Psychometric validation of the German translation of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) and Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD) questionnaire in patients with reflux disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Information on the impact of oral health on quality of life of children younger than 8 years is mostly based on parental reports, as methodological and conceptual challenges have hindered the development of relevant validated self-reported measures. This study aimed to develop and assess the reliability and ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Tsakos G,Blair YI,Yusuf H,Wright W,Watt RG,Macpherson LM

更新日期：2012-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iraq used chemical weapons extensively against the Iranians during the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). The aim of this study was to assess the health related quality of life (HRQOL) in people who had ophthalmologic complications due to the sulfur mustard gas exposure during the war. METHODS:The Veterans and Mart...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Mousavi B,Soroush MR,Montazeri A

更新日期：2009-01-19 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: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 AND OBJECTIVES:Nephrotic syndrome (NS) represents a common disease in pediatric nephrology typified by a relapsing and remitting course and characterized by the presence of edema that can significantly affect the health-related quality of life in children and adolescents. The PROMIS pediatric measures were c...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gipson DS,Selewski DT,Massengill SF,Wickman L,Messer KL,Herreshoff E,Bowers C,Ferris ME,Mahan JD,Greenbaum LA,MacHardy J,Kapur G,Chand DH,Goebel J,Barletta GM,Geary D,Kershaw DB,Pan CG,Gbadegesin R,Hidalgo G,Lane

更新日期：2013-03-04 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) assesses what change on a measurement tool can be considered minimal clinically relevant. Although the recall period can influence questionnaire scores, it is unclear if it influences the MCID. This study is the first to examine longitudinally the impact of ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Alma HJ,de Jong C,Jelusic D,Wittmann M,Schuler M,Kollen BJ,Sanderman R,Schultz K,Kocks JWH,Van der Molen T

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current evidence supports the use of pedometers as effective motivational tools to promote physical activity and improve health-related quality of life in the general population. The aims of this study are to examine whether a pedometer-driven walking programme can improve health-related quality of life, and...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Mansi S,Milosavljevic S,Tumilty S,Hendrick P,Baxter GD

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a lack of German-language, disease-specific health related quality of life instruments applicable in cardiac rehabilitation. The purpose of this project was to investigate the psychometric properties of the German version of the MacNew Heart Disease Health-related Quality of Life Questionnaire (MacN...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gramm L,Farin E,Jaeckel WH

更新日期：2012-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Endometriosis Symptom Diary (ESD) and Endometriosis Impact Scale (EIS) are patient-reported outcome measures developed to evaluate efficacy in clinical trials and clinical practice. The ESD is a daily electronic diary assessing symptom severity; the EIS is a weekly electronic diary assessing symptom impa...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Kitchen H,Seitz C,Trigg A,Aldhouse N,Willgoss T,Schmitz H,Gater A,Gerlinger C,Haberland C

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Well-being Questionnaire (W-BQ) was designed to measure psychological well-being in people with diabetes. This study aimed to develop a Japanese version and a short form of the W-BQ. METHODS:A linguistic validation process produced a preliminary Japanese version of the 22-item W-BQ, which was distribute...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Riazi A,Bradley C,Barendse S,Ishii H

更新日期：2006-07-03 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: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:It is not well clear how psychosocial factors like depressive symptoms, social support affect quality of life in rural elderly in China. This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of depressive symptoms in the association between social support and quality of life. METHODS:Cross-sectional data of 42...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Wang J,Xue J,Jiang Y,Zhu T,Chen S

更新日期：2020-07-20 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:Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) has important implications for the clinical practice of dentistry and dental research and should contribute to professional judgment about restorative treatments and prosthetic replacement in patients who had reduced dentitions. The aim was to compare the OHRQoL a...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Ferreira RC,Kawachi I,Souza JGS,Campos FL,Chalub LLFH,Antunes JLF

更新日期：2019-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different generic quality of life instruments such as the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) and the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) have revealed conflicting results in patients with chronic lower limb ischaemia in psychometric attributes in short-term evaluations. The aim of this study was to compare the ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Wann-Hansson C,Hallberg IR,Risberg B,Klevsgård R

更新日期：2004-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Families play a critical role in supporting the health and well-being of children with chronic illnesses, who face a lifetime of responsibility for self-management of their condition. Our goal was to investigate whether the novel Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System® (PROMIS®) Pediatric F...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Flynn KE,Kliems H,Saoji N,Svenson J,Cox ED

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several instruments are available to assess children's health-related quality of life (HRQoL) based on self reports as well as proxy reports from parents. Previous studies have found only low-to-moderate agreement between self and proxy reports, but few studies have explicitly compared the psychometric quali...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Erhart M,Ellert U,Kurth BM,Ravens-Sieberer U

更新日期：2009-08-26 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 International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) was published by the World Health Organization (WHO) to standardize descriptions of health and disability. Little is known about the reliability and clinical relevance of measurements using the ICF and its qualifiers. This study exa...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Okochi J,Utsunomiya S,Takahashi T

更新日期：2005-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A response to Marci et al. 'Procreative sex in infertile couples: the decay of pleasure?'This is a reply to http://www.hqlo.com/content/pdf/1477-7525-11-52.pdf. ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Gadarowski A

更新日期：2013-04-11 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：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains a life-threatening condition, despite modern therapies. We prospectively investigated the therapeutic health-related quality of life (HRQOL) effects of goal-oriented sequential combination therapy based on exercise capacity in patients newly diagnosed with PAH. ...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Hirashiki A,Adachi S,Okumura N,Nakano Y,Shimokata S,Shimizu A,Arai H,Toba K,Murohara T,Kondo T

更新日期：2019-06-14 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:Versions of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) are commonly used to measure physical functioning across multiple rheumatic diseases but there has been no clear demonstration that any HAQ version is actually generic. This study aimed to show that the HAQ-II instrument is invariant across different rheu...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Taylor WJ,Parekh K

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) indicated by baseline health status in elementary school children. METHODS:Data were obtained via parents whose children enrolled in an elementary school, kindergarten to fourth grade, in southern Missi...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Zhang L,Fos PJ,Johnson WD,Kamali V,Cox RG,Zuniga MA,Kittle T

更新日期：2008-10-09 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:Rural-to-urban female migrant workers have a lower quality of life compared to the general population. Improving these conditions remains highly challenging. This paper reports the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the female migrant workers in an educational project. METHODS:In this before-and-afte...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Zhu C,Geng Q,Yang H,Chen L,Fu X,Jiang W

更新日期：2013-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single cardio-metabolic risk factors are each known modifiable risk factors for adverse health and quality of life outcomes. Yet, evidence on the clustered effect of these parameters and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is still limited and mostly cross-sectional. The o...

journal_title：Health and quality of life outcomes

authors： Cerletti P,Keidel D,Imboden M,Schindler C,Probst-Hensch N

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00