... demonstrating satisfactory to excellent agreement on all clinical conditions The testing of the methods, dental examination, administration of the questionnaires and preparation of the examiners ... examination The dental exam was limited to visual examination and no x-rays were used In a private room, the examiners were seated in front of the child, who remained standing The examination for ... years of age, relationships between peers are important components of an individual’s perceptions regarding health andqualityoflife Thus, judgments on the part of peer groups can affect an individual’s...
... http://www.hqlo.com/content/7/1/105 Table 5: Comparison ofQualityoflifeof HIV infected patients with and without TB in hospitals of the Oromiya region, Ethiopia Qualityoflife Domain HIV TB co-infection (n ... presence of pain, energy and sleep The psychological domain consisted of negative and positive feelings, self esteem and thinking The social domain covered social support, personal relationships and ... report writing MT participated in the design and reviewed the article YH was involved in report writing and reviewing NN was involved in report writing SD and AW were involved in field work and reviewed...
... disabling and painful comorbid condition has a stronger impacton QoL than hypertension Individualized care of patients with chronic conditions should consider both improving QoL and controlling ... similar qualityoflife scales of patients with hypertension and those without any chronic condition [28,29] One reason for this finding may be that hypertension is often asymptomatic and physically ... Mosconi P, et al.: Health-related qualityoflife associated with chronic conditions in eight countries: results from the International QualityofLife Assessment (IQOLA) Project Qualityof Life...
... carried out by two interviewers blinded to oral examinations They were trained in the reading and intonation of each question and option of responses The childs oral examination for Early Childhood ... an upper socioeconomic group [45,46] Therefore, Page of future studies on the impactof TDI on the qualityoflife should consider the socioeconomic conditions as well Considering that we selected ... to influence their responses Childrens oral examination The examinations for TDI, AMT and ECC were performed in a dental unit using an operating light, a 3 -in1 syringe, tongue depressors and...
... Being ≥17 years of age, giving written consent, living in the UK at least for one year TSCs are heavily concentrated in the London boroughs of Haringey, Enfield, Edmonton, Waltham Forest, Islington ... 1980s and 1990s There are smaller communities scattered around Britain but the majority of them live inand around London They are working and living in the same areas and involved in similar economic, ... integration on perceived overall QualityofLife (WHOQOL) of the participants Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate how the health and well-being of members of the Turkish speaking community...
... 65 and older report having at least one chronic condition [1] Chronic conditions contribute to disability via physical impairments and functional limitations and consequently diminish qualityof ... Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2007, 5:68 Background A chronic condition can be defined as a medical condition that is slow in its progress and long in its continuance More than 80% of Canadians ... to examine the impactof chronic conditions and physical activity on several distinct health attributes (including cognition, mobility, dexterity, pain and emotional wellbeing) The guidelines provided...
... were conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and all patients gave written informed consent to participate in the study The impactof treatment on the HRQoL of patients in the ... Patients inIMPACT II were allowed to continue therapy with stable doses of MTX if they were receiving it at baseline None of the patients in ASSERT received concomitant MTX HRQoL was assessed using ... 10, 30, and 54 in ATTRACT; weeks 0, 6, and 22 in START; weeks 0, 12, and 24 in ASSERT; and weeks and 14 inIMPACT II The norm-based SF-36 scoring system was used to calculate physical and mental...
... of this study was to examine the individual and combined effects of dietary weight loss and exercise interventions on HRQOL Defining the individual and combined effects of diet and exercise interventions ... preventing unhealthy weight gain and chronic diseases than intervening on a single behavior, few studies have compared individual and combined effects of diet and/ or exercise interventions on health-related ... changes in HRQOL during the intervention The findings would provide information to explain potential mechanisms of how diet and exercise interventions affect HRQOL Methods The Nutrition and Exercise...
... hours of training in assessments of physical functioning including balance, gait, and functional daily living skills and HRQOL Interviews were conducted in Spanish or English, depending on the ... activity andqualityoflifein older adults J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2001, 56(Spec No 2):23-35 Carr A, Gibson B, Robinson P: Measuring qualityof life: Is qualityoflife determined by expectations ... permeates a person's life, we examined the relationship between a commonly used index of frailty andqualityoflife indicators in a sample of older Mexican Americans We found that being pre-frail...
... profiles are popular in situations where the interaction of the physical, social, mental and emotional determinants of health are of interest Health indices are useful in health policy and economic ... contributions LZ led data analysis and writing, and supervised all aspects of its implementation PJF originated the study and contributed writing WDJ contributed interpreting results and writing ... perceptions of health and functional status In this context, HRQOL can be seen as an expansion to the concept of health which then allows for encompassing the physical and mental needs in a population...
... responsiveness of generic and specific quality- of- life instruments J Clin Epidemiol 2003, 56(1):52-60 Coons SJ, Rao S, Keininger DL, Hays RD: A comparative review of generic quality- of- life instruments ... summarized in terms of frequencies and percentages, and continuous variables were summarized in terms of means and standard deviations Preliminary analyses were conducted to examine reliability and ... patient and gather information about eight health concepts: physical functioning, physical role functioning, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, emotional role functioning, and...
... have no competing interests 10 Authors' contributions MV: coordination of the study, gathering and processing of data (questionnaires), performed the statistical analyses and drafting of manuscript ... coordination of the study, gathering and processing of data (questionnaires), performed the statistical analyses, drafting and revising of manuscript JH: participated in the design of the study and ... Health-related qualityoflife during post-induction chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission: An influence of corticosteroid therapy International journal of oncology...
... responsiveness of generic and specific quality- of- life instruments J Clin Epidemiol 2003, 56(1):52-60 Coons SJ, Rao S, Keininger DL, Hays RD: A comparative review of generic quality- of- life instruments ... summarized in terms of frequencies and percentages, and continuous variables were summarized in terms of means and standard deviations Preliminary analyses were conducted to examine reliability and ... patient and gather information about eight health concepts: physical functioning, physical role functioning, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, emotional role functioning, and...
... have no competing interests 10 Authors' contributions MV: coordination of the study, gathering and processing of data (questionnaires), performed the statistical analyses and drafting of manuscript ... coordination of the study, gathering and processing of data (questionnaires), performed the statistical analyses, drafting and revising of manuscript JH: participated in the design of the study and ... Health-related qualityoflife during post-induction chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission: An influence of corticosteroid therapy International journal of oncology...
... hours of training in assessments of physical functioning including balance, gait, and functional daily living skills and HRQOL Interviews were conducted in Spanish or English, depending on the ... activity andqualityoflifein older adults J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2001, 56(Spec No 2):23-35 Carr A, Gibson B, Robinson P: Measuring qualityof life: Is qualityoflife determined by expectations ... permeates a person's life, we examined the relationship between a commonly used index of frailty andqualityoflife indicators in a sample of older Mexican Americans We found that being pre-frail...
... the study, interpretation of data, and writing of the manuscript IV participated in the analysis and interpretation of data andin the preparation of the manuscript All authors were responsible ... information about the clinical management of these patients From this, it would be important to consider the need for a continuing training of clinicians in this type of condition, reviewing the criteria ... population was 14.7%, while the prevalence in the general population of chronic pain in the Pain in Europe survey was 19% [50], which is in contrast with the 46.7% of patients with GAD suffering pain...
... used instrument in economic evaluation A limitation of our study was that we relied on a limited list of only six chronic conditions and no psychiatric condition was amongst the considered conditions ... commented on drafts of paper MS was involved in the interpretation of data AD participated in the coordination of the study PM commented on drafts of paper AP was involved in the conception of the ... chronic conditions on health-related qualityof life: a general population survey in Finland using 15D and EQ5D Qual Life Res 2006, 15(8):1403-1414 Saarni SI, Suvisaari J, Sintonen H, Koskinen S,...
... questions 1-13) In addition, one question on the general evaluation of the impactof CSOM on QOL (question 14) and one question to indicate the frequency of doctor visits in the last six months ... damage or infection lasting more than months This definition covers adequately the clinical course and findings in our patients from a clinical point of view The following two main types of CSOM ... correlations between objective measurements andqualityoflife evaluations One example is chronic rhinosinusitis, in which the expression of the chronic inflammatory changes in computed tomography of...
... study She was involved in the concept and design, data collection and collation, data analysis, writing and editing of the manuscript CM was involved in the conception and design of the study, ... measure of depression in persons with MS [29] Fatigue was assessed using the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) and provides an indication of fatigue experienced by an individual in three domains; ... 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...
... qualityof life, indicating as clear an understanding by patients of the health states and their impactonqualityoflife as by laypersons In a disease such as schizophrenia, chronic side-effects of ... results offer the potential to minimise the net effect of disease and treatment on patient qualityoflifeand quality- adjusted life years in economic analyses Secondly, that the differences in valuations ... result of a shift in psychological expectations, which includes a shift in the weight placed on different aspects ofqualityoflifeand a changed view of what matters inlife General population...