... Eiser C, Morse R: A review of measures ofqualityoflife for children with chronic illness Arch Dis Child 2001, 84:205-211 Connolly MA, Johnson JA: Measuring qualityoflife in pediatric patients ... disorder Qual Life Res 2005, 14:719-734 Landgraf JM, Rich M, Rappaport L: Measuring qualityoflife in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their families: Development and evaluation ... stress the importance of caregivers as change agents of the child, in turn, children are reciprocally change agents of the caregiver andof family life in general Caregivers of children in the Ritalin...
... associate As part of the larger ongoing study, the nature of the study and the QualityofLifeand Breast Cancer 511 process of randomization were explained to the participants and informed consent ... results of our preliminary analyses Qualityoflife was correlated with psychosocial variables Greater qualityoflife was significantly correlated with sense of coherence, marital quality, vigor, and ... determine from our data if perceptions of control increase qualityof life, or if perceptions of control stem from current qualityoflifeand adjustment And yet, it is indisputable that a relationship...
... feeling of worth, sense of reliability and guidance which has contributed to qualityoflifeof the elderly in the sub region Also of concern is the increasing record from the central, south and ... (Fajemilehin, 2001) Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the qualityoflife against the back ground of the health behaviours and traditional life style practices of the elderly persons in Osun ... Pearson chi-square probability at *1 and **5% level of attention and proximity/nearness and availability of such facilities were core issuesof awareness The level of such awareness based on the identified...
... promotion of healthier lifestyles and improved access and affordability of health care Page of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2008, 6:49 and medications ... Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2008, 6:49 Background Two overarching US Healthy People 2010 objectives are "to increase qualityand years of healthy life, " and "to eliminate health ... conditions andqualityoflife Furthermore, it calls particular attention to the critical importance of having adequate mental health services if qualityoflife is to improve for Rhode Island's population...
... healthrelated qualityoflifeof stress, urge and mixed urinary incontinence BJU Int 2003, 92(7):731-735 Abrams P, Kelleher C, Lerr L, Rogers R: Overactive bladder significantly affects qualityoflife ... Health-related qualityoflifeof patients receiving extended-release tolterodine for overactive bladder Am J Manag Care 2002, 8(19 Suppl):S608-S615 Homma Y, Kawabe K: Health-related qualityoflifeof Japanese ... However, a large proportion of Authors' contributions PvK, CK, KC, ZK, MB, and JTW participated in the concept and design, interpretation of data, and the drafting and revising of the manuscript PvK...
... self-assessed health-related qualityoflife was comparable to qualityoflifeof controls [22] In the present study QoL was measured with the Profile ofQualityofLife in the Chronically Ill ... completed and returned the standardized selfassessed questionnaire (response rate 64%) Time of questionnaire dispatch was July 2003 Qualityoflife was enquired with the Profile ofQualityofLife ... important aspects of interest for the outcome of PKU patients are qualityoflifeand social outcome Qualityoflife (QoL) is a multidimensional concept reflecting the impact of disease and treatment...
... impact of a particular disease or condition on various aspects of a person's qualityoflife In contrast, a general health-related qualityoflife tool takes into account a broad range of health issues ... between the ratings ofqualityoflifeand ratings of the degree of voice handicap also was of interest The null hypothesis regarding this relationship was that changes in the voice handicap would ... correlation between scores on qualityoflife instruments and the period of time since laryngectomy Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2008, 6:26...
... years of HAART [9-11], although one study showed an increase in mental qualityoflife only [12], and two showed a decrease in physical qualityoflife [13,14] Table 1: Demographic, baseline and ... Impacts of HIV infection and HAART use on qualityoflife Qual Life Res 2006, 15:941-949 Van Leth F, Conway B, Laplume H, Martin D, Fisher M, Jelaska A, Wit F, Lange JMA: Qualityoflife in patients ... Health-related qualityoflifeand virologic outcomes in an HIV clinic Qual Life Res 2001, 9:977-985 Bastardo YM, Kimberlin CL: Relationship between qualityof life, social support and disease-related...
... time andqualityoflife References Pignata S, Ballatori E, Favalli G and Scambia G: Qualityof life: gynaecological cancers Ann Oncol 2001, 12(Suppl 3):S37-42 Andersen BL: Predicting sexual and ... Cegnar I and Pongratz E: Prospective assessment ofqualityoflifeof female cancer patients Gynecol Oncol 2002, 85:140-147 Miller BE, Pittman B, Case D and McQuellon RP: Qualityoflife after ... limited knowledge of health issuesand poor general http://www.hqlo.com/content/1/1/33 health Lack of help at home was also predictive of poor QOL Predictors ofqualityoflife in women with...
... concerning the qualityoflifeof AGA subjects are somewhat difficult to compare with our results because of methodological and other differences, such as age, limited criteria ofqualityoflifeand the ... measures of HRQOL, which are recom- Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2005, 3:49 http://www.hqlo.com/content/3/1/49 Table 3: Means/medians and standard ... logistic regression analyses for impaired qualityoflife Odds ratios for risk of belonging to the lowest quintiles in the dimensions ofqualityoflife Variable BDI1) IGR2) QUICKI3) AGA4) Marital...
... AH: Worsening trends in adult health-related qualityoflifeand self-rated Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2005, 3:64 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ... Population Assessment of Health Related QualityofLife Atlanta, GA; CDC; 2000 Gill GM, Feinstein AR: A critical appraisal of the qualityof quality- of- life measurements JAMA 1994, 272:619-626 ... Abstracts Issue 1999, 8:617 Nanda U, Andresen EM: Performance measures of healthrelated qualityoflifeand function among disabled adults [abstract] Qual Life Res 1998, 7:644 Andersen EM, Catlin TK,...
... pain and depression are both associated with insomnia and altered sleep quality, and impaired qualityoflife [12] The aims of the current study were: 1) to establish the prevalence of pain and ... DS, Taplin S: Qualityoflifeof 5–10 year breast cancer survivors diagnosed between age 40 and 49 Health Qual Life Outcomes 2004, 2:25 Wang SJ, Fuh JL, Lu SR, Juang KD: Qualityoflife differs ... as indicated by HAMD and HAMA scores; however, they had a long standing history of depression of approximately cumulative years and an average of four episodes of depression Of the 69 patients...
... sensitivity (correct prediction of a positive assessment by the physician) 70.8% and spe- Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2006, 4:32 http://www.hqlo.com/content/4/1/32 ... for Sensitivity and Specificity of predicting physicians assessment of "successful therapy" Sensitivity and specificity is listed for a series of cut-off points (given in percent of baseline total ... evidence for the capacity of the MRS scale to measure treatment effects on qualityoflife across the full range of severity of complaints before treatment The difference of the relative improvement...
... article as: Arafa and Rabah: Study ofqualityoflifeand its determinants in patients after urinary stone fragmentation Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2010 8:119 Page of Submit your next ... urinary symptoms andqualityof life? A prospective randomized study Eur Urol 2005, 48(4):673-678 Kristina lP, Stephen YK: Health related qualityoflife differs between male and female stone ... Arafa and Rabah Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2010, 8:119 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/119 Page of Table Comparison of SF-36 subscales between the patients who had undergone one of the...
... patients influence the mental aspects of Page of 10 qualityoflife Bulbar and generalized involvement seems to result in an impairment of mental aspects ofqualityof life, whereas ocular involvement ... components of costs were the expenditures of health insurance and the loss of productivity of patients and their caregivers Disease severity of MG and assistance in activities of the daily life were ... Qualityoflifeandlife circumstances in German myasthenia gravis patients Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2010 8:129 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: ...
... presents the rationale for and design of a longitudinal study to examine Page of functional status, adjustment, qualityof life, and symptoms in a diverse sample of English and Spanish speaking adult ... improve the understanding of variations in, and predictors of, the Bevans et al Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2011, 9:24 http://www.hqlo.com/content/9/1/24 patient experience of allogeneic transplant ... questionnaire measuring the qualityoflife in terms of domains: physical symptoms distress, psychological distress, activity level, and overall global lifequality in various types of cancer patients...
... et al Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2011, 9:110 http://www.hqlo.com/content/9/1/110 assessment of health-related qualityoflife (HRQOL) in type diabetes An increasing number of type diabetes ... leads to lower qualityoflife or lower qualityoflife leads to impaired glycaemic control Group-based educational settings often encourage interaction and interpersonal dynamics and invite to ... Health-related qualityoflifeand selfrelated health in patients with type diabetes: Effects of group-based rehabilitation versus individual counselling Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2011...
... into account the variables age and education Methods Measure of health-related qualityoflife We used the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) to measure the qualityoflife This is a well-known general ... (76%) Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2007, 5:60 http://www.hqlo.com/content/5/1/60 were higher among Iranians in Sweden and Swedes (120 and 102, ... purposes) Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2007, 5:60 http://www.hqlo.com/content/5/1/60 response rate in this sample was 87% A team of trained interviewers collected data and all participants...
... Physicians' knowledge of health-related qualityoflifeand perception of its importance in daily clinical practice Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2010, 8:43 Page of ... AD, Comis R, Taylor KM: Oncologist' use ofqualityoflife information Results of a survey of eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Physicians QualityofLife Res 2001, 10:1-13 Nucifora G, Badano ... could lead to a growing use of QoL measures in daily clinical practice, possibly increasing also the qualityof clinical care Bossola et al Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2010, 8:43 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/43...