... collection and collation, data analysis, writing and editing of the manuscript CM was involved in the conception and design of the study, as well as data analysis and writing and editing of the manuscript ... score in the leisure domain of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire greater than 600 MET-min·wk-1 Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLifeOutcomes ... activity A recent review of exercise intervention studies in persons with MS, found Figure Qualityoflife scores in people with multiple sclerosis Qualityoflife scores in people with multiple...
... Adolescent distinctions between qualityoflifeand self-rated health inqualityoflife research Health Qual LifeOutcomes 2005, 3:64 Veenhoven R: The four qualities oflife J Happiness Stud 2000, ... Indirect effect of physical or mental health status on global qualityoflife as mediated by one of the life domains Sum of all indirect effects for physical and mental health status explaining ... health-related qualityoflife A conceptual model of patient outcomes J Am Med Assoc 1995, 273:59-65 16 Ferrans CE: Definitions and conceptual models ofqualityoflifeOutcomes Assessment in Cancer:...
... impressive gains in self-efficacy and QOL outcomesin a sample of older adults Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLifeOutcomes 2009, 7:10 Although our findings offer ... dwelling adults aged 50 and older via flyers and electronic newsletters advertising participation in a study of physical activity beliefs A total of 349 individuals expressed initial interest and ... Stewart A, King A: Evaluating the efficacy of physical activity for influencing qualityoflifeoutcomesin older adults Ann Behav Med 1991, 13(3):108-116 Diener E: Subjective well-being Psychol...
... health related qualityoflifeof patients with fibromyalgia as related to the qualityoflifeof patients in other chronic conditions is presented in Table Results ofqualityoflifeof patients ... pain and long term false straining of the muscles eventually can result in chronification of pain In accordance with the hypothesis of Hasenbring, Van Houdenhoven suggested that, especially in ... contribution in drafting the manuscript RJS has been involved in the analysis and interpretation of the data in combination with drafting the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript...
... GSRS, Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale; QOLRAD, QualityofLifein Reflux and Dyspepsia questionnaire Page of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLifeOutcomes ... I: Handling missing data inqualityoflife questionnaires: Experience from clinical trials 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for QualityofLife Research, Barcelona, Spain 1999 ... validation of the German translation of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) andQualityofLifein Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD) questionnaire in patients with reflux disease Health Qual Life...
... experienced changes in both depression andqualityoflife over a 6-week period [10] Here, we expand on these earlier findings by examining a wider range of health status andqualityoflife measures ... goal of the over-all LIDO study was to compare QualityofLife (QOL) instruments, several of them were administered These included the QualityofLifein Depression Scale (QLDS) [21,22] and the ... indicate worse qualityoflife WHOQOL-Bref (WHOQOL Group, 1995, 1996) QOL:Rate is a 5-point scale rating qualityoflife All other scores on 0–100 scale: Overall QualityofLife (QOL:Rate), and...
... management These findings reflect the importance of a supportive social network and self carein improving and maintaining QoL in women with HIV [30] Several studies have revealed that women infected ... al.: Impact of childhood trauma on functionality andqualityoflifein HIV-infected women Health andQualityofLifeOutcomes 2011 9:84 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full ... recognition and management of mood, anxiety and other stress-related disorders Finally our findings reflect the need to help improve and maintain QoL in HIV positive and traumatized individuals...
... Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor *Amitriptyline, Clomipramine, Clemastine, Desloratadine, Hydroxyzine, Loratadine, Montelukast and Tolterodine Nordin Olsson et al Health andQualityofLifeOutcomes ... Journal of Ageing 2009, 6:113-25 Walker A, Lowenstein A: European perspectives on qualityoflifein old age European Journal of Ageing 2009, 6:61-6 Kaplan RM: The significance ofqualityoflifein ... as: Nordin Olsson et al.: Medication qualityandqualityoflifein the elderly, a cohort study Health andQualityofLifeOutcomes 2011 9:95 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take...
... preparation and conduct of the study and the editing of the article MEL participated in the conduct of the study and the editing of the article KHL participated in the preparation and conduct of the ... H, Alte D, Schwahn C, Grabe HJ, Hoffmann W, John U, Dören M: Menopause and determinants ofqualityoflifein women at midlife and beyond: the study of health in Pomerania (SHIP) Menopause 2007, ... health-related qualityoflifeoutcomesin weight loss trial participants: comparison of three measures Health Qual LifeOutcomes 2009, 7:53 36 Wood NF: Menopause, symptoms, andqualityof life: time...
... collection and collation, data analysis, writing and editing of the manuscript CM was involved in the conception and design of the study, as well as data analysis and writing and editing of the manuscript ... score in the leisure domain of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire greater than 600 MET-min·wk-1 Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLifeOutcomes ... activity A recent review of exercise intervention studies in persons with MS, found Figure Qualityoflife scores in people with multiple sclerosis Qualityoflife scores in people with multiple...
... easier In our study only 10.7% of participants withdrew from the study: this surprisingly positive finding may be explained in terms of perceived qualityofcare related to the offering of custom-made ... [22] There is a growing interest in the possible role of exercise in enhancing QOL, reducing recurrence and other diseases, and extending survival in cancer survivors Preliminary research suggests ... and independent living in older adults Med Sci Sports Exerc 2001;33(S):598 -608 Trine MR Physical activity andqualityoflife In: Rippe JM, ed Lifestyle Medicine Malden: Blackwell Science Inc;...
... factors for CVD and evaluation of VO2peak should be incorporated in clinical practice Finally, these finding represent an urging need for developing effective physical training interventions for ... reduce the risk of CVD, the interventions are probably more dependent on improving VO2peak than increasing physical activity level alone [35, 36] Qualityoflife Our findings of lower SF-36 social ... symptoms and low emotional well being [11] High levels of VO2peak are associated with high levels ofqualityoflife (QOL) [12] Body mass index (BMI) are found inversely related to QOL in patients...
... Health andQualityofLifeOutcomes 2010, 8:108 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/108 Page of Table Health-related qualityof life, psychological status, and limitations in activities of daily living ... origin of the Impact domain, covering psychological disturbances resulting from respiratory disease, partly explains these findings A posthoc analysis excluding Balcells et al Health andQuality ... both and reduced HRQoL and found that the magnitude of this association was modified by working status, COPD severity, and the presence of comorbidities A better understanding of the influence of...
... functioning using well-validated physiologic measures, which allows us to extend the findings of other investigators who suggested greater impairment in physical functioning andqualityoflife ... that a 10-point increase in anxiety score is associated with a mean decrease in MWD of meters, a decrease in maximum exercise workload of almost Watt, and an increase of approximately points on the ... performance of diagnostic testing and determination of study eligibility Physiologic measures Pulmonary function tests, including spirometry and single-breath diffusing capacity (DLCO), were performed in...
... as to methods of assessing qualityoflifein COPD Cullen DL [31] identified 37 measures of COPD qualityoflifeand functional status reported in selected literature in 1994-1997 Of these eight ... anxiety, use of psychotropic drugs), and the role of personal and social support, andcare factors in predicting AECOPD (living arrangement), qualityof caregiver support, and patient’s level of treatment ... consistent findings have been observed of the strong impact of FEV1% in predicting mortality [73] [98] [99] and poor overall clinical outcomes that included death, readmission, intubation and intensification...
... status index years post-intensive care unit of 25% and 50%, respectively (bold solid line) Moreover, the remaining life years were modelled, again considering an increase and a decrease of 25% (fine ... depicting costs per and 50%, respectively (QALY) saved tus index years post-intensive care unit of 25 %quality- adjusted life year(bold solid line) considering both an increase and a decrease in health ... Tsevat J: Outcomesand cost-effectiveness of initiating dialysis and continuing aggressive carein seriously ill hospitalized adults SUPPORT investigators Study to understand prognoses and preferences...
... pre-morbid health status [6,7] Qualityoflife studies are often difficult to compare, since different intensive care populations have been studied and a variety ofqualityoflife measures have been ... S Heterogeneity in intensive care units: fact or fiction? Anaesthesia 1997, 52:531-537 Zaren B and Hedstrand U Qualityoflife among long-term survivors of intensive care Crit Care Med 1987, 15:743-747 ... Qualityoflife after prolonged intensive care Crit Care Med 1999, 27:11321139 Heyland DK, Hopman W, Coo H, Tranmer J and McColl MA Longterm health-related qualityoflifein survivors of sepsis...
... study findings are explained elsewhere [9] Here the focus is on qualityoflifeand patients' socioeconomic status In summary, patients' qualityoflife was assessed in two points in time: baseline ... baseline and follow-up functioning and global qualityoflife scores on the EORTC QLQ-C30 (the higher values indicate a higher level of functioning andqualityof life, min.: 0, max.: 100) Baseline ... qualityoflifein patients with low income [8] This paper reports on data from a prospective study ofqualityoflifein lung cancer patients and examines whether there is a difference inquality of...
... MJ and Shumaker SA: Conceptual Issues and Considerations in Cross-Cultural Validation of Generic Health-Related QualityofLife Instruments In: QualityofLifeand Pharmacoecoeconomics in Clinical ... DF and Anderson RT: Creating and Evaluating Cross-Cultual Instruments In: QualityofLifeand Pharmacoecoeconomics in Clinical Trials Secondth edition Edited by: Spilker B Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven ... Thompson PW and Kirwan JR: QualityofLife Measures British Journal of Rheumatology 1996, 35:275-281 Testa MA and Simonson DC: Assessment of quality- of- lifeoutcomes New England Journal of Medicine 1996,...
... Development testing and use of the Sickness Impact Profile In: QualityofLife Assessment: Key Issues in the 1990's Page 10 of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLifeOutcomes ... thing." I.3 "There's sort of voices and all sorts of mayhem going on inside and there's not enough of your brain left to concentrate on what people are saying You're sort of dealing with all of ... motivation, loss of energy, paranoia, and depression I.6 "Being quiet and not sociable Not wanting to go anywhere and being suspicious of people and what they were thinking of me Feeling tired, agitated,...