Quality of Life Cross-Cultural Research.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 20 Quality of Life Cross-Cultural Research Author: Hairpin, Li Ning show Lvyu Bo, Zou, Huo Yongzhong [Keywords:] quality of life;,,,, social medicine;,,, cross-cultural adaptation;,,,, scale [Abstract] the quality of life has been widely used in all areas of society, becoming an indispensable key indicators and assessment tools. With the medical and health care, a wide range of international exchange, cross-cultural study of quality of life become a new hotspot. On the current quality of life internationally active cross-cultural research project to clarify and analyze the existing problems. [Keywords:] quality of life; social medicine; cross-cultural adaptation; Scale [Abstract] At the present, quality of life instruments have been widely used in fields of society, and become the indispensably important indicator and evaluation tool. With the increasing international communication of medicine and health care, crosscultural research on quality of life has become a new focus. The aim of this review was to expound the active international cross-cultural research programs on quality of life and to analyze the current problems. [Keywords:] Quality of life; Social medicine; Crosscultural adaptation; Scale 1995 World Health Organization on quality of life made the following definition: ‘an individual’s perceptions of their position in life, in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live, and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns ( WHOQOL Group 1995) ‘[1]. Which the academic community more generally accepted definition of the Chinese translation is: ‘quality of life refers to the different cultures and value systems of individuals with their goals, expectations, standards and matters of concern related to the living conditions of experience. ‘WHO Quality of Life Study Group: This may be the first direct, formal elements of culture as a whole into the definition of quality of life, not just the