... 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 ... welldocumented questionnaires (RAND-36) to measure qualityof life, which is a multidimensional phenomenon that includes several aspects of well- being RAND-36 has welldocumented reliability and ... populations, androgenic alopecia is associated with poorer qualityoflife scores on disease-specific qualityoflife questionnaires [8,9] Women with AGA describe their self-perceived health and psychosocial...
... networks and self-rated qualityoflife The reduction in the Miranda-Castillo et al Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2010, 8:132 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/132 Page of 14 Table Predictors of ... with others), and social networks, all had indirect effects on self-rated qualityoflife through unmet needs, and also on carer-rated qualityoflife through self-rated qualityoflife Discussion ... qualityoflifeand support networks ofpeople with dementia living at home Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2010 8:132 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: ...
... 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...
... QualityofLifeand Technology Assessment http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1424.html CONTENTS ix Contents Conceptual Background and Issues in QualityofLife Kathleen N Lohr The Use of Quality- of- Life ... Assessing Qualityof Life: Measures and Utility J Ivan Williams and Sharon Wood-Dauphinee Three Sources of Descriptive Information for Quality- of- Life Measures, Ten Review Forms for Quality- of- Life ... attribution QualityofLifeand Technology Assessment http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1424.html CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND AND ISSUES IN QUALITYOFLIFE 1 Conceptual Background and Issues in QualityofLife Kathleen...
... scale The FACIT-B is comprised of five areas ofqualityof life: physical well being, social/family well- being, emotional well- being, and functional wellbeing, and nine additional items specifically ... overall qualityoflife as well as lower depression, anger and anxiety Positive yielding (acceptance) was related to greater sense of coherence, vigor, and overall qualityoflife as well as ... results of our preliminary analyses Qualityoflife was correlated with psychosocial variables Greater qualityoflife was significantly correlated with sense of coherence, marital quality, vigor, and...
... 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 ... utilization of health facilities, using their drugs as prescribed, eating and drinking on time in clean and wholesome environment promote qualityoflife in old age Of importance was consumption of only...
... 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...
... 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 ... the negative impact on his qualityoflife from the physical disfigurement Conclusion The present study indicated that the qualityoflifeand degree of voice handicap of the laryngectomized individual...
... 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 ... predictive of poor QOL Predictors ofqualityoflife in women with gynecologic cancer Eisemann & Lalos [9] assessed well- being in women with endometrial and cervical cancer at pre-treatment and also...
... Enrichment Award, Office of the Provost References Editorial: Qualityoflifeand clinical trials Lancet 1995, 346:1-2 Lloyd CE, Orchard TJ: Physical and psychological well- being in adults with ... 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...
... reported a lower qualityoflife They scored lower than controls in the emotional and social well- being domain of the SF-36, as well as in one dimension of the physical well- being domain, general ... 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 ... Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2006, 4:2 http://www.hqlo.com/content/4/1/2 emotional and social well- being domains of the SF-36 SP (P < 0.0003) and CGRP (P < 0.0001) were...
... the old and current study as well as the observed different sensitivity/specificity is – as a matter of probabil- Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLife Outcomes ... 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 (HRQOL) is multidimensional and includes psychosocial, physical and emotional status, as well...
... 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 ... Qualityoflifeand well- beingof patients with myasthenia gravis Muscle Nerve 2001, 24:512-516 Padua L, Evoli A, Aprile I, Caliandro P, Mazza S, Padua R, Tonali P: Healthrelated qualityoflife ... 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...
... 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...
... to measure the qualityoflife This is a well- known general instrument for measuring the health-related qualityoflife that is available both in Farsi (the Iranian language) and Swedish [11,12] ... (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, ... has documented an association between ethnicity, culture, andqualityoflife in Iranian people, we believe that the lack of an analysis of these variables in the results is an important limitation...