RT Book, Section A1 Jonsen, Albert R. A1 Siegler, Mark A1 Winslade, William J. SR Print(0) ID 1186991160 T1 Quality of Life T2 Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine, 9e YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260457544 LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1186991160 RD 2024/04/20 AB Quality of life is the third topic that must be reviewed in order to understand any problem in clinical ethics. Although the idea of quality of life is difficult to define, it is often raised in complex cases and must be addressed. This chapter explains the concept of quality of life, analyzes its implications for clinical decisions, and suggests certain distinctions and cautions that should be observed when discussing this concept in clinical care. The chapter also reviews in detail an area of clinical care in which quality-of-life considerations often loom large, namely, end-of-life care, including termination of life support and physician-assisted dying.