quality-of-life measure
nounUK /ˈkwɒlɪti əv laɪf ˈmeʒə/
US /ˈkwɑːləti əv laɪf ˈmeʒər/
A way to check how good or happy someone's life is.
The doctor used a quality-of-life measure to see if the new medicine helped her feel better.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A number or score that shows how comfortable and healthy a group of people lives.
The city compared its quality-of-life measure with other towns nearby.
3. A set of questions used to learn how a sick person feels day to day.
Nurses asked him to fill out a quality-of-life measure after his treatment.
4. A tool for judging whether a place is nice to live in.
Clean parks and safe streets raised the neighborhood's quality-of-life measure.