The concept „quality of life” appears in many fields of science, philosophy, politics or social practice taking into consideration historical and ideological context as the form of enquiry for fundamental issues of human life. It is not directly observed and measured, therefore it can be unlimitedly interpreted. Such ambiguity of theoretical and definitional assumptions is the reason of its interest. The problem of life quality is considered in relation to health in medicine. The author presents chosen concepts of such issue in the following article.