Correction to: Psychometric properties of the FACT-M questionnaire in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma.

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: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：BACKGROUND:Previous pediatric studies have observed a cross-informant variance in patient self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) versus parent proxy-reported HRQoL. This study assessed in older children and adolescents with a variety of chronic pain conditions: 1) the consistency and agreement between ped...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Vetter TR,Bridgewater CL,McGwin G Jr

更新日期：2012-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are often measured as an important patient-reported outcome (PRO) in clinical studies. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a common complication of atrial septal defect (ASD). This study aimed to compare the HRQoL of PAH related uncorrected secundum A...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Hidayati F,Gharini PPR,Hartopo AB,Anggrahini DW,Dinarti LK

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous work using Mokken scaling analysis with the SF-36 has found subscales appearing to show excellent Mokken scaling properties. However, the values of scalability of the subscales are very large, raising the possibility that these are artificially high and this may result from violations of local stoch...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Watson R,Wang W,Thompson DR

更新日期：2014-10-29 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:With data from a diverse sample of patients either in treatment for cancer or post-treatment for cancer, we examine inter-domain and cross-domain correlations among the core domains of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Sexual Function and Satisfaction measures (PROMIS® SexFS) and t...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Flynn KE,Reeve BB,Lin L,Cyranowski JM,Bruner DW,Weinfurt KP

更新日期：2013-03-11 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:The age limit for some adult asthma clinical trials has recently been lowered to 12 years. In this study we have made minor modifications to the standardised version of the adult Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ(S)) to make it valid for patients 12 years and older (AQLQ12+). METHODS:We have used t...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Juniper EF,Svensson K,Mörk AC,Ståhl E

更新日期：2005-09-16 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:Patient self reported measures for Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and mental distress are frequently used to evaluate outcome of therapeutic strategies in cardiac patients.Our study aims to describe changes in HRQOL and mental distress after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) focusing on tempor...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Sipötz J,Friedrich O,Höfer S,Benzer W,Chatsakos T,Gaul G,PRODES-Austria Investigators.

更新日期：2013-08-27 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:The PedsQL Measurement Model was designed to measure health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents. The PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales were developed to be integrated with the PedsQL Disease-Specific Modules. The newly developed PedsQL Family Impact Module was designed to measure the imp...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Varni JW,Sherman SA,Burwinkle TM,Dickinson PE,Dixon P

更新日期：2004-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In eating disorders (EDs) treatment, outcome measurement has traditionally focused on symptom reduction rather than functioning or quality of life (QoL). Generic QoL measures lack sensitivity for some diagnoses and many not be responsive in eating disorder patients. This article describes the development and...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Adair CE,Marcoux GC,Cram BS,Ewashen CJ,Chafe J,Cassin SE,Pinzon J,Gusella JL,Geller J,Scattolon Y,Fergusson P,Styles L,Brown KE

更新日期：2007-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common causes of health and work impairment; however, this relationship, especially in Japan, is not well characterized. This study examined work impairment and OA in Japanese workers, specifically the relationship with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and health ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Nakata K,Tsuji T,Vietri J,Jaffe DH

更新日期：2018-04-17 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:The majority of individuals with dementia live in the community; thus, regional dementia care networks are becoming increasingly more important for the provision of care. To date, four different types of dementia care networks have been identified in Germany (stakeholder, organisation, hybrid, mission); howe...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gräske J,Schmidt A,Schmidt S,Laporte Uribe F,Thyrian JR,Michalowsky B,Schäfer-Walkmann S,Wolf-Ostermann K

更新日期：2018-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated pre-defined aspects of content validity of the 18-item NCCN FACT-Ovarian Symptom Index (NFOSI-18) and its Disease-Related Symptoms-Physical (DRS-P) subscale, as clinical trial outcome tools for patients with advanced ovarian cancer. METHODS:Twenty-one women (mean age 59.5 years) diagnos...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Shaunfield S,Jensen S,Fisher AP,Webster K,Shahabi S,Ganguli A,Cella D

更新日期：2019-12-19 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:Researchers have studied for decades workplace stress and burnout to identify their relationship to health and wellness. This research has focused on stress levels in people, as well as on environmental and personal factors that contribute to experiencing stress or burnout. In addition to the burnout measure...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gascón S,Masluk B,Montero-Marin J,Leiter MP,Herrera P,Albesa A

更新日期：2019-07-30 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: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:Little is known about the association between diabetes and health related quality of life (HRQL) in lower-middle income countries. This study aimed to investigate HRQL among individuals with and without diabetes in Bangladesh. METHODS:The analysis is based on data of a case-control study, including 591 pati...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Safita N,Islam SM,Chow CK,Niessen L,Lechner A,Holle R,Laxy M

更新日期：2016-09-13 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: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

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is little robust evidence relating to changes in health related quality of life (HRQL) in morbidly obese patients following a multidisciplinary non-surgical weight loss program or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB). The aim of the present study was to describe and compare changes in five dime...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Karlsen TI,Lund RS,Røislien J,Tonstad S,Natvig GK,Sandbu R,Hjelmesæth J

更新日期：2013-02-13 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:Although multiple language versions of health-related quality of life instruments are often used interchangeably in clinical research, the measurement equivalence of these versions (especially using alphabet vs pictogram-based languages) has rarely been assessed. We therefore investigated the measurement equ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Luo N,Chew LH,Fong KY,Koh DR,Ng SC,Yoon KH,Vasoo S,Li SC,Thumboo J

更新日期：2003-04-17 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:To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Child-OIDP for use among children in the UK and report on the prevalence of oral impacts in a sample of schoolchildren in Westminster. METHODS:Children aged 10-11 years in the final year of primary school (year 6) were selected from seven schools where annual s...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Yusuf H,Gherunpong S,Sheiham A,Tsakos G

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00