... available in this area are in English, Arab countries are lagging considerably behind in this domain, not only in the development of tools, but also in terms of translation of existing material [12][17][32] ... may affect certain domains of QoL in a patient with chronic disease [23] Mode of administration of the questionnaire by an investigator negatively influences certain dimensions of SF-36 via the ... means of administration of SF-36, marital status, LCI-M, financial status, occurrence of a grave event during the past year, Global quality oflife assessment and type of health problem Because of...
... study findings are explained elsewhere [9] Here the focus is on quality oflife and patients' socioeconomic status In summary, patients' quality oflife was assessed in two points in time: baseline ... quality oflifein patients with low income [8] This paper reports on data from a prospective study of quality oflifein lung cancer patients and examines whether there is a difference in quality of ... functioning and global quality oflife scores on the EORTC QLQ-C30 (the higher values indicate a higher level of functioning and quality of life, min.: 0, max.: 100) Baseline Follow-up Affluent/intermediate...
... iterative, starting with transcription of the interviews, highlighting pointers on the interview transcripts, writing memos, linking themes together, arriving at core themes, further integration of categories ... representation of these factors across each of the domains in turn represents level of impact upon HRQoL Conclusion The present study marks a starting point in clarifying and describing HRQoL domains in ... 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...
... oflife after myocardial infarction J Clin Epidemiol 1994, 47:1287-96 Hays RD, Anderson RT and Revicki D: Assessing reliability and validity of measurement in clinical trials In: Quality ofLife ... Comparison of three quality oflife instruments in stable angina pectoris: Seattle Angina Questionnaire, Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), and Quality ofLife Index-Cardiac Version III J Clin Epidemiol ... DH and Patrick D: Measuring health-related quality oflife Ann Intern Med 1993, 118:622-9 Bowling A: Measuring health: a review of quality oflife measurement scales Buckingham: Open University...
... level of neuropeptides The increase in the level of neuropeptides may be the initiating event in pathogenesis of vitiligo In a study of 150 vitiligo patients, we assessed the nature and extent of ... leprosy in India A possible relationship between stress and the development of vitiligo is under investigation AlAbadie et al [17] indicated that psychological stress increases level of neuroendocrine ... conclude Vitiligo has a profound effect on the quality oflifeof vitiligo patients and so the patients go to any extent in getting it treated although it is not life threatening The dermatologists...
... measures of patients' perception of their health not overlap with clinician assessments of disability reinforces the importance of developing HRQoL instruments for use in routine clinical practice ... professional translators representing all the countries involved Quality control by the MAPI Research Institute Final version Final proof-reading Figure Linguistic Validation – MAPI Research Institute ... the questionnaire may be administered directly in the waiting room, 3) the integrity of the instruments' wording should be maintained, 4) the patient's autonomy during completion process should...
... generally try to maintain normal family life for other children in the family [16] This difference in experience, resulting in fathers remaining more involved in everyday life despite the child's ... of 0.84 Mothers' well-being The SF-36 scale [12] was included as a measure of mothers' own well-being This includes a single-item measure of change in health, plus eight subscales, with varying ... parenting and parents' perceptions of the child's QOL In addition, our sample included only 60% of those eligible We have no wayof knowing whether those who refused differed in any crucial way...
... parts of daily life variable PANAL A Detraction in daily life Limited in Business/school Limited in sports Limited in hobbies Limited in Garden work Limited in Work at home Limited in Social life ... Limited in others PANAL B Detraction in daily life Limited in Business/school Limited in sports Limited in hobbies Limited in Garden work Limited in Work at home Limited in Social life Limited in ... limited in their daily life concerning work, social events and sports Due to this nature of the disease QoL is increasingly impaired over time Despite of the high immediate success rate of SVT...
... “withering away” of its nuclear capability over time may be inevitable That would certainly be the most likely effect of continuing its current nuclear policies In sum, nuclear weapons remain the final ... again be viewed as “winning weapons.” The above is one of several reasons why the United States has a strong interest in minimizing further proliferation of nuclear weapons Because nuclear use of ... provided China with detailed information on all U.S nuclear weapon designs • the U.S bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade during NATO’s operations in Kosovo, and the Chinese insistence—apparently...
... , or participate in high-intensity strength-training programs [82] , report significantly better QoL These findings demonstrate the importance of integrating training programs into gynecological ... QoL, have been introduced in clinical trials on a large scale, in addition to measures of morbidity and mortality A simple search on ‘quality oflife on Medline at the beginning of 2009 gives ... quality oflife as main outcome (cont.) QoL results Ref Factors related to quality oflifein long-term survivors of gynecological cancer Review clinically effective and feasible to deliver in clinical...
... participating cities; and, a detailed assessment of the practicality of obtaining information to inform the 33 Terms of Reference ‘indicators’ As a result of this work, the following refinements ... The indicators were regrouped into 21 domains reflecting aspects of urban ‘quality oflife The grouping offered the practical advantage that because, by and large, the information required to inform ... women are in work or seeking work especially in northern cities, but unemployment is increasing Just over two thirds of the population of working age in Urban Audit cities are in work or seeking work...
... Katherine laughed again Mrs Burton had a wayof never blaming anyone, and slipped through life always thinking the very best of the people with whom she came in contact, crediting them with good intentions ... was trying to hold in the dogs, which were barking, raging, howling, and whining, making a violent uproar, and all striving to get free in order to rush at that something which had slid out of sight ... sticking to his own opinion with the obstinacy he was rather fond of displaying Katherine took refuge in silence, going out of the store as soon as she could, and hurrying away to bed, because of...
... snapshots of the effects of increasing privatisation of health and home care on the quality oflifeof women in each section of Canada [75] It concluded that increasing privatisation of health ... provinces in availability of services Provincial governments are responsible for setting policy, planning, monitoring and regulations Financing comes from a mix of fees and tax financing In some ... the lines seen in the UK and US and to a lesser extent in Canada 9.1 Decline of the welfare state Teeple [11] sees increasing income and wealth inequalities and the weakening of social infrastructures...
... 75% Unsurprisingly, there is a clear inverse relationship between availability of jobs and availability of housing Cities which find it easy to offer jobs experience higher housing prices The ... residents in the 31 cities had widely diverging opinions: (1) employment opportunities, (2) housing costs, (3) safety, (4) cleanliness of cities, (5) public transport, (6) air pollution, (7) integration ... cities In three English-speaking cities, a narrow majority does consider it easy to find a job At the other extreme, in the southern cities of Naples and Lisboa and in the German cities of Leipzig...
... Pinar et al (2008) study findings indicated that pain was one of the negatively affected parameters (Pinar et al., 2008) When the EORTC QLQ-30 general and subscale scores were examined according ... Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30: A quality -of- life instrument for use in international clinical trials in oncology J National Cancer Institute, 85, 365-76 American Cancer ... Measurement of the quality oflifein cancer survivors Qual Life Res, 4, 523-31 Hoskins NS, Perez CA, Young RC (1997) Principles and practice of gynecologic oncology; second ed Lippincott- Raven...
... explaining the intricacies of compound interest to me and so enabling me to make sensible estimates of population changes in prehistory; the Revd Allan Wainwright for prompting new lines of thought ... before the beginning of the era that forms the focus of this book In 4700 BC a significantly different wayoflife began, with tamed animals and ploughing, sowing and harvesting ensuring a reliable ... Meanwhile in the marginal lands there was something of a regression to nearmesolithic life styles At Skara Brae people depended increasingly on the older practices of hunting, fishing and fowling In...
... infraestimations of HRQL scores in the Spanish sample The use of both instruments in different populations, including clinical samples and from different geographical areas in Spain will allow for continuing ... in parallel and were included in the Kidscreen project as validation instruments [11] As part of the process of obtaining the Spanish versions, interpretability issues were defined The aims of ... Descriptive results of the Spanish VSP-A and KINDL-R domains in a representative sample of non-institutionalized adolescents in Spain (n = 555) Domains (no of items) Mean (SD)* Median Missing values Effect...
... applicability of the 10-item short form of the Nepean Dyspepsia Index Dig Dis Sci 2004, 49(4):680-687 King CR: Quality oflife and controversial issues In Quality ofLife Edited by: King CR, Hinds PS ... supporting the construct validity of the instruments Once again, the magnitude of this reduction in SFNDI scores was less marked in the Malay version of the SFNDI and the smaller sample size in this ... conduct this study Instruments The Short Form (SF) Nepean Dyspepsia Index is a 10-item questionnaire with sub-scales each examining the influence of dyspepsia on domains of health in patients, namely...
... and obese individuals These studies suggest that physical activity combined with diet can be effective in improving health related QOL in several domains, including social functioning, mood, ... characteristics of binge eating in obese individuals Each item presents three or four differently weighted statements, with a final score varying from 0–46 It is used to identify binge eaters, Page of (page ... sought to examine several variables associated with psychological aspects The main findings of this study were significant improvement in scores of depression, anxiety, binge eating, body image...
... quality oflife Exercisers represent individuals who reported participating in at least two, 30min exercise sessions·wk-1, or had a physical activity score in the leisure domain of the International ... pain and medication use [33] Theories of primary fatigue in MS include hypo-functioning within the central nervous system [34], reduced glucose metabolism in the cortical regions of the brain ... quality oflife Exercisers represent individuals who reported participating in at least two, 30-min exercise sessions·wk-1, or had a physical activity score in the leisure domain of the International...