Development of the Japanese version of the Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Survey of Health - Adolescent Form (MMQL-AF) and investigation of its reliability and validity.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper describes the cross-cultural adaptation of the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) into Malay version (Malay PIDAQ), an oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) instrument specific for orthodontics for Malaysian adolescents between 12 and 17 years old. METHODS:The P...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Wan Hassan WN,Yusof ZY,Shahidan SS,Mohd Ali SF,Makhbul MZ

更新日期：2017-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:With the growth of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measurement, questions arise regarding how copyright protection applies to PRO instruments in general and to their translations in particular. The main objectives of this reflection paper are: 1) to help authors of PRO instruments understand basic rules of intellectual...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Anfray C,Arnold B,Martin M,Eremenco S,Patrick DL,Conway K,Acquadro C,ISOQOL Translation and Cultural Special Interest Group (TCA-SIG).

更新日期：2018-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary care physicians are caring for increasing numbers of persons with comorbid chronic illness. Longitudinal information on health outcomes associated with specific chronic conditions may be particularly relevant in caring for these populations. Our objective was to assess the effect of certain comorbid ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Bayliss EA,Bayliss MS,Ware JE Jr,Steiner JF

更新日期：2004-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single cardio-metabolic risk factors are each known modifiable risk factors for adverse health and quality of life outcomes. Yet, evidence on the clustered effect of these parameters and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is still limited and mostly cross-sectional. The o...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Cerletti P,Keidel D,Imboden M,Schindler C,Probst-Hensch N

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the absence of a French health-related quality of life (QOL) instrument for renal transplant recipients (RTR), we developed a self-administered questionnaire: the ReTransQol (RTQ). METHODS:This questionnaire was developed using classical methodology in the following three phases over a two-year period: I...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gentile S,Jouve E,Dussol B,Moal V,Berland Y,Sambuc R

更新日期：2008-10-13 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: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: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:To assess QOL of patients with stroke in comparison to other groups (caregivers and CHF patients), to identify which items of QOL are more affected on each group and what is the functional profile of patients with stroke. METHODS:Consecutive stroke or congestive heart failure (CHF) patients were evaluated a...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Pinto EB,Maso I,Pereira JL,Fukuda TG,Seixas JC,Menezes DF,Cincura C,Neville IS,Jesus PA,Oliveira-Filho J

更新日期：2011-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The SF-6D was derived from the SF-36. A single summary score is obtained allegedly preserving the descriptive richness and sensitivity to change of the SF-36 into utility measurement. We compared the SF-6D and EQ-5D on domain content, scoring distribution, pre-treatment and change scores. METHODS:The SF-6D ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： van Stel HF,Buskens E

更新日期：2006-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) who are receiving radiotherapy commonly face detrimental complications, including oral issues. However, oral symptoms are not well understood given the lack of available specific assessment instruments. The Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey version (VHNSS) 2.0 i...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Jin M,Sun L,Meng R,Wang W,Sun R,Huang J,Qin Y,Wu B,Ding Q,Peng G,Zhang T,Yang K

更新日期：2021-01-21 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:Mobile devices are increasingly being used for data collection in research. However, many researchers do not have experience in collecting data electronically. Hence, the purpose of this short report was to identify issues that emerged in a study that incorporated electronic capture of patient-reported outco...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Schick-Makaroff K,Molzahn A

更新日期：2015-01-22 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:Treatment objectives for dyspepsia include improvements in both symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). There is a lack of disease-specific instruments measuring HRQoL in South East Asian dyspeptics. OBJECTIVES:To validate English and locally translated version of the Short-Form Nepean Dyspepsi...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Mahadeva S,Wee HL,Goh KL,Thumboo J

更新日期：2009-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Narcolepsy is a lifelong sleep disorder with a prevalence of between 0.03% and 0.06% and onset at around puberty. It is associated with psychiatric comorbidities and cognitive difficulties. No valid and reliable condition-specific health-related quality-of-life (HrQoL) instrument has been developed for this ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Chaplin JE,Szakács A,Hallböök T,Darin N

更新日期：2017-07-04 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: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:Most studies report that being parents of a child with cancer is a stressful experience, but these have tended to focus on mothers and few have included both parents. Moreover, studies have focussed on families in Western countries and none have been published examining the psychological outcomes for parents...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Masa'Deh R,Collier J,Hall C

更新日期：2012-07-28 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：INTRODUCTION:Within an ongoing project of the EORTC Quality of Life Group, we are developing computerized adaptive test (CAT) measures for the QLQ-C30 scales. These new CAT measures are conceptualised to reflect the same constructs as the QLQ-C30 scales. Accordingly, the Fatigue-CAT is intended to capture physical and ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Giesinger JM,Aa Petersen M,Groenvold M,Aaronson NK,Arraras JI,Conroy T,Gamper EM,Kemmler G,King MT,Oberguggenberger AS,Velikova G,Young T,Holzner B,European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Grou

更新日期：2011-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The primary aim of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment is to induce remission, the absence of disease activity. The objective of this study was to explore the association between clinical endpoints used to gauge RA treatment efficacy and patient-reported outcomes of health-related quality of life, fatigue, a...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Strand V,Kosinski M,Gnanasakthy A,Mallya U,Mpofu S

更新日期：2014-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) is inarguably one of the best-known instruments in the field of resilience assessment. However, the criteria for the psychometric quality of the instrument were based only on classical test theory. METHOD:The aim of this paper has focused on the calibration of ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Arias González VB,Crespo Sierra MT,Arias Martínez B,Martínez-Molina A,Ponce FP

更新日期：2015-09-23 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:The Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS) and the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) are patient-based outcome scores with valid psychometric properties which are widely used for shoulder interventions. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study is to adapt both questionnaires cross-culturally to Spanish, and to test...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Torres-Lacomba M,Sánchez-Sánchez B,Prieto-Gómez V,Pacheco-da-Costa S,Yuste-Sánchez MJ,Navarro-Brazález B,Gutiérrez-Ortega C

更新日期：2015-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Nephrotic syndrome (NS) represents a common disease in pediatric nephrology typified by a relapsing and remitting course and characterized by the presence of edema that can significantly affect the health-related quality of life in children and adolescents. The PROMIS pediatric measures were c...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gipson DS,Selewski DT,Massengill SF,Wickman L,Messer KL,Herreshoff E,Bowers C,Ferris ME,Mahan JD,Greenbaum LA,MacHardy J,Kapur G,Chand DH,Goebel J,Barletta GM,Geary D,Kershaw DB,Pan CG,Gbadegesin R,Hidalgo G,Lane

更新日期：2013-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Oral Anticoagulation Knowledge (OAK) Test. METHODS:This study, conducted in an anticoagulation clinic, included 201 Brazilian participants aged over 18 years, who had been using warfarin for more than two month...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Praxedes MF,de Abreu MH,Paiva SM,Mambrini JV,Marcolino MS,Martins MA

更新日期：2016-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given that bariatric surgery (BS) and lifestyle intervention (LI) represent two vastly different approaches to treating severe obesity, there is growing interest in whether individuals who seek BS versus LI also differ on weight-related behaviors. In the present study, we compared BS- and LI-seekers on physi...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Bond DS,Unick JL,Jakicic JM,Vithiananthan S,Trautvetter J,O'Leary KC,Wing RR

更新日期：2012-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality of life (QoL) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measurement in low and middle-income countries of people with cerebral palsy (CP), the major cause of childhood physical disability, is essential to assess the impact of interventions and inform policies that best improve people's lives. The pu...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Power R,Akhter R,Muhit M,Wadud S,Heanoy E,Karim T,Badawi N,Khandaker G

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important outcome indicator for chronic disease, and particularly in the absence of biological markers for illness, such as with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The aims of this study were to develop and evaluate a new IBS-specific HRQOL instrument (IBS-HR-QOL). ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Lee EH,Kwon O,Hahm KB,Kim W,Kim JI,Cheung DY,Kim YJ,Kim JH,Park JJ,Joo MK

更新日期：2016-02-17 00:00:00