Self-reported health-related quality of life in persons with HIV infection: results from a multi-site interview project.

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: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:The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) is inarguably one of the best-known instruments in the field of resilience assessment. However, the criteria for the psychometric quality of the instrument were based only on classical test theory. METHOD:The aim of this paper has focused on the calibration of ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Arias González VB,Crespo Sierra MT,Arias Martínez B,Martínez-Molina A,Ponce FP

更新日期：2015-09-23 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

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:The purpose of the study was to evaluate and compare the HRQOL of paediatric cancer in comparison to the healthy children across age groups, using PedsQLTM 4.0 Generic Core Scales and the PedsQL™ Cancer Module. METHOD:The PedsQLTM 4.0 Generic Core Scales and PedsQL Cancer Module 3.0 were administered on 56 ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Chaudhry Z,Siddiqui S

更新日期：2012-05-18 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:The Eye Allergy Patient Impact Questionnaire (EAPIQ) was developed based on a pilot study conducted in the US and focus groups with eye allergy sufferers in Europe. The purpose of this study was to present the results of the psychometric validation of the EAPIQ. METHODS:One hundred forty six patients from t...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Alexander M,Berger W,Buchholz P,Walt J,Burk C,Lee J,Arbuckle R,Abetz L

更新日期：2005-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Economic environmental factors represent important barriers to participation and have deleterious effects on quality of life (QOL) in persons with spinal diseases (SpD). While economic factors are anchored in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, their influence on QOL and p...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gecht J,Mainz V,Boecker M,Clusmann H,Geiger MF,Tingart M,Quack V,Gauggel S,Heinemann AW,Müller CA

更新日期：2017-10-10 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：BACKGROUND:The aim was to investigate HRQoL and psychosocial function among patients with carcinoid tumours, longitudinally and prospectively, and to compare HRQoL among patients with carcinoid tumours to that of the Swedish general population. The aim was also to investigate the prevalence of distress during the first...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Fröjd C,Larsson G,Lampic C,von Essen L

更新日期：2007-04-11 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：INTRODUCTION:Within an ongoing project of the EORTC Quality of Life Group, we are developing computerized adaptive test (CAT) measures for the QLQ-C30 scales. These new CAT measures are conceptualised to reflect the same constructs as the QLQ-C30 scales. Accordingly, the Fatigue-CAT is intended to capture physical and ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Giesinger JM,Aa Petersen M,Groenvold M,Aaronson NK,Arraras JI,Conroy T,Gamper EM,Kemmler G,King MT,Oberguggenberger AS,Velikova G,Young T,Holzner B,European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Grou

更新日期：2011-03-29 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:The Hirschsprung's disease Anorectal malformation QoL questionnaire (HAQL) is a disease-specific quality of life (QoL) questionnaire for patients with Hirschsprung's disease (HD) or anorectal malformations (ARM). It was originally proposed in Dutch and is currently being translated into other languages to ob...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Baayen C,Feuillet F,Clermidi P,Crétolle C,Sarnacki S,Podevin G,Hardouin JB

更新日期：2017-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Asthma Symptom Utility Index (ASUI) is a preference-based outcome measure used in US clinical trials and cost-effectiveness studies for asthma. This study evaluated ASUI preference weights in Europe to determine whether the multi-attribute utility function, based on preferences from a US population, is g...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Flood EM,De Cock E,Mörk AC,Revicki DA

更新日期：2006-08-15 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: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:Premature ejaculation (PE) is a common sexual dysfunction among men which affects men and their partners. Little qualitative data are available to characterize the impact of PE on men and their partners about ejaculatory control, sexual satisfaction, emotional distress and relationships. The objective of thi...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Revicki D,Howard K,Hanlon J,Mannix S,Greene A,Rothman M

更新日期：2008-05-12 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:The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) - 12 was designed as a short questionnaire to assess psychiatric morbidity. Despite the fact that studies have suggested a number of competing multidimensional factor structures, it continues to be largely used as a unidimensional instrument. This may have an impact on ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Smith AB,Fallowfield LJ,Stark DP,Velikova G,Jenkins V

更新日期：2010-04-30 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: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：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：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: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: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:Chronic back pain is associated with significant burden, yet few epidemiological studies have provided data on chronic back pain, its predictors and correlates in France. METHODS:Data were drawn from a cross-sectional survey conducted in France (n = 17,249) using computer-assisted telephone interviews. Samp...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Husky MM,Ferdous Farin F,Compagnone P,Fermanian C,Kovess-Masfety V

更新日期：2018-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a chronic disorder with substantial impact on quality of life similar to that seen in diabetes mellitus or osteoarthritis. Little is known about the psychological characteristics of RLS patients although psychological factors may contribute to unfavourable treatment outcome. ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Scholz H,Benes H,Happe S,Bengel J,Kohnen R,Hornyak M

更新日期：2011-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given that bariatric surgery (BS) and lifestyle intervention (LI) represent two vastly different approaches to treating severe obesity, there is growing interest in whether individuals who seek BS versus LI also differ on weight-related behaviors. In the present study, we compared BS- and LI-seekers on physi...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Bond DS,Unick JL,Jakicic JM,Vithiananthan S,Trautvetter J,O'Leary KC,Wing RR

更新日期：2012-07-28 00:00:00