An exploratory study to evaluate the utility of an adapted Mother Generated Index (MGI) in assessment of postpartum quality of life in India.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dyspnea is frequent in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and one of the most bothersome symptoms. The recently developed Dyspnea-ALS-Scale (DALS-15) is a disease-specific patient-reported outcome to detect and quantify dyspnea. OBJECTIVES:To analyze in a case-based approach the diagnostic and clinical imp...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Vogt S,Schreiber S,Heinze HJ,Dengler R,Petri S,Vielhaber S

更新日期：2019-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:A sizable body of research has now examined the complex relationship between quality of life (QoL) and depressive disorder. Uptake of QoL research in relation to bipolar disorder (BD) has been comparatively slow, although increasing numbers of QoL studies are now being conducted in bipolar populations. We aimed to per...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Michalak EE,Yatham LN,Lam RW

更新日期：2005-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stomach cancer survivors (SCS) often carry the dual burden of the cancer itself and other comorbidities; meanwhile, they are highly motivated to seek health advice about lifestyles to improve their health and quality of life (QOL). The associations of the comorbidity and the consumption of vegetable and frui...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Wang JW,Zhang CG,Deng QL,Chen WL,Wang X,Yu JM

更新日期：2018-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the study was to determine whether the Persian version of the KIDSCREEN-27 has the optimal number of response category to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and adolescents. Moreover, we aimed to determine if all the items contributed adequately to their own domain. FI...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Jafari P,Bagheri Z,Safe M

更新日期：2012-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The last decade has evidenced a dramatic increase in the development and utilization of pediatric health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures in an effort to improve pediatric patient health and well-being and determine the value of healthcare services. The emerging paradigm shift toward patient-reported...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Varni JW,Limbers CA,Burwinkle TM

更新日期：2007-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-reported measures can be used to examine whether drug differences other than clinical efficacy have an impact on outcomes that may be important to patients. Although exenatide and insulin glargine appear to have similar efficacy for treatment of type 2 diabetes, there are several differences between ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Secnik Boye K,Matza LS,Oglesby A,Malley K,Kim S,Hayes RP,Brodows R

更新日期：2006-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measuring quality of life (QOL) in a population is important for the predictions of health and social care needs. In Pakistan, health related quality of life data exist but there are no quality of life data of general population. In this study, quality of life was assessed among the Pakistani general populat...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Lodhi FS,Montazeri A,Nedjat S,Mahmoodi M,Farooq U,Yaseri M,Kasaeian A,Holakouie-Naieni K

更新日期：2019-01-14 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 EQ-5D health-related quality of life instrument comprises a health state classification (health problems by severity in five domains), followed by an evaluation using a visual analogue scale (VAS). Despite the EQ-5D's use in health technology assessment and as a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM), t...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Whynes DK

更新日期：2013-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) commonly present with more than one comorbid condition, contributing to poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of our study was to identify the associations between HRQoL and patient characteristics, vascular comorbidities and anxiety/depression diso...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Tušek-Bunc K,Petek D

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient reported outcome measurements (PROMs) are emerging as an important component of patient management in the cancer setting, providing broad perspectives on patients' quality of life and experience. The use of PROMs is, however, generally limited to the context of randomised control trials, as healthcar...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Moss MCL,Aggarwal A,Qureshi A,Taylor B,Guerrero-Urbano T,Van Hemelrijck M

更新日期：2021-01-15 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:This study evaluates the benefits of integrating behavioral health and trauma services for Latinas with a history drug use. Changes in quality of life (QOL) domains were documented after participation in a manualized intervention in a cohort of Latinas. METHODS:Participants were part of a prospective cohort...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Cruz-Feliciano MA,Miranda-Díaz C,Fernández-Santos DM,Orobitg-Brenes D,Hunter-Mellado RF,Carrión-González IS

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-reported outcome measures have become a well-recognised part of outcome assessment in orthopaedic surgery. These questionnaires claim to measure joint-specific dimensions like pain, function in activities of daily living, joint awareness or stiffness. Interference of the patient's psychological statu...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Giesinger JM,Kuster MS,Behrend H,Giesinger K

更新日期：2013-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This article describes the development and validation of a self-reported questionnaire, the KQoL-26, that is based on the views of patients with a suspected ligamentous or meniscal injury of the knee that assesses the impact of their knee problem on the quality of their lives. METHODS:Patient interviews and...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Garratt AM,Brealey S,Robling M,Atwell C,Russell I,Gillespie W,King D,DAMASK Trial Team.

更新日期：2008-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to validate the Chinese version of the Reynolds' Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ) in a Chinese society and explore a convenient short version. METHODS:A sample of 711 cases was derived from two territory-wide surveys of Hong Kong adolescents aged between 15 and 19 years old. RESULTS:Th...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Zhang Y,Yip PS,Fu KW

更新日期：2014-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fatigue is the most common symptom in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients. Many fatigue instruments have been used in SLE, with Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) mostly adopted. However, fatigue instruments haven't been tested in the Chinese SLE population. The aim of our study was to test the psychometri...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Feng C,He Q,Wu Y,Hu X,Wu J,He X,Zhao S

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC) such as dabigatran, when compared to warfarin, have been shown to potentially reduce the risk of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) together with lower healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and similar total costs. This study expands on previous ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Reynolds SL,Ghate SR,Sheer R,Gandhi PK,Moretz C,Wang C,Sander S,Costantino ME,Annavarapu S,Andrews G

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

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:This study aims to (i) evaluate the association between anxiety and depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL); and (ii) identify the effect modifiers of this relationship in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS:A total of 337 clinically stable COPD patient...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Balcells E,Gea J,Ferrer J,Serra I,Orozco-Levi M,de Batlle J,Rodriguez E,Benet M,Donaire-González D,Antó JM,Garcia-Aymerich J,PAC-COPD Study Group.

更新日期：2010-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously reported that higher patient satisfaction (PS) with service quality is associated with favorable survival outcomes in a variety of cancers. However, we argued that patients with greater satisfaction might be the ones with better self-rated health (SRH), a recognized predictor of cancer sur...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gupta D,Patel K,Lis CG

更新日期：2015-09-04 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:Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) is available in over 30 languages and a commonly used Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) for assessment of treatment effects following knee surgery. The aim of the study was to report the linguistic translational process and evaluate the psychometric properties...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Paradowski PT,Witoński D,Kęska R,Roos EM

更新日期：2013-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) was a widely used tool to assess disease impact on patients with obstructive airways disease. Although traditional methods have generally supported construct validity and internal consistency reliability of SGRQ, such methods cannot facilitate the evaluation ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Lo C,Liang WM,Hang LW,Wu TC,Chang YJ,Chang CH

更新日期：2015-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Very little is known about the quality of life of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infected patients. In this study in Ethiopia, we compared the quality of life HIV positive patients with and without TB. METHODS:A cross sectional study was conducted from February to April, 2009 in selected hospitals in Oromiya ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Deribew A,Tesfaye M,Hailmichael Y,Negussu N,Daba S,Wogi A,Belachew T,Apers L,Colebunders R

更新日期：2009-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have been rarely conducted to provide a comprehensive perspective of pregnant women with the intention to investigate the relationships between periodontal conditions and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). As such, this study aimed to describe the OHRQoL of pregnant women in Shanghai, Chin...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Lu HX,Xu W,Wong MC,Wei TY,Feng XP

更新日期：2015-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Along with rapid economic development, the aging process in China is gradually accelerating. The living conditions of empty-nest rural elderly are worrisome. As a more vulnerable group, empty-nest elderly are facing more urgent health problems. This study explores the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) o...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Liang Y,Wu W

更新日期：2014-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In eating disorders (EDs) treatment, outcome measurement has traditionally focused on symptom reduction rather than functioning or quality of life (QoL). Generic QoL measures lack sensitivity for some diagnoses and many not be responsive in eating disorder patients. This article describes the development and...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Adair CE,Marcoux GC,Cram BS,Ewashen CJ,Chafe J,Cassin SE,Pinzon J,Gusella JL,Geller J,Scattolon Y,Fergusson P,Styles L,Brown KE

更新日期：2007-04-30 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:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) often has a profound negative impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In the absence of any qualitative studies in sub-Saharan Africa, we undertook a study to explore living experiences, perceptions and unmet needs of South African patients with SLE. METHODS:Twen...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Phuti A,Schneider M,Makan K,Tikly M,Hodkinson B

更新日期：2019-04-16 00:00:00