We analyse the impact of the provision of care on the health and quality of life (QoL) of mature female informal caregivers using a representative sample drawn from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). We match each informal caregiver with a non-carer using Propensity...

Arguments are being made more frequently to incorporate economic evaluations and quality of life assessments into clinical trials. Using two randomised, multicentre trials of radiotherapy for cancer as an example, this paper outlines: (1) the importance of including such assessments; (2) the...

There is an increasing awareness within the medical profession of the need to include quality of life as well as survival as an outcome measure. This paper reviews some of the evidence which assesses the quality of life of patients with cancer of the head and neck who have undergone surgery or...