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- 1From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground Receiving a cancer diagnosis affects family members as well as the person diagnosed. Family members often provide support for the sick person in daily life out of duty and love, and may not always think of...
- 2From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground The adequate information about the functional capacity of elderly populations is a key for the comprehensive assessment of their health status and autonomy. The Lawton IADL (instrumental activities of daily...
- 3From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground and aim There are a significant number of Turkish speaking immigrants living in London. Their special health issues including women's health, mental health, and alcohol and smoking habits has been...
- 4From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground Discrepancy between self-reports and parent-proxy reports of adolescent health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been repeatedly acknowledged in the literature as the proxy problem. However, little is...
- 5From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Considering the complications that colostomies may cause, patient self-assessments of their social, emotional, physical, sexual and functional conditions may help their surgeons to evaluate the impact of...
- 6From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground The Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score was developed by a research group in 2007 in response to the need for a patient reported outcome measure for this patient population. Beyond this original...
- 7From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Among people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART), it is important to determine how quality of life (QOL) may be improved and HIV-related stigma can be lessened over time. This study...
- 8From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedSummary The aim of this prospective randomized single-center study was to investigate whether sling exercise therapy is superior to conventional exercises in osteoporosis patients. Background Patients with...
- 9From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Severe obesity is a complex condition that is associated with a wide range of serious health complications and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In addition to physiological factors, activity...
- 10From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Health-related quality of life is a very important issue in children with end-stage renal disease and their family. Moreover, this can be a lifelong problem. In this study, we performed a cross-sectional...
- 11From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground There is a lack of German-language, disease-specific health related quality of life instruments applicable in cardiac rehabilitation. The purpose of this project was to investigate the psychometric...
- 12From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Although the studies published so far have found an affectation in the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in both psychiatric and substance use dependence disorders, very few studies have applied HRQOL...
- 13From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Physical activity has been established as an important determinant of quality of life, particularly among older adults. Previous research has suggested that physical activity's influence on quality of life...
- 14From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground The purpose of this exploratory study is to pilot a biopsychosocial instrument called the Perceived Impact of Problem Profile (PIPP) on a cohort of landmine/Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) victims with lower...
- 15From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Traditional outcome measures in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) provide insufficient information regarding patient benefit. It has therefore been suggested to add patient-reported outcome measures. The...
- 16From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground The Anti-Clot Treatment Scale (ACTS) is a 15-item patient-reported instrument of satisfaction with anticoagulant treatment. It includes a 12-item ACTS Burdens scale and a 3-item ACTS Benefits scale. Its...
- 17From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground To assess health- related quality of life (HRQOL) with SF-12 and SF-36 and compare their abilities to predict mortality in chronic dialysis patients, after adjusting for traditional risk factors....
- 18From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground The purpose of the study is to describe the impact of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) on the lives of pre-seniors and seniors living in Nova Scotia, Canada. Methods This cross-sectional...
- 19From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life colorectal questionnaire module (QLQ-CR38) was developed in 1999, and an update, the QLQ CR29 was published recently....
- 20From: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction TB and HIV co-morbidity amount to a massive burden on healthcare systems in many countries. This study investigates health related quality of life among tuberculosis (TB), TB retreatment and TB-HIV...