... occurs is related to the age of weaning, i.e the shorter the duration of breastfeeding, the earlier the onset of deficiency (73) This is likely due to the combined effect ofthe consumption of complementary ... requirements rise, so should the intakes of all human-milk constituents 1.5 Other issues 1.5.1 Morbidity patterns Three other issues should also be considered, the first of which isthe estimation of common ... 4806; email: permissions@who.int) The designations employed and the presentation ofthe material in this publication not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part ofthe World Health...
... diagnosis of depressive disorder can be assessed with the BDI Other variables used in the analysis of data were as follows As part ofthe assessment, the participants filled in items concerning their ... run for analysis ofthe stratified data using survey-weighted generalized linear models We wanted to know whether there was any association ofthe health-related quality oflife with the seasonal ... covariate Second, the two models in which the GSS was replaced by the six items of which the GSS is comprised were computed in order to elucidate which ofthe seasonal changes explained the association...
... response rate of 62.1% Of these 2155 people who completed the questionnaires, 576 subjects were diagnosed as having had rheumatic disease at the time ofthe study [1] The data collected from the remaining ... wanted to explore the associations between health status and age, sex ofthe patients, and educational level in these IRD and to estimate the burden ofthe disease by controlling for the normal variations ... [2,3] Furthermore, patients with RA who have significant functional disability have a 3-fold increased risk of mortality compared with that ofthe general population [4]; this risk is comparable...
... reporting of child healthrelated quality oflife Qual Life Res 2004, 13:1297-1307 Sprangers MA: The role of health care providers and significant others in evaluating the quality oflifeof patients ... and their healthy peers The MMQL-UK (CF) was used as the basis for the development of an adult form (MMQL-UK (PF)) Methods Before wider administration ofthe MMQL-UK (PF) could take place, the ... functioning [20] The newly developed MMQL-UK (PF) was then compared with the shortened and anglicised version ofthe MMQLUK (CF) This paper concentrates specifically on the validation ofthe MMQL-UK...
... design ofthe study and quality oflife data collection Henian Chen analyzed the data, interpreted the findings, and drafted the article Patricia Cohen supervised the data analysis and assisted ... age rather than secular time isthe focus ofthe investigation allows data collected at a series of time-points from individuals from a range of birth cohorts to be combined in the analysis of age ... trajectories The level-2 model is: Psychiatric disorders The parent and youth versions ofthe Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC-I) [26] were administered to assess any psychiatric disorder...
... and diagnosed of COPD at least 12 months before the start ofthe study, were included The diagnosis ofthe disease was performed according to the criteria ofthe Spanish Society of Pneumology ... population In this study, the general Spanish adult population has been used as reference [19] The SF-12 is Statistical analysis The analysis ofthe data was carried out through the statistical package ... of 27.6 (4.0) kg/m2 Table shows the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics ofthe sample studied The mean FEV1 value was 35.9 ± 10.0% The severity ofthe disease was mild in 35.5% of the...
... dictates the nature and extent ofthe disability that they cause The disability caused by MD impacts upon quality oflifeThe Individualised Neuromuscular Quality ofLife (INQoL) questionnaire is a ... 1: The percentage of UK and US respondents endorsing some impact of their muscle disease on each ofthelife domains Figure The percentage ofthe UK and the US samples endorsing the direction of ... Validation ofthe Individualised Neuromuscular Quality OfLife for the USA with comparison ofthe impact of muscle disease on those living in USA versus UK Reza Sadjadi, 1Kelly A Vincent, 2Alison J...
... with the Hochberg method in order to address the multiple testing problem The decision rule is to reject the null hypothesis when the adjusted p-value is less than a = 0.05[39] To investigate the ... Quality ofLife Outcomes 2010, 8:71 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/71 Page of Table Life events (previous 12 months) reported by the study sample Type oflife events Number oflife events (in thelast ... and Quality ofLife Outcomes 2010, 8:71 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/71 Page of Table Multivariate analysis ofthe association of LEs and HRQoL, by life event typologies Type oflife events...
... example), and yet the relationship of this variable to HRQL in individuals with stroke is unknown Thus, the aims of our study were 1) to determine the contribution of daily PA to the HRQL of individuals ... 0.02) ofthe total variance ofthe Physical Composite Score ofthe SF-36 Adding PA as assessed by the PASIPD resulted in an R2 change of 12% (p = 0.017) The total variance accounted by the final ... levels of PA [38,26] Improving quality oflifeisthe most important goal of rehabilitation and community re-integration after a stroke To our knowledge, this isthe first study to report the independent...
... the past decade [2,20-24] In response to these identified issues, four new disease-specific instruments for EDs, including the subject ofthe current paper - the Eating Disorders Quality ofLife ... rating: “Please rate your overall quality oflife in thelast week on a scale of to 10, where is Poor and 10 is Excellent“ is included in a separate part ofthe questionnaire booklet to allow for ... indicated that the significance level was attributable to the pair-wise comparisons of each level with the ‘much better’ level at at least the 05 level To provide an indication ofthe amount of scale...
... spend the first fewdays after the examinations are over I have planned specific days for myself, my family and then my friends Here is how I will spend my time During the first day, after the ... simplicity Their innocence and warmth always touches me I long to see them again I will persuade my father to allow us to spend the night at the village, which isthe birthplace of my brother and ... darlings The third day I will spend with my family My father has promised to bring us across the causeway to visit some relatives I always enjoy myself at the village My relatives live a lifeof simplicity...
... guided by the estimation ofthe utility function according to which a large number of patients is needed to maximise the precision and reduce the risk of measurement error To this end, in the present ... scales we used the unweighted scores In both cases, the higher the scores, the better the HRQoL, and vice versa (2) The Spanish version ofthe TOOL questionnaire The full items ofthe TOOL questionnaire ... Again, a non-parametric statistic (Mann-Whitney U test) was used in these comparisons considering the skewed distribution of data Reliability The internal consistency ofthe questionnaire was analysed...
... results even though the duration of their therapy program was only weeks This raises the question whether the duration ofthe IOPP could be decreased Costs are an important factor of pain intervention ... Methods used Among the high number of existing instruments it is difficult to select the most suitable The SF-36 is a valid method for the assessment of general health [21] Timing of treatment Patients ... at the end ofthe program (post), as well as (fup1), (fup2) and 12 months (fup3) after completion ofthe program This comprised ofthe SF-36 [18], health-related questionnaire (HADS-D, [11]), the...
... category ofthe SS-QOL for the patients of this study Because the focus ofthe rehabilitation used in the current study was on the functional recovery ofthe paretic arm, it is also possible that the ... about the psychometric properties ofthe SS-QOL subscales, the preliminary results ofthe MDC and CID ofthe SS-QOL subscales established by this study facilitate the interpretation ofthe change ... this cohort were meaningful to the patients A mean change score of 1.2 on the selfcare subscale in a previous study ofthe Chronic Disease Table Number of participants who met the criteria of the...
... effects, thereby decreasing the oxygen needs of tissues [4] Experience with terlipressin in children is also limited Four studies were published prior to the start of 2006 [7-10] Like the ones ... in adults, these studies have serious limitations, including administration ofthe drug in desperate cases and evaluation of small numbers of patients One serious concern is raised by the high ... incidence of ischaemia during terlipressin administration [1] In nine patients without signs of ischaemia, five developed skin and/or limb ischaemia Interestingly, in seven other patients with signs of...
... that the question of perspective needs further investigation In the next phase of this study, we will therefore compare the experts assessment of HRQL presented in this study with those ofthe ... health related quality oflifeis severely compromised in stage III and IV patients [10] They used the EQ-5D descriptive system to compare quality oflifeof subjects from the general population ... profiles' These profiles represent generic measures of health, but they are not preference based, and, furthermore, the HRQL scores are incommensurable with quantity oflife Generic HRQL profiles...
... prevent the development of sensitization and allergic diseases during early infancy The primary aim of this study is therefore to assess the effect of administration of probiotics from birth on the ... are capable of producing high levels of TNFα (inducible Th2 cells) are upregulated (Modified from Orihara et al [40]) 1.1.4 The microflora hypothesis of allergic disease The role ofthe indigenous ... immune response [55] These data support the microflora hypothesis of allergic disease that the differences in gut microbiota play an influential role in the postnatal maturation ofthe immune system...