Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot74010.32687/0869-866X-2021-29-s2-1324-1330Научная статьяFORMATION OF THE NOTION OF «QUALITY OF LIFE», CONCEPTUALISATION AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS (LITERATURE REVIEW)PivovarovaO. A.pivovarovaoa1@zdrav.mos.ruPotemkinaR. A.-RusanovaN. E.-Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare DepartmentInstitution of Science Institute of Socio-Economic Studies of Population, Russian Academy of Sciences1512202129S21324133023112021Copyright © 2021,2021Quality of life (QoL) is an important health outcome and represents the primary aim of all medical interventions. The term QoL has been is frequently used in medical and philosophical literature in recent decades and has become an important concept and goal of public health research.Traditionally, biomedical results rather than QoL were the basic endpoints in clinical and public health research.However, recent research is increasingly focusing on the study of QoL in patients and the making use of QoL assessment has increased considerably. 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