疾病对个人生活和整个社会的影响一度被认为太大而无法衡量。最近，对生活质量、预期寿命以及疾病和治疗的财务成本的定量测量不仅显示了如何计算这种影响，还显示了如何将结果用于进一步研究和改善公共卫生。《疾病负担和生活质量衡量手册》是首次在国际范围内全面参考这些文书及其结果。
该手册对超过120种疾病和条件的残疾调整生命年（DALY）、质量调整生命年（QALY）、生活质量和财务指标进行了深入审查。它的编辑将这些关键信息组织起来，以便最大限度地访问和使用，其中包括摘要、关键术语的定义、摘要要点，以及数十个可以增强文本或独立的图表。读者可以按国家、地区或人口或疾病实体访问数据，例如：。
心血管和肺部疾病，包括高血压、中风和COPD。
病毒、细菌、微生物、寄生虫和其他传染病，包括艾滋病毒/艾滋病、结核病、脑炎和登革热，以及疫苗接种问题。
癌症，包括乳腺癌、前列腺癌、宫颈癌、结肠直肠癌和儿科癌症。
心理社会、精神、感官和成瘾（药物、酒精、烟草）障碍。
话题包括毒性暴露（注射污染、职业危害、环境污染物）、特殊人群（中国儿童、老年人、洛杉矶市）、常见疾病（类风湿性关节炎、更年期、黄斑变性）。
另外几章讨论了评估健康和疾病影响的具体措施，如WHOQoL问卷、SF-36简式健康调查和晚年生活质量问卷。
该手册涵盖面广，内容细致、最新，对生活质量领域的公共卫生研究人员至关重要。
Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures
The impact of illness on individual lives and society at large was once considered too vast to gauge. More recently, quantitative measures of quality of life, life expectancy, and the financial costs of illness and treatment are showing not only how this impact can be calculated but also how the results can be used to further research and improve public health. The Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures is the first comprehensive reference to these instruments and their findings on an international scale.
The Handbook features in-depth reviews of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), quality of life and financial measures for over 120 diseases and conditions. Its editors have organized this critical information for maximum access and ease of use, with abstracts, definitions of key terms, summary points, and dozens of figures and tables that can enhance the text or stand alone. Readers may access data by country, region, or population, or by disease entity, e.g.
Cardiovascular and pulmonary, including hypertension, stroke, and COPD.
Viral, bacterial, microbial, parasitic, and other infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, encephalitis, and dengue fever, plus vaccination issues.
Cancer, including breast, prostate, cervical, colorectal, and pediatric.
Psychosocial, psychiatric, sensory, and addictive (drugs, alcohol, tobacco) disorders.
Topics ranging from toxic exposure (injection contamination, occupational hazards, environmental pollutants), to special populations (children, the elderly in China, the city of Los Angeles), to commonly-occurring conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, menopause, macular degeneration).
Plus chapters discuss specific measures for assessing health and disease impact, such as the WHOQoL questionnaire, the SF-36 Short-Form Health Survey, and the Quality of Life in Later Life Questionnaire.
The Handbook’s broad coverage and meticulous, up-to-date detail make it essential for public health researchers in the area of quality of life.
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