In addition to the widely used standardized SF-36, the individual measure SEIQoL-DW shows new aspects concerning the areas of quality of life, which are personally important to the participants. Less than half of our patients mentioned health and the five most nominated areas are not related to health. By focusing on health, the importance of health-related factors is overrated, and the impact of non-medical effects is underrepresented.
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