Mediating effects of depressive symptoms on social support and quality of life among rural older Chinese.

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: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:Pediatric health-related quality of life (HRQL) measures explore multiple domains of HRQL. To ease administration, burden, and implementation, we created a 7-item unidimensional global HRQL scale for children. This paper evaluates the psychometric properties of the global HRQL scale in children undergoing he...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Rodday AM,Terrin N,Parsons SK,Journeys to Recovery Study.,HSCT-CHESS™ Study.

更新日期：2013-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the effect of a structured education intervention, Patient Empowerment Programme (PEP) patient-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, and if positive effect is confirmed, to further explore any association between frequency of sessions attendance a...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Wong CK,Wong WC,Wan EY,Wong WH,Chan FW,Lam CL

更新日期：2015-08-12 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: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

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:The resilience to face disease is a process of positive adaptation despite the loss of health. It involves developing vitality and skills to overcome the negative effects of adversity, risks, and vulnerability caused by disease. In Mexico, the Mexican Resilience Measurement Scale (RESI-M) has been validated ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Toledano-Toledano F,Moral de la Rubia J,McCubbin LD,Liebenberg L,Vera Jiménez JA,Rivera-Rivera L,Hart A,Barajas Nava LA,Salazar García M,Martínez Valverde S,Rivera Aragón S,Sánchez Gómez C,Villavicencio Guzmán L,Granados García

更新日期：2017-12-13 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:The St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) was a widely used tool to assess disease impact on patients with obstructive airways disease. Although traditional methods have generally supported construct validity and internal consistency reliability of SGRQ, such methods cannot facilitate the evaluation ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Lo C,Liang WM,Hang LW,Wu TC,Chang YJ,Chang CH

更新日期：2015-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The last decade has evidenced a dramatic increase in the development and utilization of pediatric health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures in an effort to improve pediatric patient health and well-being and determine the value of healthcare services. The emerging paradigm shift toward patient-reported...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Varni JW,Limbers CA,Burwinkle TM

更新日期：2007-01-03 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: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: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：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:The Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) Database of Mapping Studies was established in 2013, based on a systematic review of studies developing mapping algorithms predicting EQ-5D. The Mapping onto Preference-based measures reporting Standards (MAPS) statement was published in 2015 to improve reporting o...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Dakin H,Abel L,Burns R,Yang Y

更新日期：2018-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Health of the Nation Outcomes Scale (HoNOS) is recommended for use by the English National Service Framework for Mental Health and by the working group on outcome indicators for severe mental illnesses to the Department of Health. It was developed to measure the health and social functioning of people wi...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Smith W,Vitoratou S,McCrone P,Patel A

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) has received much attention in recent years. HRQOL indicators have been used to track population trends, identify health disparities, and monitor progress in achieving national health objectives for 2010. Prior studies have examined health risks and HRQOL at the nationa...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Jiang Y,Hesser JE

更新日期：2006-03-03 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:Few epidemiologic studies have assessed health-related quality of life (HRQL) of asthma patients from a general population and it is unclear which instrument is best suitable for this purpose. We investigated the validity of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) and the SF-36 completed by individua...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Puhan MA,Gaspoz JM,Bridevaux PO,Schindler C,Ackermann-Liebrich U,Rochat T,Gerbase MW

更新日期：2008-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The National Research Council (CNR) prostate cancer monitoring project in Italy (Pros-IT CNR) is an observational, prospective, ongoing, multicentre study aiming to monitor a sample of Italian males diagnosed as new cases of prostate cancer. The present study aims to present data on the quality of life at ti...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Porreca A,Noale M,Artibani W,Bassi PF,Bertoni F,Bracarda S,Conti GN,Corvò R,Gacci M,Graziotti P,Magrini SM,Mirone V,Montironi R,Muto G,Pecoraro S,Ricardi U,Russi E,Tubaro A,Zagonel V,Crepaldi G,Maggi S,Pros-IT C

更新日期：2018-06-13 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：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:Few questionnaires on outpatients' satisfaction with hospital exist. All have been constructed without giving enough room for the patient's point of view in the validation procedure. The main objective was to develop, according to psychometric standards, a self-administered generic outpatient questionnaire e...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gasquet I,Villeminot S,Estaquio C,Durieux P,Ravaud P,Falissard B

更新日期：2004-08-04 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:To generate high-quality evidence, contextually relevant outcome measurement instruments are required. Quality of life evaluation among polio survivors typically involves the use of generic instruments, which are developed and validated among a different groups of people. There is no clear evidence whether t...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Sulaiman SK,Aldersey HM,DePaul VG,Kaka B

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While there are many published studies on HIV and functional limitations, there are few in the context of early abuse and its impact on functionality and Quality of Life (QoL) in HIV. METHODS:The present study focused on HIV in the context of childhood trauma and its impact on functionality and Quality of L...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Troeman ZC,Spies G,Cherner M,Archibald SL,Fennema-Notestine C,Theilmann RJ,Spottiswoode B,Stein DJ,Seedat S

更新日期：2011-09-30 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:A strong consensus exists for a systematic approach to linguistic validation of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) and discrete methods for assessing their psychometric properties. Despite the need for robust evidence of the appropriateness of measures, transition from linguistic to psychometric valid...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Roberts G,Roberts S,Tranter R,Whitaker R,Bedson E,Tranter S,Prys D,Owen H,Sylvestre Y

更新日期：2012-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Fatigue is frequent in rheumatic diseases. Fatigue expression and consequences may be modified by cultural differences. Our objective was to increase the understanding of the fatigue experience and characteristics among Egyptian, Muslim patients with rheumatic diseases. METHODS:Prospective monocentric quali...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Mortada M,Abdul-Sattar A,Gossec L

更新日期：2015-08-22 00:00:00