生活質素 (英文Quality of life) 根據世界衛生組織,就係「 一個人喺某一個文化或者價值觀入面,對於佢哋自己嘅地位、有嘅擔心、同埋目標嘅觀念」[1]。簡單啲講,就係一個人覺得自己嘅生活過得有幾好。

一般量度生活質素最普遍嘅指標包括:資產工作自然環境健康教育休閒宗教安全、同埋自由等等[2][3][4]。生活質素亦都可以基於唔同嘅情況有啲唔同嘅理解,例如經濟發展醫療政治、同埋就業[5]

  1. "WHOQOL: Measuring Quality of Life". World Health Organization. 原先內容歸檔喺15 May 2020. 喺22 May 2020搵到.
  2. Gregory, Derek; Johnston, Ron; Pratt, Geraldine; Watts, Michael; 等, 編 (June 2009). "Quality of Life". Dictionary of Human Geography (第5版). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-3287-9.
  3. Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen, ed. (1993). The Quality of Life, Oxford: Clarendon Press. Description and chapter-preview links. 互聯網檔案館歸檔,歸檔日期11 February 2019.
  4. Barcaccia, Barbara (4 September 2013). "Quality Of Life: Everyone Wants It, But What Is It?". Forbes/ Education. 原先內容歸檔喺22 May 2019. 喺10 May 2016搵到.
  5. Bottomley, Andrew (2002). "The Cancer Patient and Quality of Life". The Oncologist. 7 (2): 120–125. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.7-2-120. ISSN 1083-7159. PMID 11961195. S2CID 20903110.