Quality of life and BMI changes in youth participating in an integrated pediatric obesity treatment program.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A key goal for services treating older persons is improving Quality of Life (QoL). This study aimed to 1) determine the QoL and utility (i.e. satisfaction with own quality of life) for participants of a discharge program for older people following an extended hospital episode of care and 2) examine the impac...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Comans TA,Peel NM,Gray LC,Scuffham PA

更新日期：2013-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary Angioedema (HAE), a rare genetic disease, manifests as intermittent, painful attacks of angioedema. Attacks vary in frequency and severity and include skin, abdominal and life-threatening laryngeal swellings. This study aimed to develop a patient reported outcome (PRO) tool for the assessment of H...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Bonner N,Abetz-Webb L,Renault L,Caballero T,Longhurst H,Maurer M,Christiansen S,Zuraw B,Icatibant Outcome Survey (IOS) International Executive Committee and the Hereditary Angioedema Association (HAEA) Medical Advisory Board.

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined sex-specific differences in physical health-related quality of life (HRQoL) across subgroups of metabolic health and obesity. We specifically asked whether (1) obesity is related to lower HRQoL independent of metabolic health status and potential confounders, and (2) whether associations ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Truthmann J,Mensink GBM,Bosy-Westphal A,Hapke U,Scheidt-Nave C,Schienkiewitz A

更新日期：2017-06-10 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:Dental caries, traumatic dental injury (TDI) and malocclusion are common oral health conditions among preschool children and can have both physical and psychosocial consequences. Thus, it is important to measure the impact these on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children. The aim of the ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gomes MC,Pinto-Sarmento TC,Costa EM,Martins CC,Granville-Garcia AF,Paiva SM

更新日期：2014-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:A limited number of studies have evaluated the effects of oral contraceptives (OCs) on the quality of life (QOL) of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients. This study aimed to compare the effects of using OCs containing levonorgestrel (LNG) and those containing desogestrel (DSG), cyproterone...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Amiri M,Nahidi F,Yarandi RB,Khalili D,Tohidi M,Tehrani FR

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to examine the association between ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) and health-related quality of life and health status indicators. METHODS:This cross-sectional study included adult NHANES participants from 2001 to 2010 without CVD (N = 7115). CVH was defined according to AHA defi...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Allen NB,Badon S,Greenlund KJ,Huffman M,Hong Y,Lloyd-Jones DM

更新日期：2015-09-22 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: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 General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) - 12 was designed as a short questionnaire to assess psychiatric morbidity. Despite the fact that studies have suggested a number of competing multidimensional factor structures, it continues to be largely used as a unidimensional instrument. This may have an impact on ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Smith AB,Fallowfield LJ,Stark DP,Velikova G,Jenkins V

更新日期：2010-04-30 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:Due to an improving prognosis, and increased knowledge of intervention effects over time, long-term well-being among prostate cancer (PC) survivors has gained increasing attention. Yet, despite a variety of available PC interventions, experts currently disagree on optimal intervention course based on surviva...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Adam S,Feller A,Rohrmann S,Arndt V

更新日期：2018-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amblyopia is a visual condition that occurs in childhood. Screening programmes exist within the United Kingdom (UK) to detect amblyopia, and once detected treatment is given.Existing patient reported outcome (PRO) measures for amblyopia do not meet current recommendations for the methods adopted during their...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Carlton J

更新日期：2013-10-22 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: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：: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:The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-2.0) has been adapted and validated in several cultures, but data on performance in the African context are lacking. The aim of the study was to evaluate the validity and psychometric properties of the WHODAS-2.0 among people with severe me...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Habtamu K,Alem A,Medhin G,Fekadu A,Dewey M,Prince M,Hanlon C

更新日期：2017-04-05 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effectiveness of integrated care interventions in improving the Quality of Life (QoL) for patients with chronic conditions. DESIGN:A review of the systematic reviews evidence (umbrella review). DATA SOURCES:Medline, Embase, ASSIA, PsychINFO, HMIC, CINAHL, Cochrane Library (including HTA dat...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Flanagan S,Damery S,Combes G

更新日期：2017-09-29 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:The resilience to face disease is a process of positive adaptation despite the loss of health. It involves developing vitality and skills to overcome the negative effects of adversity, risks, and vulnerability caused by disease. In Mexico, the Mexican Resilience Measurement Scale (RESI-M) has been validated ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Toledano-Toledano F,Moral de la Rubia J,McCubbin LD,Liebenberg L,Vera Jiménez JA,Rivera-Rivera L,Hart A,Barajas Nava LA,Salazar García M,Martínez Valverde S,Rivera Aragón S,Sánchez Gómez C,Villavicencio Guzmán L,Granados García

更新日期：2017-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To establish the validity and reliability of the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) in service users with schizophrenia, depression and anxiety spectrum disorders in Singapore and estimate SWEMWBS scores across socio-demographic and the three psychiatric diagnostic groups in the sample...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Vaingankar JA,Abdin E,Chong SA,Sambasivam R,Seow E,Jeyagurunathan A,Picco L,Stewart-Brown S,Subramaniam M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of abdominal obesity and its association with the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a randomly selected Chinese sample. METHODS:A population-based sample of 3,600 residents aged 18-80 years was selected randomly from 5 Chinese cities. Demographic inform...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Wu S,Wang R,Jiang A,Ding Y,Wu M,Ma X,Zhao Y,He J

更新日期：2014-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the impact of the gap between subjective and objective social status on health-related quality of life. METHODS:We analyzed data from 12,350 participants aged ≥ 18 years in the Korean Health Panel Survey. Health-related quality of life was measured by EuroQol-Visual analogue scale. Objective ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Choi Y,Kim JH,Park EC

更新日期：2015-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a chronic disorder with substantial impact on quality of life similar to that seen in diabetes mellitus or osteoarthritis. Little is known about the psychological characteristics of RLS patients although psychological factors may contribute to unfavourable treatment outcome. ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Scholz H,Benes H,Happe S,Bengel J,Kohnen R,Hornyak M

更新日期：2011-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evolution of technology in healthcare has increased the health care's costs and, the universal healthcare systems, in developed countries, need to ensure proper allocation of resources. Thus, the major issue is assessing the effectiveness of new medical technologies. The evaluation of quality of life in ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Ragusa R,Bertino G,Bruno A,Frazzetto E,Cicciu F,Giorgianni G,Lupo L

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of a rapid response system (RRS) is to improve the timely recognition and treatment of ward patients with deteriorating vital signs The system is based on a set of clinical criteria that are used to assess patient's vital signs on a general ward. Once a patient is evaluated as critical, a medical eme...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Simmes F,Schoonhoven L,Mintjes J,Fikkers BG,van der Hoeven JG

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although several studies indicate the effects of diabetes type 2 on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in female subjects, the related impact of the disease on HRQoL in their family members has rarely been the focus of the empirical research. In this study we aim to investigate associations between diabe...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Moeineslam M,Amiri P,Karimi M,Jalali-Farahani S,Shiva N,Azizi F

更新日期：2019-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Quality Adjusted Life Year influences the allocation of significant amounts of healthcare resources. Despite this surprisingly little research effort has been devoted to analysing how beliefs and attitudes to hastening death influence preferences for health states anchored at "dead" and "perfect health"....

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Barry L,Hobbins A,Kelleher D,Shah K,Devlin N,Goni JMR,O'Neill C

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The West-Haven Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI) can be used to describe behavioural and psychosocial consequences of long-term pain but little is known about how MPI items and MPI subgroups relate to goals that patients find important in rehabilitation. Life satisfaction measured by the LiSat-11 checkli...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Silvemark AJ,Källmén H,Portala K,Molander C

更新日期：2008-09-23 00:00:00