Job satisfaction and its associated factors among optometrists in Ghana: a cross-sectional study.

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: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:The SF-6D was derived from the SF-36. A single summary score is obtained allegedly preserving the descriptive richness and sensitivity to change of the SF-36 into utility measurement. We compared the SF-6D and EQ-5D on domain content, scoring distribution, pre-treatment and change scores. METHODS:The SF-6D ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： van Stel HF,Buskens E

更新日期：2006-03-25 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：:To inform clinical guidelines and patient care we need high quality evidence on the relative benefits and harms of intervention. Patient reported outcome (PRO) data from clinical trials can "empower patients to make decisions based on their values" and "level the playing field between physician and patient". While cli...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Calvert M,Brundage M,Jacobsen PB,Schünemann HJ,Efficace F

更新日期：2013-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is variation in the number of response alternatives used within health-related questionnaires. This study compared a four-and a five-point scale version of the Norwegian Function Assessment Scale (NFAS) by evaluating data quality, internal consistency and validity. METHODS:All inhabitants in seven bir...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Østerås N,Gulbrandsen P,Garratt A,Benth JS,Dahl FA,Natvig B,Brage S

更新日期：2008-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) can affect importantly patients' quality of life (QOL). The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of the laparoscopic management of DIE on QOL after six months from treatment. METHODS:It is a prospective cohort study. In a tertiary care university hospital, betwee...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Mabrouk M,Montanari G,Guerrini M,Villa G,Solfrini S,Vicenzi C,Mignemi G,Zannoni L,Frasca C,Di Donato N,Facchini C,Del Forno S,Geraci E,Ferrini G,Raimondo D,Alvisi S,Seracchioli R

更新日期：2011-11-06 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: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:Studies examining the impact of injury on health-related quality of life (HRQL) over time are necessary to understand the short- and long-term consequences of injury for population health. The aim of this systematic review was to provide an evidence update on studies that have measured HRQL over time in gene...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Geraerds AJLM,Richardson A,Haagsma J,Derrett S,Polinder S

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parents often experience stress-related complications when their child requires blood and marrow transplant (BMT). Previous studies have described the emotional toll BMT places on parents during the acute phase of care and within the context of clinical complications. In this paper we introduce the Parent Im...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Heinze KE,Rodday AM,Nolan MT,Bingen K,Kupst MJ,Patel SK,Syrjala K,Harris L,Recklitis C,Schwartz L,Davies S,Guinan EC,Noll R,Chang G,Parsons SK

更新日期：2015-04-09 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:Proxy respondent-someone who assists the intended respondent or responds on their behalf-are widely applied in the measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQL). However, proxies may not provide the same responses as the intended respondents, which may bias the findings. OBJECTIVES:To determine wheth...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Liang Y,Che T,Zhang H,Shang L,Zhang Y,Xu Y,Guo L,Tan Z

更新日期：2020-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To analyze the interplay between diet, physical activity and health-related quality of life in a Spanish randomly selected sample of individuals attended in general practitioners offices with intermediate cardiovascular risk. METHODS:This study analyzed 314 subjects, aged 35-74 years (50.6% women), from the...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Sanchez-Aguadero N,Alonso-Dominguez R,Garcia-Ortiz L,Agudo-Conde C,Rodriguez-Martin C,de Cabo-Laso A,Sanchez-Salgado B,Ramos R,Maderuelo-Fernandez JA,Gomez-Marcos MA,Recio-Rodriguez JI,MARK Group.

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stomach cancer survivors (SCS) often carry the dual burden of the cancer itself and other comorbidities; meanwhile, they are highly motivated to seek health advice about lifestyles to improve their health and quality of life (QOL). The associations of the comorbidity and the consumption of vegetable and frui...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Wang JW,Zhang CG,Deng QL,Chen WL,Wang X,Yu JM

更新日期：2018-04-12 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：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:People suffering different types of stroke have differing demographic characteristics and survival. However, current estimates of disease burden are based on the same underlying assumptions irrespective of stroke type. We hypothesized that average Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) lost from stroke would be...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Cadilhac DA,Dewey HM,Vos T,Carter R,Thrift AG

更新日期：2010-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients prescribed supplemental oxygen (O2) therapy face challenges as they adjust to being constantly "tethered" to an oxygen delivery device. Informal caregivers (ICs) of patients with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) face their own, often overlooked hardships when O2 is brought into their home and added to their ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Graney BA,Wamboldt FS,Baird S,Churney T,Fier K,Korn M,McCormick M,Vierzba T,Swigris JJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 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:Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) is available in over 30 languages and a commonly used Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) for assessment of treatment effects following knee surgery. The aim of the study was to report the linguistic translational process and evaluate the psychometric properties...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Paradowski PT,Witoński D,Kęska R,Roos EM

更新日期：2013-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Global research shows a clear transition in health outcomes over the past two decades where improved survival was accompanied by lower health related quality of life (HRQoL) as measured by morbidity and disability. These trends suggest the need to better understand changes in population HRQoL. This paper com...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Banham D,Hawthorne G,Goldney R,Ratcliffe J

更新日期：2014-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study is to describe Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of localized prostate cancer patients in an Active Surveillance (AS) program, and to compare them with those undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP), external-beam radiotherapy (XRT) and brachytherapy (BT). METHODS:Multi-instituti...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Sureda A,Fumadó L,Ferrer M,Garín O,Bonet X,Castells M,Mir MC,Abascal JM,Vigués F,Cecchini L,Suárez JF

更新日期：2019-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A Task Force from the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) provides recommendations on how to systematically identify and appraise health state utility (HSU) weights for cost-effectiveness analyses. We applied these recommendations to conduct a systematic review (SR) to id...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Cooper JT,Lloyd A,Sanchez JJG,Sörstadius E,Briggs A,McFarlane P

更新日期：2020-09-21 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: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:Dental caries, traumatic dental injury (TDI) and malocclusion are common oral health conditions among preschool children and can have both physical and psychosocial consequences. Thus, it is important to measure the impact these on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children. The aim of the ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gomes MC,Pinto-Sarmento TC,Costa EM,Martins CC,Granville-Garcia AF,Paiva SM

更新日期：2014-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The original article [1] contains errors in the presentation of Table 5 & Table 6 whereby values are displayed in an incorrect format leading to potential misinterpretation. ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Lin S,Huang Y

更新日期：2019-10-24 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:The 14-item Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) Version 1.4 is a reliable and valid instrument to assess patients' satisfaction with medication, providing scores on four scales--side effects, effectiveness, convenience and global satisfaction. In naturalistic studies, administering the...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Bharmal M,Payne K,Atkinson MJ,Desrosiers MP,Morisky DE,Gemmen E

更新日期：2009-04-27 00:00:00