Posttraumatic growth, depression and posttraumatic stress in relation to quality of life in tsunami survivors: a longitudinal study.

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: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:Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a key outcome in arthritis, but few population-based studies have examined the relationship of specific arthritic conditions, such as osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with HRQOL. METHODS:Older adults in Pennsylvania completed a mail version of the C...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Dominick KL,Ahern FM,Gold CH,Heller DA

更新日期：2004-01-13 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:Precise assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) with a reliable and valid measure is a prerequisite to the enhancement of HRQOL. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Medical Outcomes Study HIV Health Survey (K-MOS-HIV). METHODS:The reliability and validit...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Shim EJ,Ha H,Lee SH,Kim NJ,Kim ES,Bang JH,Song KH,Sohn BK,Park HY,Son KL,Hwang H,Lee KM,Hahm BJ

更新日期：2018-05-15 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: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: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:Assessing Health-related Quality of life (HRQoL) is necessary to evaluate care and treatments provided to patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), in addition to the traditional assessment of clinical outcomes. However, HRQoL remains under-utilized to assess the effectiveness of repetitive transcranial...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Dumas R,Richieri R,Guedj E,Auquier P,Lancon C,Boyer L

更新日期：2012-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are confronted with reduced daily activities (DA) and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) caused by dyspnea and systemic effects such as skeletal muscle dysfunction and co-morbidities. To understand the complexity of living with COPD, it is imp...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Weldam SW,Lammers JW,Decates RL,Schuurmans MJ

更新日期：2013-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) is a widely used self-report tool to evaluate pain related catastrophizing. The PCS was developed using classical test theory and has been shown to be psychometrically sound among various populations. However, it's current three subscales are rarely used in clinical pract...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Walton DM,Mehta S,Seo W,MacDermid JC

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is not well clear how psychosocial factors like depressive symptoms, social support affect quality of life in rural elderly in China. This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of depressive symptoms in the association between social support and quality of life. METHODS:Cross-sectional data of 42...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Wang J,Xue J,Jiang Y,Zhu T,Chen S

更新日期：2020-07-20 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: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:Patient-reported outcomes are increasingly seen as complementary to biomedical measures. However, their prognostic importance has yet to be established, particularly in female long-term myocardial infarction (MI) survivors. We aimed to determine whether 10-year survival in older women after MI relates to pat...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Norekvål TM,Fridlund B,Rokne B,Segadal L,Wentzel-Larsen T,Nordrehaug JE

更新日期：2010-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endometrial cancer survivors are at an increased risk of poor quality of life outcomes. Physical activity is positively associated with general quality of life in this population, however, little is known about how changes in physical activity may be associated with changes in specific aspects of quality of ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Robertson MC,Lyons EJ,Song J,Cox-Martin M,Li Y,Green CE,Pinto BM,Carmack CL,Harrison C,Baum G,Basen-Engquist KM

更新日期：2019-05-27 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: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:Dizziness or vertigo is associated with both vestibular-balance and psychological factors. A common assessment tool is the Vertigo Symptom Scale (VSS) -short form, which has two subscales: vestibular-balance and autonomic-anxiety. Despite frequent use, the factor structure of the VSS-short form has yet to be...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Kondo M,Kiyomizu K,Goto F,Kitahara T,Imai T,Hashimoto M,Shimogori H,Ikezono T,Nakayama M,Watanabe N,Akechi T

更新日期：2015-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Seasonal changes in mood and behavior are common in a general population, being of relevance to public health. We wanted to analyze whether the HRQoL is associated with the seasonal changes in mood and behavior. Because the shortage of exposure to daylight or artificial bright light has been linked to the occ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Grimaldi S,Partonen T,Saarni SI,Aromaa A,Lönnqvist J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone metastases are a common painful and debilitating consequence of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CPRC). Bone pain may predict patients' prognosis and there is a need to further explore CRPC patients' experiences of bone pain in the overall context of disease pathology. Due to the subjective nature ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gater A,Abetz-Webb L,Battersby C,Parasuraman B,McIntosh S,Nathan F,Piault EC

更新日期：2011-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of evaluating the outcomes of health care from the standpoint of the patient is now widely recognized. The purpose of this study is to develop and test a Japanese version of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25). METHODS:A Japanese version was developed with a ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Suzukamo Y,Oshika T,Yuzawa M,Tokuda Y,Tomidokoro A,Oki K,Mangione CM,Green J,Fukuhara S

更新日期：2005-10-26 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:Chronic conditions could negatively affect the quality of life of older adults. This may be partially due to a relative lack of physical activity. We examined whether physical activity mediates the relationship between different chronic conditions and several health outcomes that are important to the quality...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Sawatzky R,Liu-Ambrose T,Miller WC,Marra CA

更新日期：2007-12-19 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:The presence of multiple chronic conditions is associated with lower health related quality of life (HRQOL). Disease severity also influences HRQOL. To analyse the effects of all possible combinations of single diseases along with their severity on HRQOL seems cumbersome. Grouping diseases and their severity...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Fortin M,Dubois MF,Hudon C,Soubhi H,Almirall J

更新日期：2007-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) commonly present with more than one comorbid condition, contributing to poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of our study was to identify the associations between HRQoL and patient characteristics, vascular comorbidities and anxiety/depression diso...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Tušek-Bunc K,Petek D

更新日期：2016-11-15 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:Several studies have assessed the psychological benefits of orthodontic treatment; however, the impact of competence on psychological benefits remains unknown. AIMS:To analyze the change of the perception of psychosocial dental impact in a sample of adults undergoing orthodontic treatment (mild/moderate den...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： González MJ,Romero M,Peñacoba C

更新日期：2019-06-26 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