[Image:Quality-of-life 2005.svg|thumb|380px|The Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality-of-life index, 2005 ]] In general, quality of life (QoL or QOL) is the perceived of an individual's daily life, that is, an assessment of their or lack thereof. This includes all emotional, social, and physical aspects of the individual's life. In health care, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an assessment of how the individual's well-being may be affected over time by a disease, disability, or disorder.