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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Ausgabe 1/2023

Inhalt (133 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Preference heterogeneity in health valuation: a latent class analysis of the Peru EQ-5D-5L values

Suzana Karim, Benjamin Matthew Craig, Romina Arely Tejada, Federico Augustovski

Open Access Research

Implementing electronic patient reported outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease: patient participation, score reliability and validity

Daniel Deutscher, Clara Weil, Gabriel Chodick, Sveta Tsukinovsky, Keith Bodger, Matti Waterman, Revital Kariv

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Impacts of the preceding cancer-specific health-related quality of life instruments on the responses to the subsequent EQ-5D-5L

Shoki Izumi, Yasuhiro Hagiwara, Yutaka Matsuyama, Takeru Shiroiwa, Naruto Taira, Takuya Kawahara, Keiko Konomura, Shinichi Noto, Takashi Fukuda, Kojiro Shimozuma

Open Access Review

Factors affecting the quality of life after ischemic stroke in young adults: a scoping review

Elena Gurková, Lenka Štureková, Petra Mandysová, Daniel Šaňák

Open Access Review

Co-morbid mental health conditions in people with epilepsy and association with quality of life in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ruth Tsigebrhan, Andualem Derese, Symon M. Kariuki, Abebaw Fekadu, Girmay Medhin, Charles R. Newton, Martin J. Prince, Charlotte Hanlon

Open Access Review

Use of KIDSCREEN health-related quality of life instruments in the general population of children and adolescents: a scoping review

Eva-Grethe Befus, Sølvi Helseth, Eirin Mølland, Thomas Westergren, Liv Fegran, Kristin Haraldstad

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Cross-cultural translation, adaptation, and validation of the stroke-specific quality of life (SSQOL) scale 2.0 into Amharic language

Dechasa Imiru Wayessa, Mulugeta Bayisa Chala, Solomon Fasika Demissie, Abey Bekele Abebe, Balamurugan Janakiraman, Sisay Deme, Moges Gashaw

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Translation and evaluation of psychometric properties of the Amharic pediatric quality of life inventory 4.0 generic core scale for children with cancer

Tenaw Gualu Melesse, Janita Pak Chun Chau, William Ho Cheung Li, Kai Chow Choi, Mulugeta Ayalew Yimer, Abdulkadir Mohamed Said Gidey

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Association between overweight, obesity, and quality of life of patients receiving an anticancer treatment for prostate cancer: a systematic literature review

Léonard Depotte, Maryline Caroux, Joseph Gligorov, Florence Canouï-Poitrine, Yazid Belkacemi, Alexandre De La Taille, Christophe Tournigand, Emmanuelle Kempf

Open Access Research

A novel method for the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality of life patient-reported outcome measurements

Catherine J. P. Teig, Malcolm J. Bond, Margreth Grotle, Møyfrid Kjøllesdal, Susan Saga, Milada S. Cvancarova, Marie A. Ellström Engh, Angelita Martini

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Factors associated with health-related quality of life in people living with HIV in Norway

Vegard Skogen, Gudrun E. Rohde, Ranveig Langseth, Ole Rysstad, Tore Sørlie, Birgit Lie

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Using the emotional functioning in clinical practice to detect psychological distress in patients with advanced thoracic and colorectal cancer

Adán Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Raquel Hernández, Patricia Cruz-Castellanos, Ana Fernández-Montes, Oscar Castillo-Trujillo, María M. Muñoz, Juana M. Cano-Cano, María J. Corral, Emilio Esteban, Paula Jiménez-Fonseca, Caterina Calderon

Open Access Correction

Correction: Defining the minimally clinically important difference of the SF-36 physical function subscale for paediatric CFS/ME: triangulation using three different methods

Amberly Brigden, Roxanne M Parslow, Daisy Gaunt, Simon M Collin, Andy Jones, Esther Crawley

Open Access Research

A head-to-head comparison of the EQ-5D-5L and 15D descriptive systems and index values in a general population sample

Anna Nikl, Mathieu F. Janssen, Valentin Brodszky, Fanni Rencz

Open Access Review

Combining robot-assisted therapy with virtual reality or using it alone? A systematic review on health-related quality of life in neurological patients

Francesco Zanatta, Naima Z. Farhane-Medina, Roberta Adorni, Patrizia Steca, Anna Giardini, Marco D’Addario, Antonia Pierobon

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The validity and reliability of the interviewer-administered EQ-5D-Y-3L version in young children

Razia Amien, Desiree Scott, Janine Verstraete

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Assessing the patient experience of respiratory syncytial virus infection: development of a patient-reported outcome measure

Carla (DeMuro) Romano, Lyn Finelli, Sandy Lewis, Valerie Williams, Emily Martin, Matthew Phillips, Todd L. Saretsky, Josephine Norquist

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Dose response relationship between food insecurity and quality of life in United States adults: 2016–2017

Sanjay Bhandari, Jennifer A. Campbell, Rebekah J. Walker, Abigail Thorgerson, Aprill Z. Dawson, Leonard E. Egede

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Mental health outcomes and quality of life of Ukrainian refugees in Germany

Johanna Buchcik, Viktoriia Kovach, Adekunle Adedeji

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Quality of total hip arthroplasty health care based on four years of patient-reported outcomes in the Netherlands

Yvette Pronk, Walter van der Weegen, Berend Willem Schreurs, Peter Pilot

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Oral health-related quality of life and oral hygiene status among special need school students in amhara region, Ethiopia

Amare Teshome Tefera, Biruk Girma, Aynishet Adane, Abebe Muche, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Kefyalew Ayalew Getahun, Zelallem Aniley, Semira Ali, Simegnew Handebo

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What is the impact of post-COVID-19 syndrome on health-related quality of life and associated factors: a cross-sectional analysis

Ilaria Mastrorosa, Giulia Del Duca, Carmela Pinnetti, Patrizia Lorenzini, Alessandra Vergori, Anna Clelia Brita, Marta Camici, Valentina Mazzotta, Francesco Baldini, Pierangelo Chinello, Paola Mencarini, Maria Letizia Giancola, Amina Abdeddaim, Enrico Girardi, Francesco Vaia, Andrea Antinori

Open Access Research

Adaptation and multicentre validation of a patient-centred outcome scale for people severely ill with COVID (IPOS-COV)

Mevhibe B. Hocaoglu, Fliss E. M. Murtagh, Catherine Walshe, Rachel L. Chambers, Matthew Maddocks, Katherine E. Sleeman, Adejoke O. Oluyase, Lesley Dunleavy, Andy Bradshaw, Sabrina Bajwah, Lorna K. Fraser, Nancy Preston, Irene J. Higginson, Andrew Bradshaw

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Exploring the psychometric properties of the professional issues in maternal mental health scale (PIMMHS) in a Chinese population

Lu Lin, Huimin Guo, Qian Fang, Colin R. Martin, Aiying Jin, Congyan Xie, Li Tian, Julie Jomeen

Open Access Research

Machine learning prognosis model based on patient-reported outcomes for chronic heart failure patients after discharge

Jing Tian, Jingjing Yan, Gangfei Han, Yutao Du, Xiaojuan Hu, Zixuan He, Qinghua Han, Yanbo Zhang

Open Access Review

Personality trait associations with quality-of-life outcomes following bariatric surgery: a systematic review

Sarah Summerville, Emma Kirwan, Angelina R. Sutin, Donal Fortune, Páraic S. O’Súilleabháin

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The prognostic value of quality of life in atrial fibrillation on patient value

Luc J.H.J. Theunissen, Jeroen A.A. van de Pol, Gijs J. van Steenbergen, Henricus-Paul Cremers, Dennis van Veghel, Pepijn H. van der Voort, Peter E. Polak, Sylvie F.A.M.S. de Jong, Jaap Seelig, Geert Smits, Hareld M.C. Kemps, Lukas R.C. Dekker

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Experience-based health state valuation using the EQ VAS: a register-based study of the EQ-5D-3L among nine patient groups in Sweden

Fitsum Sebsibe Teni, Kristina Burström, Nancy Devlin, David Parkin, Ola Rolfson, Allan Abbott, Magnus Ekström, Magnus Forssblad, Peter Fritzell, Åsa Jonsson, Mikael Landén, Michael Möller, Malin Regardt, Björn Rosengren, Marcus Schmitt-Egenolf, Johanna Vinblad, Annette W-Dahl

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Responsiveness to change in health status of the EQ-5D in patients treated for depression and anxiety

Kenneth Sandin, Gemma Shields, Ragne G.H. Gjengedal, Kåre Osnes, Marianne T. Bjørndal, Silje E. Reme, Odin Hjemdal

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Health-related quality of life among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey

Mignote Hailu Gebrie, Hussen Mekonnen Asfaw, Workagegnehu Hailu Bilchut, Helena Lindgren, Lena Wettergren

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Response shift in hearing related quality of life after cochlear implantation – effect size and clinical significance: a then-test study

Ioana Tereza Brill, Thomas Stark, Lillian Wigers, Stefan Michael Brill

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Insulin injection practice and health related quality of life among individuals with diabetes at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Zenebe Negash, Aklasiya Tadiwos, Eliyas Mulatu Urgessa, Gebremedhin Beedemariam Gebretekle, Ephrem Abebe, Atalay Mulu Fentie

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Assessment of health-related quality of life and health status in patients with treatment-resistant depression treated with esketamine nasal spray plus an oral antidepressant

Carol Jamieson, Vanina Popova, Ella Daly, Kimberly Cooper, Wayne C. Drevets, Heather M. Rozjabek, Jaskaran Singh

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Syndemic conditions and quality of life in the PISCIS Cohort of people living with HIV in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands: a cross sectional study

Jocelyn Mesías-Gazmuri, Cinta Folch, Jorge Palacio-Vieira, Andreu Bruguera, Laia Egea-Cortés, Carlos G. Forero, Juan Hernández, José M. Miró, Jordi Navarro, Melchor Riera, Joaquim Peraire, Lucía Alonso-García, Yesika Díaz, Jordi Casabona, Juliana Reyes-Urueña

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Swahili translation and validation of the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) in adolescents and adults taking part in the girls’ education challenge fund project in Tanzania

Oyinlola Oyebode, Manuel Torres-Sahli, Deus Kapinga, Elizabeth Bruno-McClung, Rebecca Willans, Neha Shah, Lydia Wilbard, Louise Banham, Sarah Stewart-Brown

Open Access Research

Exploring the independent association of employment status to cancer survivors’ health-related quality of life

Y. Andreu, C. Picazo, S. Murgui, A. Soto-Rubio, A. García-Conde, R. Romero

Open Access Review

A review of the psychometric properties and implications for the use of the fertility quality of life tool

Brittany M. Woods, Leigh Ann Bray, Sukhkamal Campbell, Aimee Holland, Sylvie Mrug, Sigrid Ladores

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Assessing association of dental caries with child oral impact on daily performance; a cross-sectional study of adolescents in Copperbelt province, Zambia

Severine N Anthony, Febronia K Kahabuka, Nancy Birungi, Anne N Åstrøm, Seter Siziya, Hawa S Mbawalla

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Spanish validation of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL™ 4.0) for parent report for toddlers (ages 2–4)

Melissa Liher Martínez-Shaw, Francisco Javier del Río, Yolanda Sánchez-Sandoval

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Validation and optimization of the French Generic Adherence for Chronic Diseases Profile (GACID-P) using classical test and item response theory

Christine Rotonda, F. Guillemin, T Conroy, C. Alleyrat, B. Lefevre, M. Soudant, C. Tarquinio

Open Access Correction

Correction: Syndemic conditions and quality of life in the PISCIS Cohort of people living with HIV in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands: a cross sectional study

Jocelyn Mesías-Gazmuri, Cinta Folch, Jorge Palacio-Vieira, Andreu Bruguera, Laia Egea-Cortés, Carlos G. Forero, Juan Hernández, José M. Miró, Jordi Navarro, Melchor Riera, Joaquim Peraire, Lucía Alonso-García, Yesika Díaz, Jordi Casabona, Juliana Reyes-Urueña

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WHODAS measurement properties for women with dysmenorrhea

Guilherme Tavares de Arruda, Sara Giovanna de Melo Mantovan, Thuane Da Roza, Barbara Inácio da Silva, Soraia Cristina Tonon da Luz, Mariana Arias Avila

Open Access Correction

Correction: Health-related quality of life using specific and generic questionnaires in Spanish coeliac children

Josefa Barrio, Maria Luz Cilleruelo, Enriqueta Román, Cristina Fernández

Open Access Review

Characteristics of health-state utilities used in cost-effectiveness analyses: a systematic review of published studies in Asia

Zhihao Yang, Xueyun Zeng, Weidong Huang, Qingqing Chai, Angela Zhao, Ling-Hsiang Chuang, Bin Wu, Nan Luo

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Associations between change in physical activity and sedentary time and health-related quality of life in older english adults: the EPIC-Norfolk cohort study

Dharani Yerrakalva, Samantha Hajna, Marc Suhrcke, Katrien Wijndaele, Kate Westgate, Kay-Tee Khaw, Nick Wareham, Soren Brage, Simon Griffin

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Applying multidimensional computerized adaptive testing to the MSQOL-54: a simulation study

Andrea Giordano, Silvia Testa, Marta Bassi, Sabina Cilia, Antonio Bertolotto, Maria Esmeralda Quartuccio, Erika Pietrolongo, Monica Falautano, Monica Grobberio, Claudia Niccolai, Beatrice Allegri, Rosa Gemma Viterbo, Paolo Confalonieri, Ambra Mara Giovannetti, Eleonora Cocco, Maria Grazia Grasso, Alessandra Lugaresi, Elisa Ferriani, Ugo Nocentini, Mauro Zaffaroni, Alysha De Livera, George Jelinek, Alessandra Solari, Rosalba Rosato

Open Access Review

Health-related quality of life in children with developmental coordination disorder: a systematic review

Meyene Duque Weber, Tatiane Targino Gomes Draghi, Liz Araújo Rohr, Jorge Lopes Cavalcante Neto, Eloisa Tudella

Open Access Review

Implementation of child-centred outcome measures in routine paediatric healthcare practice: a systematic review

Hannah May Scott, Debbie Braybrook, Daney Harðardóttir, Clare Ellis-Smith, Richard Harding, AK Anderson, Jo Bayly, Lydia Bate, Myra Bluebond-Langner, Debbie Box, Katherine Bristowe, Rachel Burman, Lizzie Chambers, Lucy Coombes, Alan Craft, Fin Craig, Aislinn Delaney, Jonathan Downie, Julia Downing, Bobbie Farsides, Sara Fovargue, Lorna Fraser, Jane Green, Jay Halbert, Julie Hall-Carmichael, Irene Higginson, Michelle Hills, Mevhibe Hocaoglu, Vanessa Holme, Gill Hughes, Jo Laddie, Angela Logun, Eve Malam, Steve Marshall, Linda Maynard, Andrina McCormack, Catriona McKeating, Lis Meates, Fliss Murtagh, Eve Namisango, Veronica Neefjes, Cheryl Norman, Sue Picton, Christina Ramsenthaler, Anna Roach, Ellen Smith, Michelle Ward, Mark Whiting

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Mapping the Seattle Angina Questionnaire to EQ-5D-5L in patients with coronary heart disease

Chaofan Li, Lei Dou, Qiang Fu, Shunping Li

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Health-related quality of life of mothers and developmental characteristics of very low birth weight children at 2.5 years of age: results from the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS)

Hatoko Sasaki, Kyongsun Pak, Hidetoshi Mezawa, Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada, Kazue Ishitsuka, Mizuho Konishi, Minaho Nishizato, Miori Sato, Mayako Saito-Abe, Limin Yang, Yukihiro Ohya

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First validation study of the living with long term conditions scale (LwLTCs) among English-speaking population living with Parkinson’s disease

Leire Ambrosio, Kelly Hislop-Lennie, Nestor Serrano-Fuentes, Corine Driessens, Mari Carmen Portillo

Open Access Study Protocol

Electro-acupuncture for health-related quality of life and symptoms in patients with gastric cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy (EAGER): a protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Xuesong Chang, Yanjuan Zhu, Wenjie Zhao, Yihong Liu, Yihan He, Yadong Chen, Danghan Xu, Jun J. Mao, Hai-bo Zhang

Open Access Review

Response rates in clinical quality registries and databases that collect patient reported outcome measures: a scoping review

Rasa Ruseckaite, Chethana Mudunna, Marisa Caruso, Susannah Ahern

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The Italian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PEDSQL™) 3.0 healthcare satisfaction hematology/oncology module: reliability and validity in radiation oncology

Elisa Marconi, Francesco Beghella Bartoli, Elisa Meldolesi, Silvia Mariani, Giulia Panza, Alessia Nardangeli, Loredana Dinapoli, Teresa Carmen Lees, Antonella Guido, Angela Mastronuzzi, Antonio Ruggiero, Maria Antonietta Gambacorta, Vincenzo Valentini, Mario Balducci, Daniela Pia Rosaria Chieffo, Silvia Chiesa

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Health-related quality of life and its associated factors among outpatients with heart failure: a cross-sectional study

Anan S. Jarab, Hanan W. Hamam, Walid A. Al-Qerem, Shrouq R. Abu Heshmeh, Tareq L. Mukattash, Eman A. Alefishat

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Exploring the relationship between North Star Ambulatory Assessment and Health Utilities Index scores in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Ivana Audhya, Basia Rogula, Shelagh M. Szabo, David Feeny, Talshyn Bolatova, Katherine Gooch

Open Access Research

Core patient-reported outcome measures for chronic pain patients treated with spinal cord stimulation or dorsal root ganglia stimulation

Frank Huygen, Jonathan M. Hagedorn, Steven Falowski, David Schultz, Jan Vesper, Robert D. Heros, Denis G. Patterson, Soroush Dehghan, Erika Ross, Anahita Kyani, Misagh B. Mansouri, Jan Willem Kallewaard

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Initial validation of the Multidimensional Adolescent Functioning Scale (MAFS) in Spanish-speaking students from Chilean secondary schools

Daniel Núñez, César Villacura-Herrera, Jorge Gaete, Daniela Meza, Javiera Andaur, Johanna T.W. Wigman, Jo Robinson

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Population norms for the EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L in Romania

Elena Olariu, Raluca Caplescu, Luke Vale, Ileana Gabriela Niculescu-Aron, Yemi Oluboyede, Marian Sorin Paveliu

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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a self-reporting tool to assess health-related quality of life for Egyptians with extremity bone sarcomas in childhood or adolescence

Nesma Farid, Sungsoo Chun, Omneya Hassanain, Mohamed Salama, Elham Esam, Fatima Adel, Ismail Rashad, Ahmed Mohamed El Ghoneimy

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Development and validation of a psoriasis treatment acceptability measure through group concept mapping

Stacie Hudgens, Amy Howerter, Shannon Keith, Colby Evans, Corey Pelletier

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Translation and evaluation of the HeartQoL in patients with coronary heart disease in Iceland

Margrét Hrönn Svavarsdóttir, Brynja Ingadottir, Neil Oldridge, Kristofer Årestedt

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Education mediates the relationship of parental socioeconomic status with subjective adult oral health

Faten Haider, Eduardo Bernabé, Elsa Karina Delgado-Angulo

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Judicialization and cancer: quality of life of patients and caregivers in the COVID-19 pandemic

Leila Abou Salha, José Elmo de Menezes, Danilo Rocha Dias, Virginia Visconde Brasil, Pedro Lopes Ferreira, Jolivê Mendes de Santana Filho, Maria Alves Barbosa

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Distorted thoughts as a mediator of depressive symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder: a longitudinal study

Adriana Munhoz Carneiro, Danilo Assis Pereira, Fernando Fernandes, Makilim Nunes Baptista, André Russowsky Brunoni, Ricardo Alberto Moreno

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Missingness in the expanded prostate cancer index short form (EPIC-26) – prevalence, patterns, and explanatory factors

Anna-Maija Talvitie, Mika Helminen, Hanna Ojala, Teuvo Tammela, Anssi Auvinen, Ilkka Pietilä

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Psychometric properties of EQ-5D-5L for use in patients with Graves’ disease

Xiaodong Liu, Wendy WL Chan, Eric HM Tang, Alex HY Suen, Matrix MH Fung, Yu Cho Woo, Shirley YW Liu, Cindy LK Lam, Nan Luo, Carlos KH Wong, Brian HH Lang

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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the functional assessment of chronic illness therapy–fatigue (FACIT–F) among patients with breast cancer

Tingting Cai, Jialin Chen, Feixia Ni, Rui Zhu, Fulei Wu, Qingmei Huang, Tingting Zhou, Yang Yang, Changrong Yuan

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Validity and reliability of the Dutch translation of the OPUS’ client satisfaction with device module in chronic users of hand orthoses

Tanja Oud, Jana Tuijtelaars, Jimmy Schenk, Frans Nollet, Merel-Anne Brehm

Open Access Research

Determinants of health-related quality of life in people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, failing first-line treatment in Africa

Tamlyn A. Rautenberg, Shu Kay Ng, Gavin George, Mahomed-Yunus S. Moosa , Suzanne M. McCluskey, Rebecca F. Gilbert, Selvan Pillay, Isaac Aturinda, Kevin L. Ard, Winnie R. Muyindike , Nicholas Musinguzi, Godfrey Masette, Melendhran Pillay, Pravi Moodley, Jaysingh Brijkumar, Rajesh T. Gandhi, Brent Johnson, Henry Sunpath, Mwebesa B. Bwana, Vincent C. Marconi, Mark J. Siedner

Open Access Brief Report

Electronic health record (EHR)-based PROMIS measures among neurology clinic decedents and survivors: a retrospective cohort analysis

Natalie C. Ernecoff, Rebecca Weir, Anthony Rodriguez, Lucy B. Schulson, Maria Orlando Edelen, Janel Hanmer

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Validity and reliability of the WHOQOL-BREF in a pregnant population

Elisabet Rondung, Sandra Oliveira, Francisco Esteves

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The supportive care needs survey short form 34 (SCNS-SF34): translation and cultural adaptation into the Nepali language among patients with cervical cancer in Nepal

Kamala Dhakal, Changying Chen, Panpan Wang, Joanes Faustine Mboineki, Mikiyas Amare Getu, Allison Boyes, Chandrakala Sharma, Bijesh Raj Ghimire, Abish Adhikari, Bibhav Adhikari, Daya Laxmi Shrestha

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Valuing Chinese medicine quality of life-11 dimensions (CQ-11D) health states using a discrete choice experiment with survival duration (DCETTO)

Wentao Zhu, Mengpei Zhang, Jie Pan, Lizheng Shi, Hailiang Gao, Shitong Xie

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Health-related quality of life in Chinese individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Zihuan Zeng, Xingli Wang, Yanhan Chen, Hengyu Zhou, Wenfen Zhu, Xiu Xiong, Jiao Tang, Qinghua Zhao

Open Access Research

Modified-Malay Eating Behavior and Pattern Questionnaire (Malay-EBPQ): translation and validation among Malaysian women

Premaa Supramaniam, Siti Hajar Ismail, Aisyah Ali, E- Li Leong, Prema Muninathan, Tassha Hilda Adnan, Sarala Paramesvaran

Open Access Review

Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and Meta-analysis

Anju James, Chandrashekar Janakiram, R. V. Meghana, Vijay S. Kumar , Anitha R. Sagarkar, Yuvraj B. Y.

Open Access Brief Report

Assessment of retrospective collection of EQ-5D-5L in a US COVID-19 population

Xiaowu Sun, Manuela Di Fusco, Laura Puzniak, Henriette Coetzer, Joann M. Zamparo, Ying P. Tabak, Joseph C. Cappelleri

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A comparison of brief versus explicit descriptors for verbal rating scales: interrupted time series design

Andrew J. Vickers, Melissa Assel, Michael Hannon, Priyanka Desai, Sigrid V. Carlsson, Taylor McCready, Jennifer Cracchiolo, Brett Simon

Open Access Research

Evaluation of a peer intervention project in the hospital setting to improve the health-related quality of life of recently diagnosed people with HIV infection

M. J. Fuster-RuizdeApodaca, D. Pérez-Garín, V. Baceiredo, A. Laguía, J. García Carrillo, R. García, D. García

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Translation and validation of the multiple sclerosis walking scale 12 for the German population – the MSWS-12/D

Anna Chorschew, Firat Kesgin, Judith Bellmann-Strobl, Peter Flachenecker, Insa Schiffmann, Friederike Rosenthal, Patrick Althoff, Daniel Drebinger, Radina Arsenova, Ludwig Rasche, Eva-Maria Dorsch, Christoph Heesen, Friedemann Paul, Jan-Patrick Stellmann, Tanja Schmitz-Hübsch

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Inclusion body myositis—health-related quality of life and care situation during phases of the “patience journey” in Germany: results from a qualitative study

Katja C. Senn, Simone Thiele, Laura Gumbert, Sabine Krause, Maggie C. Walter, Klaus H. Nagels

Open Access Research

Impact of interventions on the quality of life of cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal research

Long Bao Nguyen, Linh Gia Vu, Thanh Thien Le, Xuan Thanh Nguyen, Nam Gia Dao, Duy Cao Nguyen, Trang Huyen Thi Dang, Thuc Minh Thi Vu, Laurent Boyer, Guillaume Fond, Pascal Auquier, Carl A. Latkin, Melvyn W.B. Zhang, Roger C.M. Ho, Cyrus S.H. Ho

Open Access Review

Socioeconomic status and health-related quality of life after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yichao A. Sun, Serah Kalpakavadi, Sarah Prior, Amanda G. Thrift, Suzanne Waddingham, Hoang Phan, Seana L. Gall

Open Access Comment

Profiles of quality of life among patients using emergency departments for mental health reasons

Marie-Josée Fleury, Zhirong Cao, Guy Grenier, Francine Ferland

Open Access Research

Comparison of the measurement properties of the EQ-5D-5L and SF-6Dv2 among overweight and obesity populations in China

Shitong Xie, Meixuan Li, Dingyao Wang, Tianqi Hong, Weihua Guo, Jing Wu

Open Access Research

Association between healthy lifestyle factors and health-related quality of life among Chinese adolescents: the moderating role of gender

Hongyu Xiang, Xiuqiong Feng, Li Lin, Shengyu Luo, Xinxia Liu, Dezhong Chen, Kang Qin, Xun Guo, Weiqing Chen, Vivian Yawei Guo

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A cross-sectional study of the relationship between injuries and quality of life, psychological distress, sleeping problems, and global subjective health in adults from three Norwegian counties

Leif Edvard Aarø, Eyvind Ohm, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Thomas Nilsen, Marit Knapstad, Øystein Vedaa, Ragnhild Bang Nes, Benjamin Clarsen, Knut-Inge Klepp

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Prediction of the SF-6D utility score from Lung cancer FACT-L: a mapping study in China

Qing Yang, Long Lin Jiang, Yin Feng Li, Deyu Huang

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Measurement properties of the EQ-5D-5L and PROPr in patients with spinal muscular atrophy

Richard Huan Xu, Bin Ma, Huanping Xin, Huanyu Zhang, Yan Zeng, Nan Luo, Dong Dong

Open Access Research

Development and psychometric evaluation of item banks for memory and attention – supplements to the EORTC CAT Core instrument

AA Rogge, MA Petersen, NK Aaronson, T Conroy, L Dirven, F Fischer, EJJ Habets, JC Reijneveld, M Rose, C Sleurs, M Taphoorn, KA Tomaszewski, H Vachon, T Young, M Groenvold

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The use of EQ-5D-5L as a patient-reported outcome measure in evaluating community rehabilitation services in Alberta, Canada

Hilary Short, Fatima Al Sayah, Katie Churchill, Eileen Keogh, Lisa Warner, Arto Ohinmaa, Jeffrey A. Johnson

Open Access Research

Psychometric evaluation of the PROMIS SD-SF-8b instrument in individuals experiencing vasomotor symptoms due to menopause

Neil M. Schultz, Antonia Morga, Emad Siddiqui, Stephanie E. Rhoten

Open Access Research

Cross-cultural adaptation, validation and psychometric evaluation of the International Hip Outcome Tool 12 (iHOT12) to Hebrew

Yael Steinfeld-Mass, Noa Ben-Ami, Itamar Botser, David Morgenstern, Aharon S. Finestone

Open Access Research

Determining the optimal cut-off scores for the Chinese version of the Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer (MAX-PC)

Qingmei Huang, Ping Jiang, Yuanqi Ding, Yaning Zheng, Li Zheng, Jie Luo, Yun Dai, Fulei Wu, Wei Wang

Open Access Research

Psychometric evaluation of the Spanish version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Eosinophilic Esophagitis Questionnaire (Peds QL-EoE Module ™)

Ruth Garcia – Martinez de Bartolomé, Josefa Barrio-Torres, MLuz Cilleruelo- Pascual, Juan José Rodríguez-Soler, Ángel Gil-de Miguel, Tomás Sebastián-Viana, Víctor Vila-Miravet, Enrique La Orden-Izquierdo, Sonia Fernández-Fernández, Myriam Herrero-Álvarez, Marta Soria-López, Gonzalo Botija-Arcos, Alejandro Rodríguez-Martínez, Gonzalo Galicia-Poblet, Alejandro García-Díaz, Marta Herreros-Sáenz, Javier Blasco-Alonso, Gloria Rodrigo-García, Natalia Alonso-Pérez, Ana Fernández de Valderrama-Rodríguez, Noel Oppenau-López, Begoña Pérez-Moneo, Sara Feo-Ortega, Raquel Vecino-López, Paloma Donado-Palencia, José Ramón Alberto-Alonso, Margarita Revenga-Parra, Helena Lorenzo-Garrido, Miguel Ángel Carro-Rodríguez, Luis Grande-Herrero, Saioa Vicente-Santamaría, Elena Balmaseda-Serrano, María Carmen Miranda-Cid, Jessica Martín-González, Ruth García-Romero, Diana García-Tirado, Jana Rizo-Pascual, Pedro Alonso-López, Miriam Blanco-Rodríguez, Alicia Rendo-Vázquez, Antonio Millán-Jiménez, Ana Castro-Millán, Eduard Bastida-Ratera