.
b. when the chronic illness is serious, such as cancer, members of all ethnic groups tend to cope similarly.
c. Individuals from nuclear families cope better with their child's chronic illness than those from blended families.
d. the environment in which a person lives can make a disease worse or help control it.