Does the correspondence between EQ-5D health state description and VAS score vary by medical condition?

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：PURPOSE:The present study aimed to determine the effect of demographic characteristics, occupation, anthropometric indices, and leisure-time physical activity levels on coronary risk and health-related quality of life among military police officers from the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. METHODS:The sample included ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： da Silva FC,Hernandez SS,Arancibia BA,Castro TL,Filho PJ,da Silva R

更新日期：2014-04-27 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:Many studies have demonstrated that health related quality of life (HRQoL) improves, on average, after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABGS). However, this average improvement may not be realized for all patients, and it is possible that there are two or more distinctive groups with different, possibl...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Le Grande MR,Elliott PC,Murphy BM,Worcester MU,Higgins RO,Ernest CS,Goble AJ

更新日期：2006-08-13 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:Previous studies have reported that socioeconomically disadvantaged Australians have poorer self-rated dental health (SRDH), are less likely to be insured for dental services and are less likely to have regular dental visits than their more advantaged counterparts. However, less is known about the associatio...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Teusner DN,Anikeeva O,Brennan DS

更新日期：2014-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QOL Core Questionnaire 30 (EORTC QLQ-30) and the Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) are the two most widely used measures of cancer-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This study aims to assess whether the two instruments ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Iravani K,Jafari P,Akhlaghi A,Khademi B

更新日期：2018-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combining outcomes and the use of standardized effect measures such as effect size and standardized response mean across instruments allows more comprehensive meta-analyses and should avoid selection bias. However, such analysis ideally requires that the instruments correlate strongly and that the underlying...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Puhan MA,Soesilo I,Guyatt GH,Schünemann HJ

更新日期：2006-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of the research reported here was to understand the patient experience of living with myelofibrosis (MF) and establish content validity of the Modified Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Symptom Assessment Diary (MPN-SD). METHODS:Qualitative interviews were performed in patients with MF, including both co...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Mesa RA,Su Y,Woolfson A,Prchal JT,Turnbull K,Jabbour E,Scherber R,Shields AL,Krohe M,Ojo F,Pompilus F,Cappelleri JC,Harrison C

更新日期：2019-04-11 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: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：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: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：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:The Well-being Questionnaire (W-BQ) was designed to measure psychological well-being in people with diabetes. This study aimed to develop a Japanese version and a short form of the W-BQ. METHODS:A linguistic validation process produced a preliminary Japanese version of the 22-item W-BQ, which was distribute...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Riazi A,Bradley C,Barendse S,Ishii H

更新日期：2006-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic back pain is associated with significant burden, yet few epidemiological studies have provided data on chronic back pain, its predictors and correlates in France. METHODS:Data were drawn from a cross-sectional survey conducted in France (n = 17,249) using computer-assisted telephone interviews. Samp...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Husky MM,Ferdous Farin F,Compagnone P,Fermanian C,Kovess-Masfety V

更新日期：2018-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A strong consensus exists for a systematic approach to linguistic validation of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) and discrete methods for assessing their psychometric properties. Despite the need for robust evidence of the appropriateness of measures, transition from linguistic to psychometric valid...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Roberts G,Roberts S,Tranter R,Whitaker R,Bedson E,Tranter S,Prys D,Owen H,Sylvestre Y

更新日期：2012-06-08 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 aim was to investigate HRQoL and psychosocial function among patients with carcinoid tumours, longitudinally and prospectively, and to compare HRQoL among patients with carcinoid tumours to that of the Swedish general population. The aim was also to investigate the prevalence of distress during the first...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Fröjd C,Larsson G,Lampic C,von Essen L

更新日期：2007-04-11 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

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: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:Although considerable progress has been made in the treatment of chronic kidney disease, compromised quality of life continues to be a significant problem for patients receiving hemodialysis (HD). However, in spite of the high prevalence of sleep complaints and disorders in this population, the relationship ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Parker KP,Kutner NG,Bliwise DL,Bailey JL,Rye DB

更新日期：2003-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric health-related quality of life (HRQL) measures explore multiple domains of HRQL. To ease administration, burden, and implementation, we created a 7-item unidimensional global HRQL scale for children. This paper evaluates the psychometric properties of the global HRQL scale in children undergoing he...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Rodday AM,Terrin N,Parsons SK,Journeys to Recovery Study.,HSCT-CHESS™ Study.

更新日期：2013-02-26 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: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: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:Limited data define what constitutes a minimal clinically important difference (MCID) on the EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D) health status index in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). We sought to estimate the MCID for the EQ-5D health index in North American PwMS. METHODS:PwMS completing the Patient Determ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Kohn CG,Sidovar MF,Kaur K,Zhu Y,Coleman CI

更新日期：2014-05-05 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:Proxy respondent-someone who assists the intended respondent or responds on their behalf-are widely applied in the measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQL). However, proxies may not provide the same responses as the intended respondents, which may bias the findings. OBJECTIVES:To determine wheth...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Liang Y,Che T,Zhang H,Shang L,Zhang Y,Xu Y,Guo L,Tan Z

更新日期：2020-03-18 00:00:00