Procreative sex in infertile couples: the decay of pleasure? A letter to the editor.

abstract：BACKGROUND:While there are many published studies on HIV and functional limitations, there are few in the context of early abuse and its impact on functionality and Quality of Life (QoL) in HIV. METHODS:The present study focused on HIV in the context of childhood trauma and its impact on functionality and Quality of L...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Troeman ZC,Spies G,Cherner M,Archibald SL,Fennema-Notestine C,Theilmann RJ,Spottiswoode B,Stein DJ,Seedat S

更新日期：2011-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Families play a critical role in supporting the health and well-being of children with chronic illnesses, who face a lifetime of responsibility for self-management of their condition. Our goal was to investigate whether the novel Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System® (PROMIS®) Pediatric F...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Flynn KE,Kliems H,Saoji N,Svenson J,Cox ED

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Fatigue is frequent in rheumatic diseases. Fatigue expression and consequences may be modified by cultural differences. Our objective was to increase the understanding of the fatigue experience and characteristics among Egyptian, Muslim patients with rheumatic diseases. METHODS:Prospective monocentric quali...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Mortada M,Abdul-Sattar A,Gossec L

更新日期：2015-08-22 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:Interest in the measurement of health related quality of life and psychosocial functioning from the patient's perspective in diabetes mellitus has grown in recent years. The aim of this study is to investigate the psychometric performance of and agreement between the generic EQ-5D and SF-6D and diabetes spec...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Mulhern B,Meadows K

更新日期：2014-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Substantial challenges have been reported in China in terms of the large number of adult patients with strabismus and their poor quality of life. Quality of life is a cultural concept that varies according to personal feelings and perceptions, and it is influenced by physical, psychological and social factor...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Wang Z,Zhou J,Xu Y,Yin H,She X,Bian W,Wang X

更新日期：2018-09-03 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 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

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journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Bharmal M,Fofana F,Barbosa CD,Williams P,Mahnke L,Marrel A,Schlichting M

更新日期：2019-03-27 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:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains a life-threatening condition, despite modern therapies. We prospectively investigated the therapeutic health-related quality of life (HRQOL) effects of goal-oriented sequential combination therapy based on exercise capacity in patients newly diagnosed with PAH. ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Hirashiki A,Adachi S,Okumura N,Nakano Y,Shimokata S,Shimizu A,Arai H,Toba K,Murohara T,Kondo T

更新日期：2019-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) assesses what change on a measurement tool can be considered minimal clinically relevant. Although the recall period can influence questionnaire scores, it is unclear if it influences the MCID. This study is the first to examine longitudinally the impact of ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Alma HJ,de Jong C,Jelusic D,Wittmann M,Schuler M,Kollen BJ,Sanderman R,Schultz K,Kocks JWH,Van der Molen T

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To examine demographic and behavioral associations with self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among persons with HIV infection or AIDS. METHODS:Analysis of interviews with persons > or = 18 years of age reported through routine disease surveillance with HIV infection or AIDS to nine state and...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Campsmith ML,Nakashima AK,Davidson AJ

更新日期：2003-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mass screening could identify those with unrecognized celiac disease (CD), but the experience of being detected through screening and living with screening-detected CD should be explored before considering this as acceptable intervention. For this study we invited screening-detected adolescents to describe t...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Nordyke K,Rosén A,Emmelin M,Ivarsson A

更新日期：2014-06-11 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 Japanese Osteoporosis Quality of Life (JOQOL) questionnaire measures quality of life in Japanese patients with osteoporosis. However, several important aspects of the psychometric properties of individual domains, including responsiveness, have not been addressed to enable valid clinical application. Thi...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Urushihara H,Yoh K,Hamaya E,Taketsuna M,Tanaka K

更新日期：2014-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to identify the physical fitness (PF) tests of a multi-component battery more related to the perception of problems in each dimension of the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) assessed by the EuroQol 5 dimensions 3 level questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L) in community-dwelling midd...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Olivares PR,Gusi N,Prieto J,Hernandez-Mocholi MA

更新日期：2011-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A systematic review was conducted to analyse journal articles that describe or measure the impact of leg ulceration on patients' quality of life (QoL) in order to improve the content of an educational programme that aims to enhance self-care agency in leg ulcer patients. METHOD:Original articles published i...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Herber OR,Schnepp W,Rieger MA

更新日期：2007-07-25 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:Participating in regular physical activity contributes to significant improvements of quality of life (QOL) in adults. Understanding psychosocial factors that influence physical activity and QOL in working adults may have important implications for future interventions aimed at improving their health. The ma...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Xiao Y,Wang H,Zhang T,Ren X

更新日期：2019-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative anxiety is a frequent and challenging problem with deleterious effects on the development of surgical procedures and postoperative outcomes. To prevent and treat preoperative anxiety effectively, the level of anxiety of patients needs to be assessed through valid and reliable measuring instrumen...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Vergara-Romero M,Morales-Asencio JM,Morales-Fernández A,Canca-Sanchez JC,Rivas-Ruiz F,Reinaldo-Lapuerta JA

更新日期：2017-06-07 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: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:Cold climates traditionally have conferred long sleep duration in the residents in northeast China; however, modern lifestyle reduces sleep duration. In this study, we investigated social-biological factors influencing sleep duration in the adult residents in northeast China. METHODS:This study was performe...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Ren Y,Liu Y,Meng T,Liu W,Qiao Y,Gu Y,Li Y,Liu Y,Yu Y,Cheng Y

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Researchers have studied for decades workplace stress and burnout to identify their relationship to health and wellness. This research has focused on stress levels in people, as well as on environmental and personal factors that contribute to experiencing stress or burnout. In addition to the burnout measure...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gascón S,Masluk B,Montero-Marin J,Leiter MP,Herrera P,Albesa A

更新日期：2019-07-30 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:Past research has shown that Filipino cancer patients report lower levels of quality of life (QoL) than other ethnic groups. One possible explanation for this is that Filipinos do not define QoL in the same manner as others, resulting in bias in their assessments. Hence, Filipinos would not necessarily have ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Pagano IS,Gotay CC

更新日期：2005-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aging of population and the burden of disease among the aged have become one of the hot topics in the international health, and also brought tremendous pressure in the development of health service. METHODS:A total of 1,377,681 patients aged 65 years and over were collected with multistage stratified cl...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Duan W,Zheng A,Mu X,Li M,Liu C,Huang W,Wang X

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self Measure (PRISM) has been introduced as a visual measure of suffering. We explored the validity of a revised version, the PRISM-RII, in diabetes patients as part of the annual review. METHODS:Participants were 308 adult outpatients with either type 1 or type 2...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Klis S,Vingerhoets AJ,de Wit M,Zandbelt N,Snoek FJ

更新日期：2008-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The modified polycystic ovary syndrome health-related quality-of-life questionnaire (MPCOSQ) is a 30-item instrument measuring quality-of-life in English-speaking patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). We aimed to: 1) cross-culturally adapt the MPCOSQ into Chinese, and 2) assess the validity and rel...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Luo YY,Xu XL,Li XB

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00