Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and health-related quality of life.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few questionnaires on outpatients' satisfaction with hospital exist. All have been constructed without giving enough room for the patient's point of view in the validation procedure. The main objective was to develop, according to psychometric standards, a self-administered generic outpatient questionnaire e...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gasquet I,Villeminot S,Estaquio C,Durieux P,Ravaud P,Falissard B

更新日期：2004-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) is a frequently used patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for assessment of hip disorders and treatment effects following hip surgery. The objective of the study was to translate and adapt the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS)...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gojło MK,Paradowski PT

更新日期：2020-05-12 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：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:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) leads to decreased quality of life (QOL) by increasing the risk of death during the progression of its pathogenesis. However, many factors can be improved to support QOL. This study aimed to assess QOL among CKD patients in Nepal and to determine the factors associated with their...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Mahato SKS,Apidechkul T,Sriwongpan P,Hada R,Sharma GN,Nayak SK,Mahato RK

更新日期：2020-06-29 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：:A response to Marci et al. 'Procreative sex in infertile couples: the decay of pleasure?'This is a reply to http://www.hqlo.com/content/pdf/1477-7525-11-52.pdf. ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gadarowski A

更新日期：2013-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study is to describe Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of localized prostate cancer patients in an Active Surveillance (AS) program, and to compare them with those undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP), external-beam radiotherapy (XRT) and brachytherapy (BT). METHODS:Multi-instituti...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Sureda A,Fumadó L,Ferrer M,Garín O,Bonet X,Castells M,Mir MC,Abascal JM,Vigués F,Cecchini L,Suárez JF

更新日期：2019-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In order to estimate utilities for cancer studies where the EQ-5D was not used, the EORTC QLQ-C30 can be used to estimate EQ-5D using existing mapping algorithms. Several mapping algorithms exist for this transformation, however, algorithms tend to lose accuracy in patients in poor health states. The aim of ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Arnold DT,Rowen D,Versteegh MM,Morley A,Hooper CE,Maskell NA

更新日期：2015-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This Study Examined The Measurement Properties Of The Japanese Version Of The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Hepatocellular Carcinoma-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-HCC18). METHODS:EORTC quality of life (QOL) translation guidelines were followed to create a J...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Mikoshiba N,Tateishi R,Tanaka M,Sakai T,Blazeby JM,Kokudo N,Koike K,Kazuma K

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are very few reliable and valid measures in Japan assessing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children with cancer. The present study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Survey of Health Adolescent Form (MMQL-AF), which is a measure for assessing th...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Koike M,Hori H,Rikiishi T,Hayakawa A,Tsuji N,Yonemoto T,Uryu H,Matsushima E

更新日期：2014-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term fate of severely injured patients in terms of their quality of life is not well known. Our aim was to assess the quality of life of patients who have suffered moderate to severe trauma and to identify primary factors of long-term quality of life impairment. METHODS:A prospective monocentric st...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Vardon-Bounes F,Gracia R,Abaziou T,Crognier L,Seguin T,Labaste F,Geeraerts T,Georges B,Conil JM,Minville V

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies in quality of life (QOL) in individuals with disorders/differences of sex development (DSD) have been restricted to subpopulations of the condition. We describe QOL in adult persons with DSD compared to country specific references and assess the impact of diagnosis. METHODS:The multicentre ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Rapp M,Mueller-Godeffroy E,Lee P,Roehle R,Kreukels BPC,Köhler B,Nordenström A,Bouvattier C,Thyen U,dsd-LIFE group.

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are very few studies about general quality of life parameters, standards for the description of health status and comparison with general population data on patients with Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), a rare disease in which epistaxis is a cardinal symptom. PURPOSE:To assess the quality...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Zarrabeitia R,Fariñas-Álvarez C,Santibáñez M,Señaris B,Fontalba A,Botella LM,Parra JA

更新日期：2017-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few epidemiologic studies have assessed health-related quality of life (HRQL) of asthma patients from a general population and it is unclear which instrument is best suitable for this purpose. We investigated the validity of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) and the SF-36 completed by individua...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Puhan MA,Gaspoz JM,Bridevaux PO,Schindler C,Ackermann-Liebrich U,Rochat T,Gerbase MW

更新日期：2008-02-15 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:The Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) Database of Mapping Studies was established in 2013, based on a systematic review of studies developing mapping algorithms predicting EQ-5D. The Mapping onto Preference-based measures reporting Standards (MAPS) statement was published in 2015 to improve reporting o...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Dakin H,Abel L,Burns R,Yang Y

更新日期：2018-02-12 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:Quality of life (QoL) is influenced in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients by a set of factors related to diagnosis, treatment and tumor impacts. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Quality of Life (QoL) changes in Head and Neck cancer (HNC) patients during treatment (radiotherapy and/or chemoradiother...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： do Nascimento Santos Lima E,Ferreira IB,Lajolo PP,Paiva CE,de Paiva Maia YC,das Graças Pena G

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ulcerative colitis disease activity is determined by measuring symptoms and signs. Our aim was to determine which symptom domains are frequent and responsive to change in the evaluation of disease activity, which are those defined by three criteria: 1) they occur frequently during flares; 2) they improve dur...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Joyce JC,Waljee AK,Khan T,Wren PA,Dave M,Zimmermann EM,Wang S,Zhu J,Higgins PD

更新日期：2008-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Health of the Nation Outcomes Scale (HoNOS) is recommended for use by the English National Service Framework for Mental Health and by the working group on outcome indicators for severe mental illnesses to the Department of Health. It was developed to measure the health and social functioning of people wi...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Smith W,Vitoratou S,McCrone P,Patel A

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many previous studies have reported factors that contribute to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for a single skin disease. However, little is known about generalized factors associated with HRQoL across skin diseases. The objective of this study was to investigate overall HRQoL, and to identify factors...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： He Z,Marrone G,Ou A,Liu H,Ma L,Huang Y,Li Y,Sun L,Bai Y,Liu W,Zha X,Lu C

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of the present study are to investigate whether there are differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between girls and boys in two different age groups, to study how much of children's variance in HRQoL can be explained by common psychosomatic health symptoms, and to examine whether the s...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Svedberg P,Eriksson M,Boman E

更新日期：2013-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychometric evidence is necessary to establish scientific integrity and clinical usefulness of translations and cultural adaptations of the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life (SS-QoL) scale. However, the limited evidence on psychometrics of Yoruba version of SS-QoL 2.0 (SS-QoL(Y)) is a significant shortcoming....

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Odetunde MO,Akinpelu AO,Odole AC

更新日期：2017-10-19 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:The PedsQL Measurement Model was designed to measure health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents. The PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales were developed to be integrated with the PedsQL Disease-Specific Modules. The newly developed PedsQL Family Impact Module was designed to measure the imp...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Varni JW,Sherman SA,Burwinkle TM,Dickinson PE,Dixon P

更新日期：2004-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition of unknown etiology and no definitive pharmacotherapy. Patients are usually prescribed symptomatic treatment or self-medicate. We evaluated prescription and non-prescription drug use among persons with CFS in Georgia and compared it to that in non-fa...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Boneva RS,Lin JM,Maloney EM,Jones JF,Reeves WC

更新日期：2009-07-20 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Modeling latent variables such as physical disability is challenging since its measurement is performed through proxies. This poses significant methodological challenges. The objective of this article is to present three different methods to predict latent variables based on classical summed scores, individu...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Pietrobon R,Taylor M,Guller U,Higgins LD,Jacobs DO,Carey T

更新日期：2004-10-25 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