Validation of an English version of the Child-OIDP index, an oral health-related quality of life measure for children.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Information on health related quality of life (HR-QOL) can be integrated with other classical health status indicators and be used to assist policy makers in resource allocation decisions. For this reason instruments such as the SF-12 and EQ-5D have been widely proposed as assessment tools to monitor changes...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Savoia E,Fantini MP,Pandolfi PP,Dallolio L,Collina N

更新日期：2006-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parents often experience stress-related complications when their child requires blood and marrow transplant (BMT). Previous studies have described the emotional toll BMT places on parents during the acute phase of care and within the context of clinical complications. In this paper we introduce the Parent Im...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Heinze KE,Rodday AM,Nolan MT,Bingen K,Kupst MJ,Patel SK,Syrjala K,Harris L,Recklitis C,Schwartz L,Davies S,Guinan EC,Noll R,Chang G,Parsons SK

更新日期：2015-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dental disease and treatment experience can negatively affect the oral health related quality of life (OHRQL) of preschool aged children and their caregivers. Currently no valid and reliable instrument is available to measure these negative influences in very young children. The objective of this research wa...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Pahel BT,Rozier RG,Slade GD

更新日期：2007-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the positive psychology intervention 'Happiness Route' compared to an active control condition in a vulnerable population with an accumulation of health and psychosocial problems. METHODS:We conducted a randomized, single-blind, activ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Weiss LA,Oude Voshaar MAH,Bohlmeijer ET,Westerhof GJ

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intensive care patients have, both before and after the ICU stay, a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) that differs from that of the normal population. Studies have described changes in HRQOL in the period from before the ICU stay and up to 12 months after. The aim of this study was to investigate possib...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Kvale R,Flaatten H

更新日期：2003-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) has important implications for the clinical practice of dentistry and dental research and should contribute to professional judgment about restorative treatments and prosthetic replacement in patients who had reduced dentitions. The aim was to compare the OHRQoL a...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Ferreira RC,Kawachi I,Souza JGS,Campos FL,Chalub LLFH,Antunes JLF

更新日期：2019-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Job satisfaction describes an employee's motivation and/or feeling of satisfaction towards his/her work. Globally, healthcare professionals' turnover and retention play a critical role in the delivery of essential health services. In Ghana, however, little has been done to ascertain job satisfaction levels a...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Akuffo KO,Agyei-Manu E,Kumah DB,Danso-Appiah A,Mohammed AS,Asare AK,Addo EK

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone metastases are a common painful and debilitating consequence of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CPRC). Bone pain may predict patients' prognosis and there is a need to further explore CRPC patients' experiences of bone pain in the overall context of disease pathology. Due to the subjective nature ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gater A,Abetz-Webb L,Battersby C,Parasuraman B,McIntosh S,Nathan F,Piault EC

更新日期：2011-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) was published by the World Health Organization (WHO) to standardize descriptions of health and disability. Little is known about the reliability and clinical relevance of measurements using the ICF and its qualifiers. This study exa...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Okochi J,Utsunomiya S,Takahashi T

更新日期：2005-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We previously reported that changes of 6-17 percent in the EORTC QLQ-C30 scores are regarded important by patients with multiple myeloma and thus may be considered as Minimal Important Differences (MIDs). However, patients' internal standard of measurement may have changed over time (response shift, RS). In ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Kvam AK,Wisløff F,Fayers PM

更新日期：2010-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated pre-defined aspects of content validity of the 18-item NCCN FACT-Ovarian Symptom Index (NFOSI-18) and its Disease-Related Symptoms-Physical (DRS-P) subscale, as clinical trial outcome tools for patients with advanced ovarian cancer. METHODS:Twenty-one women (mean age 59.5 years) diagnos...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Shaunfield S,Jensen S,Fisher AP,Webster K,Shahabi S,Ganguli A,Cella D

更新日期：2019-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People suffering different types of stroke have differing demographic characteristics and survival. However, current estimates of disease burden are based on the same underlying assumptions irrespective of stroke type. We hypothesized that average Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) lost from stroke would be...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Cadilhac DA,Dewey HM,Vos T,Carter R,Thrift AG

更新日期：2010-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:NAFLD impacts patient reported outcomes (PROs). Our aim was to assess the impact of NAFLD on patients' HRQOL. METHODS:National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2011 data were used to identify adult patients with NAFLD [Fatty Liver Index (FLI) > 60 in absence of other liver disease and e...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Golabi P,Otgonsuren M,Cable R,Felix S,Koenig A,Sayiner M,Younossi ZM

更新日期：2016-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:End-stage renal disease (ESRD) leads to renal replacement therapy and certainly has an impact on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aimed to review and compare the HRQoL between peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) patients using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Chuasuwan A,Pooripussarakul S,Thakkinstian A,Ingsathit A,Pattanaprateep O

更新日期：2020-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the absence of a French health-related quality of life (QOL) instrument for renal transplant recipients (RTR), we developed a self-administered questionnaire: the ReTransQol (RTQ). METHODS:This questionnaire was developed using classical methodology in the following three phases over a two-year period: I...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gentile S,Jouve E,Dussol B,Moal V,Berland Y,Sambuc R

更新日期：2008-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A valid and efficient stress measure is important for clinical and community settings. The objectives of this study were to translate the English version of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) into Chinese and to assess the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the PSQ (C-PSQ). The C-PSQ eva...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Meng R,Li J,Wang Z,Zhang D,Liu B,Luo Y,Hu Y,Yu C

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of genetic disorders of collagen biosynthesis, characterized by low bone density leading to fractures. Most patients exhibit functional impairment and require the aid of a caregiver. The aim of this study is to assess the quality of life (QoL) of caregivers of patients...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Vanz AP,Félix TM,da Rocha NS,Schwartz IV

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is variation in the number of response alternatives used within health-related questionnaires. This study compared a four-and a five-point scale version of the Norwegian Function Assessment Scale (NFAS) by evaluating data quality, internal consistency and validity. METHODS:All inhabitants in seven bir...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Østerås N,Gulbrandsen P,Garratt A,Benth JS,Dahl FA,Natvig B,Brage S

更新日期：2008-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To analyze the interplay between diet, physical activity and health-related quality of life in a Spanish randomly selected sample of individuals attended in general practitioners offices with intermediate cardiovascular risk. METHODS:This study analyzed 314 subjects, aged 35-74 years (50.6% women), from the...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Sanchez-Aguadero N,Alonso-Dominguez R,Garcia-Ortiz L,Agudo-Conde C,Rodriguez-Martin C,de Cabo-Laso A,Sanchez-Salgado B,Ramos R,Maderuelo-Fernandez JA,Gomez-Marcos MA,Recio-Rodriguez JI,MARK Group.

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have assessed the psychological benefits of orthodontic treatment; however, the impact of competence on psychological benefits remains unknown. AIMS:To analyze the change of the perception of psychosocial dental impact in a sample of adults undergoing orthodontic treatment (mild/moderate den...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： González MJ,Romero M,Peñacoba C

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endometriosis is one of the most common causes of infertility. The causes of the disease and its definitive treatments are still unclear. Moreover, Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) is a glycoprotein dimer that is a member of the transient growth factors family. This research work aimed to identify the effect of ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Nankali A,Kazeminia M,Jamshidi PK,Shohaimi S,Salari N,Mohammadi M,Hosseinian-Far A

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Short Form-8 (SF-8) is a widely used instrument for measuring health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version SF-8 using a large, representative sample of city residents in mainland China. METHODS:We surveyed res...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Lang L,Zhang L,Zhang P,Li Q,Bian J,Guo Y

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:This article deals with the problem of interpreting health-related quality of life (HRQL) outcomes in clinical trials. First, we will briefly describe how dichotomization and item response theory can facilitate interpretation. Based on examples from the medical literature for the interpretation of HRQL scores we will ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Schünemann HJ,Akl EA,Guyatt GH

更新日期：2006-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing international interest in the concept of mental well-being and its contribution to all aspects of human life. Demand for instruments to monitor mental well-being at a population level and evaluate mental health promotion initiatives is growing. This article describes the development and v...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Tennant R,Hiller L,Fishwick R,Platt S,Joseph S,Weich S,Parkinson J,Secker J,Stewart-Brown S

更新日期：2007-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is a short instrument, developed to assess perceived social support. The original English version has been widely used. The original scale has demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties in different settings, but no validated Swedish versi...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Ekbäck M,Benzein E,Lindberg M,Arestedt K

更新日期：2013-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is one of the oncological diseases in which health-related quality of life (HRQL) has been most studied. This is mainly due to its high incidence and survival. This paper seeks to: review published research into HRQL among women with breast cancer in Spain; analyse the characteristics of these ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Delgado-Sanz MC,García-Mendizábal MJ,Pollán M,Forjaz MJ,López-Abente G,Aragonés N,Pérez-Gómez B

更新日期：2011-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to determine the applicability of the term bother, as used in Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) instruments that will be translated into foreign languages from English for the United States. Bother is versatile in English for the U.S., in that it can describe negative mental sta...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gawlicki MC,McKown SM,Talbert MJ,Brandt BA

更新日期：2014-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies on the effect of life events (LEs) have been carried out in convenience samples which cannot be considered representative of the general population. In addition, recent studies have observed that gender differences in the health related quality of life (HRQoL) impact of LEs might be lower than b...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Villalonga-Olives E,Rojas-Farreras S,Vilagut G,Palacio-Vieira JA,Valderas JM,Herdman M,Ferrer M,Rajmil L,Alonso J

更新日期：2010-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) has received much attention in recent years. HRQOL indicators have been used to track population trends, identify health disparities, and monitor progress in achieving national health objectives for 2010. Prior studies have examined health risks and HRQOL at the nationa...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Jiang Y,Hesser JE

更新日期：2006-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rural-to-urban female migrant workers have a lower quality of life compared to the general population. Improving these conditions remains highly challenging. This paper reports the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the female migrant workers in an educational project. METHODS:In this before-and-afte...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Zhu C,Geng Q,Yang H,Chen L,Fu X,Jiang W

更新日期：2013-07-23 00:00:00