Quality of life and the use of time theory and measurement

The potential use of occupational science is its application to improving quality of life and well‐being. The efficient design of interventions which attempt to bring about improvements in well‐being and quality of life presuppose they can be meaningfully measured. While well‐being and quality of life measures are most frequently considered at a macro‐scale, they are equally, if not more, important in the context of daily living. This paper examines the role of time use studies, in relation to existing theory, in the measurement of well‐being and quality of life, focusing on the methodological contribution they can make.