The QOL-ONE Association, a private association for non-profit research, was founded in 2007 for scientific research on quality of life in patients with hematologic diseases. Since 2017, QOL-ONE has been recognized by the Italian Ministry of Health as a Research Institute (DPCM -Article 1, paragraph 353, of Law No.266 of 2005, Official Gazette – General Series – no. 290 of 13 December 2016).