Correction to: Community environmental satisfaction: its forms and impact on migrants' happiness in urban China.

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 Japanese Osteoporosis Quality of Life (JOQOL) questionnaire measures quality of life in Japanese patients with osteoporosis. However, several important aspects of the psychometric properties of individual domains, including responsiveness, have not been addressed to enable valid clinical application. Thi...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Urushihara H,Yoh K,Hamaya E,Taketsuna M,Tanaka K

更新日期：2014-12-12 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:Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is a rare, photosensitive disease characterized by skin fragility and blistering on sun-exposed areas. There is little previous research on how this condition affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and to the best of our knowledge this is the largest sample of PCT patien...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Andersen J,Thomsen J,Enes ÅR,Sandberg S,Aarsand AK

更新日期：2020-03-30 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 AND OBJECTIVE:A limited number of studies have evaluated the effects of oral contraceptives (OCs) on the quality of life (QOL) of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients. This study aimed to compare the effects of using OCs containing levonorgestrel (LNG) and those containing desogestrel (DSG), cyproterone...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Amiri M,Nahidi F,Yarandi RB,Khalili D,Tohidi M,Tehrani FR

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) is one of the most commonly used self-report instruments for evaluation of health-related quality of life in oncology patients. However, cultural considerations necessitate testing of the subscales in different populations. We sought to qualitatively and qua...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Ding Y,Hu Y,Hallberg IR

更新日期：2012-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory musculoskeletal disease, manifesting as peripheral arthritis, enthesitis, dactylitis, spondylitis, and skin and nail psoriasis. A core set of domains for measuring the impact of PsA has been developed, including pain, patient global assessme...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Coates LC,Orbai AM,Azevedo VF,Cappelleri JC,Steinberg K,Lippe R,Lim I,Eder L,Richette P,Weng MY,Queiro Silva R,Fallon L

更新日期：2020-06-08 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:Studies that compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and other patient-reported outcomes in different populations rest on the assumption that the measure has equivalent psychometric properties across groups. This study examined the measurement equivalence (ME) of the 36-item Medical Outcomes Study Sho...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Lix LM,Acan Osman B,Adachi JD,Towheed T,Hopman W,Davison KS,Leslie WD

更新日期：2012-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was found to improve in participants of weight management interventions. However, information on moderately overweight youth as well as on maintaining HRQoL improvements following treatment is sparse. We studied the HRQoL of 74 overweight, but not obese participants (32...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Finne E,Reinehr T,Schaefer A,Winkel K,Kolip P

更新日期：2013-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) induces frailty and worsens quality of life (QOL), even in the early stages of the disease and in young patients. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the relationship between frailty and QOL in CKD patients. Thus, we investigated this relationship in a sample of CKD patients...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Mansur HN,Colugnati FA,Grincenkov FR,Bastos MG

更新日期：2014-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies in quality of life (QOL) in individuals with disorders/differences of sex development (DSD) have been restricted to subpopulations of the condition. We describe QOL in adult persons with DSD compared to country specific references and assess the impact of diagnosis. METHODS:The multicentre ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Rapp M,Mueller-Godeffroy E,Lee P,Roehle R,Kreukels BPC,Köhler B,Nordenström A,Bouvattier C,Thyen U,dsd-LIFE group.

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-reported measures can be used to examine whether drug differences other than clinical efficacy have an impact on outcomes that may be important to patients. Although exenatide and insulin glargine appear to have similar efficacy for treatment of type 2 diabetes, there are several differences between ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Secnik Boye K,Matza LS,Oglesby A,Malley K,Kim S,Hayes RP,Brodows R

更新日期：2006-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The McMaster framework introduced by Kirshner & Guyatt is the dominant paradigm for the development of measures of health status and health-related quality of life (HRQL). The framework defines the functions of such instruments as evaluative, predictive or discriminative. Evaluative instruments are required to be sens...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Hankins M

更新日期：2008-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of abdominal obesity and its association with the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a randomly selected Chinese sample. METHODS:A population-based sample of 3,600 residents aged 18-80 years was selected randomly from 5 Chinese cities. Demographic inform...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Wu S,Wang R,Jiang A,Ding Y,Wu M,Ma X,Zhao Y,He J

更新日期：2014-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To pilot using a panel of members of the public to provide preference data via the Internet METHODS:A stratified random sample of members of the general public was recruited and familiarized with the standard gamble procedure using an Internet based tool. Health states were periodically presented in "sets" ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Stein K,Dyer M,Crabb T,Milne R,Round A,Ratcliffe J,Brazier J

更新日期：2006-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the health related quality of life of patients with primary Sjögren's Syndrome (PSS) in a large US sample. METHODS:Questionnaires were mailed to 547 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of PSS (PhysR-PSS) and all active members of the Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation USA (SSF-PSS), half of whom identif...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Segal B,Bowman SJ,Fox PC,Vivino FB,Murukutla N,Brodscholl J,Ogale S,McLean L

更新日期：2009-05-27 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: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:Quality of life (QoL) is influenced in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients by a set of factors related to diagnosis, treatment and tumor impacts. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Quality of Life (QoL) changes in Head and Neck cancer (HNC) patients during treatment (radiotherapy and/or chemoradiother...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： do Nascimento Santos Lima E,Ferreira IB,Lajolo PP,Paiva CE,de Paiva Maia YC,das Graças Pena G

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in Quality of Life (QOL) measures over time with treatment of obesity have not previously been described for youth. We describe the changes from baseline through two follow up visits in youth QOL (assessed by the Pediatric Quality Life Inventory, PedsQL4.0), teen depression (assessed by the Patient H...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Pratt KJ,Lazorick S,Lamson AL,Ivanescu A,Collier DN

更新日期：2013-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Quality Adjusted Life Year influences the allocation of significant amounts of healthcare resources. Despite this surprisingly little research effort has been devoted to analysing how beliefs and attitudes to hastening death influence preferences for health states anchored at "dead" and "perfect health"....

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Barry L,Hobbins A,Kelleher D,Shah K,Devlin N,Goni JMR,O'Neill C

更新日期：2018-07-31 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:Understanding patients' views about medication is crucial to maximize adherence. Thalassemia is a congenital blood disorder requiring chronic blood transfusions and daily iron chelation therapy. METHODS:The Beliefs in Medicine Questionnaire (BMQ) was used to assess beliefs in chelation in thalassemia patien...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Trachtenberg FL,Mednick L,Kwiatkowski JL,Neufeld EJ,Haines D,Pakbaz Z,Thompson AA,Quinn CT,Grady R,Sobota A,Olivieri N,Horne R,Yamashita R,Thalassemia Clinical Research Network.

更新日期：2012-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, reliable and comprehensive health-related quality of life data for patients with relapsed or refractory B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have not been collected in clinical trials of the disease, and no utility studies have been published. The purpose of this study was to define and va...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Aristides M,Barlev A,Barber B,Gijsen M,Quinn C

更新日期：2015-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although elderly Iranian immigrants in Sweden are the largest elderly group born outside Europe, little is known about their health-related quality of life (HRQL). The aim of this study was to examine the association between migration status and HRQL in a comparison of elderly Iranians in Iran, elderly Irani...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Koochek A,Montazeri A,Johansson SE,Sundquist J

更新日期：2007-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The EORTC-QLQ-C30 is a widely used health related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire in lung cancer patients. Small HRQoL treatment effects are often reported as mean differences (MDs) between treatments, which are rarely justified or understood by patients and clinicians. An alternative approach using od...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Khan I,Bashir Z,Forster M

更新日期：2015-11-14 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: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