Quality of Life–Asian Perspective–A Personal View

Abstract

There is a need to define Quality of Life and to develop a practical method to measure objectively this aspect in gastrointestinal diseases. This has not been performed in any Asian population. It is proposed that this evaluation be part of future trials in Asia on the basis that Asian patients are culturally, socially and politically different from Westerners.

Key Words:

• Asian population
• peptic ulcer disease
• quality of life