Disease Severity and Health‐Related Quality of Life Across Different Chronic Conditions

Measurements of health‐related quality of life (HRQL) are an essential component in overall assessment of health status, particularly in older patients. Nevertheless, how measures of HRQL relate to measures of disease severity is largely unexplored. This study was carried out to explore the relationship between a measure of HRQL and measures of severity of ischemic stroke, Parkinson's diseases (PD), or chronic coronary heart disease (CHD).

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