... comorbidities, ranging from (44% of patients) to (1% of patients) comorbidities (Table 1) Table shows that SGRQ scores increased (showing a worsening HRQoL) with increasing COPD severity Only 9% of ... Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 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 ... 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...
... [22] There is a growing interest in the possible role of exercise in enhancing QOL, reducing recurrence and other diseases, and extending survival incancer survivors Preliminary research suggests ... impact of exercise training on QOL in breast cancer survivors The aim of this study was to assess the association between physical exercise andqualityoflifein a population of female breast cancer ... easier In our study only 10.7% of participants withdrew from the study: this surprisingly positive finding may be explained in terms of perceived qualityof care related to the offering of custom-made...
... 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 ... Kollegger H, Kristoferitsch W, Zeitlhofer J: Factors influencing qualityoflifein multiple sclerosis patients: disability, depressive mood, fatigue and sleep quality Acta Neurol Scand 2004, 110(1):6-13 ... participated in this study References Khan F, McPhail T, Brand C, Turner-Stokes L, Kilpatrick T: Multiple sclerosis: disability profile andqualityoflifein an Australian community cohort Int J Rehabil...
... *p < 05 obtain information about tobacco dependence, drug and health-related behavior, andqualityoflifein adolescents in grades to 12 in schools in the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada ... 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 ... Adolescent distinctions between qualityoflifeand self-rated health inqualityoflife research Health Qual Life Outcomes 2005, 3:64 Veenhoven R: The four qualities oflife J Happiness Stud 2000,...
... impressive gains in self-efficacy and QOL outcomes in a sample of older adults Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 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 ... well-being in advanced age: a meta-analysis of intervention studies Psychol Aging 2005, 20(2):272-284 Rejeski WJ, Mihalko SL: Physical activity andqualityoflifein older adults J Gerontol A Biol...
... the qualityoflifeofpatientsin other chronic conditions is presented in Table Results ofqualityoflifeofpatients participating in the current study seem to be in accordance with scores of ... disability in chronic pain patients with a premorbid overactive lifestyle matches the ideas explained in the self-discrepancy model of Higgins [26] In view of the explanation of disability in fibromyalgia, ... decreased pain tolerance and a higher level of disability Although the construct of fear of injury is also applicable inpatients with fibromyalgia, the mean score on fear of injury of patients...
... validation of the German translation of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) andQualityofLifein Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD) questionnaire inpatients with reflux disease Health Qual Life ... I: Handling missing data inqualityoflife questionnaires: Experience from clinical trials 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for QualityofLife Research, Barcelona, Spain 1999 ... GSRS, Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale; QOLRAD, QualityofLifein Reflux and Dyspepsia questionnaire Page of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLife Outcomes...
... 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 ... measurement ofqualityoflifein depression Health Policy 1992, 22:307-319 McKenna SP, Hunt SM: A new measure ofqualityoflifein depression: Testing the reliability and construct validity of 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...
... al.: Impact of childhood trauma on functionality andqualityoflifein HIV-infected women Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2011 9:84 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full ... QoL and self-perceived functioning of these women, the assessments were part of a larger neurocognitive and neuroimaging study in HIV Eligibility criteria included: (I) willingness and ability ... disease A decline in function in the early stages of disease was reported in an earlier South African study, with the majority of the decline in function occurring in WHO stages and [58] In the current...
... Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor *Amitriptyline, Clomipramine, Clemastine, Desloratadine, Hydroxyzine, Loratadine, Montelukast and Tolterodine Nordin Olsson et al Health andQualityofLife Outcomes ... deprescribing when indicated [21,28,36] Prescribing for elderly demands special knowledge and close monitoring [23] This includes courage to deprescribe and the necessity of avoiding the prescribing ... 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 ofqualityoflife in...
... 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, ... theoretical model of menopause, its symptoms, andqualityoflife [36] It may contribute to tailoring interventions fostering HRQL in postmenopausal women Regarding physical HRQL, women most in need may...
... 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 ... Kollegger H, Kristoferitsch W, Zeitlhofer J: Factors influencing qualityoflifein multiple sclerosis patients: disability, depressive mood, fatigue and sleep quality Acta Neurol Scand 2004, 110(1):6-13 ... participated in this study References Khan F, McPhail T, Brand C, Turner-Stokes L, Kilpatrick T: Multiple sclerosis: disability profile andqualityoflifein an Australian community cohort Int J Rehabil...
... obtained in the past, and higher cumulative weight loss per year Scores on the Binge Eating Scale (BES) were in a range suggestive of binge eating in over one fourth of subjects, while over 10% ofpatients ... Predictors ofqualityoflifein older people living at home andin institutions Aging Clin Exp Res 2004, 16(3):212-220 27 Williams J, Wake M, Hesketh K, Maher E, Waters E: Health-related qualityoflife ... al.: Clinical and psychological correlates of health-related qualityoflifein obese patients Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2010 8:90 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take...
... 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 inpatients ... andqualityoflife Methods Subjects We included 33 patients, 11 women and 22 men, with ICD-10 schizophrenia, schizotypal or delusional disorders (F20 to F29) in the study Patients were in- and ... in clinical practice Finally, these finding represent an urging need for developing effective physical training interventions for patients with schizophrenia 16 Competing interests The authors...
... explain the link between anxiety and functional impairment inpatients with COPD First, anxiety may increase disability in COPD by increasing vigilance for, and amplification of, distressing respiratory ... functioning using well-validated physiologic measures, which allows us to extend the findings of other investigators who suggested greater impairment in physical functioning andqualityoflife ... studies beginning in more mild stages of COPD Our findings suggest that screening for anxiety may be important inpatients with moderate to severe COPD Treating anxiety when present in patients...
... decrement inqualityoflife [28] [29] [30] A variety of studies exist as to methods of assessing qualityoflifein COPD Cullen DL [31] identified 37 measures of COPD qualityoflifeand functional ... high morbidity and mortality, and is a leading cause of hospitalization and death in the elderly Acute exacerbations contribute considerably to the diminished qualityoflife (QOL) inpatients ... morbidity and mortality It is a leading cause of hospitalization and death in the elderly COPD serves as the fourth leading cause of death in North America, behind heart disease, cancer, and...
... recalibration List of abbreviations QoL qualityoflife IQoL individualised qualityoflife SEIQoL-DW Schedule for the Evaluation of Individualised QualityofLife – Direct Weighting PRO patient ... conceptualisation and assessment Amsterdam, Harwood Academic Publishers; 1999 O'Boyle C, Höfer S, Ring L: Individualized QualityofLifeIn Assessing the qualityoflifein clinical trials 2nd ... Change in one's definition of the target construct Re-calibration Change in one's internal standards of measurement Re-prioritisation Change in one's values Changes in nomination of cues (life...
... SF-36 in severely injured patients, and this was also found in a mixed-trauma sample [7] Ringdal et al.[3] and Kiely et al [61] did not find a similar result in severely injured patientsandinpatients ... Health-related qualityoflife before injury and during first year The mean SF-36 scores for bodily pain, physical functioning and role physical were significantly higher before injury inpatients than in ... health-related qualityoflifein trauma patients who required intensive care and trauma patients who did not require intensive-care treatment • Identify predictors of health-related qualityoflife after...
... Measuring health-related qualityoflifein children with cancer living in mainland China: feasibility, reliability and validity of the Chinese mandarin version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales and ... The findings support the feasibility, reliability and validity of the Chinese Mandarin version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales and 3.0 Cancer Module in children with cancer living in mainland ... was to investigate the feasibility, reliability and validity of the Chinese mandarin version of the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales and 3.0 Cancer Module in a group of Chinese children with cancer...
... qualityoflifeIn the face of impaired physical and mental functioning, perceived social handicap stands in the way of realizing qualityoflife Success in improving physical and social functioning ... functional independence Especially through facilitating social role adaptations High level of morbidity and rising trend in physical disability Social and environmental impediments to qualityoflifeQuality ... wellbeing e.g mental health andqualityoflife (healthy ageing) Multi-disciplinary collaboration of research aimed at understanding the ageing and health transition of Singaporean older adults Goal...