Quality of life in persons with dementia using regional dementia care network services in Germany: a one-year follow-up study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a growing interest to use health status or disease control questionnaires in routine clinical practice. However, the validity of most questionnaires is established using techniques developed for group level validation. This study examines a new method, using patient interviews, to validate a short h...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Kocks JW,Kerstjens HA,Snijders SL,de Vos B,Biermann JJ,van Hengel P,Strijbos JH,Bosveld HE,van der Molen T

更新日期：2010-11-16 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: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:Self-reported limitations in physical function often have only weak associations with measured performance on physical tests, suggesting that factors other than performance commonly influence self-reports. We tested if personal or health characteristics influenced self-reported limitations in three tasks, co...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Louie GH,Ward MM

更新日期：2010-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes has a high burden of illness both in life years lost and in disability through related co-morbidities. Accurate assessment of the non-mortality burden requires appropriate health-related quality of life and summary utility measures of which there are several contenders. The study aimed to measure th...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Glasziou P,Alexander J,Beller E,Clarke P,ADVANCE Collaborative Group.

更新日期：2007-04-27 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: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: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: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：BACKGROUND:Feelings of gratitude and awe facilitate perceptions and cognitions that go beyond the focus of illness and include positive aspects of one's personal and interpersonal reality, even in the face of disease. We intended to measure feelings of gratitude, awe, and experiences of beauty in life among patients wi...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Büssing A,Wirth AG,Reiser F,Zahn A,Humbroich K,Gerbershagen K,Schimrigk S,Haupts M,Hvidt NC,Baumann K

更新日期：2014-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fatigue has a major influence on the quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis. The Fatigue Severity Scale is a frequently used patient-reported measure of fatigue impact, but does not generate the health state utility values required to inform cost-effectiveness analysis, limiting its applicability ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Goodwin E,Hawton A,Green C

更新日期：2019-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Residential youth care (RYC) institutions aim to provide care and stability for vulnerable adolescents with several previous and present challenges, such as disrupted attachments, wide-ranging adverse childhood experiences, mental health problems, and poor quality of life (QoL). To the best of our knowledge,...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Singstad MT,Wallander JL,Greger HK,Lydersen S,Kayed NS

更新日期：2021-01-22 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: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：BACKGROUND:Psychosocial models including illness perception might explain individual differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and daily functioning in chronically ill patients. The aim of this study was to assess the association of illness perception among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with physical a...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Berner C,Erlacher L,Fenzl KH,Dorner TE

更新日期：2018-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral palsy (CP) patients have motor limitations that can affect functionality and abilities for activities of daily living (ADL). Health related quality of life and health status instruments validated to be applied to these patients do not directly approach the concepts of functionality or ADL. The Child...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Morales NM,Funayama CA,Rangel VO,Frontarolli AC,Araújo RR,Pinto RM,Rezende CH,Silva CH

更新日期：2008-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term fate of severely injured patients in terms of their quality of life is not well known. Our aim was to assess the quality of life of patients who have suffered moderate to severe trauma and to identify primary factors of long-term quality of life impairment. METHODS:A prospective monocentric st...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Vardon-Bounes F,Gracia R,Abaziou T,Crognier L,Seguin T,Labaste F,Geeraerts T,Georges B,Conil JM,Minville V

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) is a frequently used patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for assessment of hip disorders and treatment effects following hip surgery. The objective of the study was to translate and adapt the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS)...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gojło MK,Paradowski PT

更新日期：2020-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical students gain a particular perspective on health problems during their medical education. This article describes how medical students value 10 hypothetical health states using the EQ-5D compared to the general population. METHODS:Based on a sample of 161 medical students (male: 41%) we compared valu...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Barbist MT,Renn D,Noisternig B,Rumpold G,Höfer S

更新日期：2008-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:This article deals with the problem of interpreting health-related quality of life (HRQL) outcomes in clinical trials. First, we will briefly describe how dichotomization and item response theory can facilitate interpretation. Based on examples from the medical literature for the interpretation of HRQL scores we will ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Schünemann HJ,Akl EA,Guyatt GH

更新日期：2006-09-14 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:In order to estimate utilities for cancer studies where the EQ-5D was not used, the EORTC QLQ-C30 can be used to estimate EQ-5D using existing mapping algorithms. Several mapping algorithms exist for this transformation, however, algorithms tend to lose accuracy in patients in poor health states. The aim of ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Arnold DT,Rowen D,Versteegh MM,Morley A,Hooper CE,Maskell NA

更新日期：2015-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV-related stigma, or the degree to which people living with HIV endorse negative stereotypes associated with HIV, is associated with poor continuum of care outcomes. We translated the 12-item Short HIV Stigma scale and evaluated its psychometric properties in a Brazilian context with regard to construct va...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Luz PM,Torres TS,Almeida-Brasil CC,Marins LMS,Bezerra DRB,Veloso VG,Grinsztejn B,Harel D,Thombs BD

更新日期：2020-10-02 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: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：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：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:Given the postulated advantages of mother generated index (MGI) in incorporating the patients' viewpoint and in the absence of a validated India specific postpartum quality of life assessment tool we proposed to evaluate the utility of an adapted Mother-Generated-Index in assessing postpartum quality of life...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Nagpal J,Dhar RS,Sinha S,Bhargava V,Sachdeva A,Bhartia A

更新日期：2008-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are very few reliable and valid measures in Japan assessing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children with cancer. The present study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Minneapolis-Manchester Quality of Life Survey of Health Adolescent Form (MMQL-AF), which is a measure for assessing th...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Koike M,Hori H,Rikiishi T,Hayakawa A,Tsuji N,Yonemoto T,Uryu H,Matsushima E

更新日期：2014-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation is the treatment of choice in preventing recurrences of typical atrial flutter (AFl). However, little is known about long-term quality of life (QoL) after CTI ablation. METHODS AND RESULTS:From 01/2003 to 05/2005, 94 patients who consecutively underwent typical AFl ablat...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Cabanas-Grandío P,García-Seara J,Gude F,Martínez-Sande JL,Fernández-López XA,González-Juanatey JR

更新日期：2014-04-07 00:00:00