... professional translator (affiliated with a com-
mercial translating service in Canada) performed a single
backward translation into the original language, for each
of the three target languages excluding ... disease-specific quality of life in rare populations: a
practical approach to cross-cultural translation
Victoria E Price
1
, Robert J Klaassen
2
, Paula H...
... fact that measures for HRQoL
are not able to record all impacts of a disease on daily life,
they allow investigations in large populations.
Considering the advances in CF therapy and with regard
to ... 107:297-305.
44. Landgraf JM: Measuring health-related quality of life in pediat-
ric oncology patients: a brief commentary on the state of the
art of measurement...
... anxiety/
depression and, consequently, worse health status as
measured by EQ-5D TTO and VAS indices. Increasing
age was associated with worse baseline EQ-5D TTO and
VAS indices; on the other hand increasing income ... of predictors modifying
the wo rsening (aggravation) of HRQoL at any time
point before or after VABB. In an attempt to reach tan-
gible and plausible results the design...
... retinopathy and
neuropathy) and macrovascular complications (e.g. myo-
cardial infarction, angina pectoris and stroke). In addi-
tion to diabetes-related complications, episodes of
hypoglycaemia, ... of
hypoglycaemia, fear of hypoglycaemia, change in life
style and fear of long term consequences may lead to
reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In fact,
ind...
... emotional or mental health scales in adults with
persisting gastrointestinal symptoms, in contrast to sev-
eral studies in patients with onset of functional gastroin-
testinal diseases at adult age ... pain found in these adults with
persisting symptoms of childhood constipation may be
explained by the high frequency of pain complaints, i.e.
painful defecation and abdominal pa...
... fibromyalgia as compared to
other nonspecific pain syndromes. And finally, to explore the impact of fibromyalgia on a patient's
quality of life.
Methods: In this cross sectional study, explaining ... initiating
role in all phases of the study. DHP had an important role
in the acquisition of the data and had a substantial contri-
bution in drafting the manuscri...
... CHB infection including the
use of anti-viral treatment, Child's staging for patients
with cirrhosis, and the biomarkers of liver disease
(Alanine Aminotransferase, Aspartate Aminotransferase,
Alpha-fetoprotein ... variables. Biomarkers (ALT, AST
and bilirubin), duration of illness and age were treated as continuous variables; all other variables were entered as categorical variab...
... public
hospitals in Adelaide. A total of 320 patients in hospital beds awaiting a residential aged care bed
participated. Outcome measurements included HRQoL (Assessment of Quality of Life; AQoL),
functional ... functional capacity and
finalise longer term living arrangements [16].
As part of a randomized controlled trial evaluating a tran-
sitional care facility [15],...
... of Life Scale (QOLS-N). Qual Life Res 2004,
13:1001-1009.
57. Smith KW, Avis NE, Assmann SF: Distinguishing between quality
of life and health status in quality of life research: a meta-
analysis. ... individuals' global
quality of life (GQOL), understood as satisfaction with
life [19,21], may be one such factor that may add explana-
tions to the complexit...