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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Ausgabe 1/2016

Inhalt (170 Artikel)

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: psychometric evaluation of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) in Chinese adolescents – a methodological study

Cheng Guo, Göran Tomson, Jizhi Guo, Xiangyun Li, Christina Keller, Fredrik Söderqvist

Open Access Research

Stakeholders’ perceptions of rehabilitation services for individuals living with disability: a survey study

Andrea J. Darzi, Alana Officer, Ola Abualghaib, Elie A. Akl

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Validation of a German version of the International Hip Outcome Tool 12 (iHOT12) according to the COSMIN checklist

Florian Baumann, Daniel Popp, Karolina Müller, Michael Müller, Paul Schmitz, Michael Nerlich, Stefan Fickert

Open Access Research

“Back to the future”: Influence of beliefs regarding the future on TTO answers

F. E. van Nooten, N.J.A. van Exel, D. Eriksson, W.B.F. Brouwer

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Self-rated health and health-related quality of life among Chinese residents, China, 2010

Wen-lan Dong, Yi-chong Li, Zhuo-qun Wang, Ying-ying Jiang, Fan Mao, Li Qi, Jian-qun Dong, Li-min Wang

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A cross-sectional study on quality of life among the elderly in non-governmental organizations’ elderly homes in Kuala Lumpur

Obinna Francis Onunkwor, Sami Abdo Radman Al-Dubai, Philip Parikial George, John Arokiasamy, Hemetram Yadav, Ankur Barua, Hassana Ojonuba Shuaibu

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Psychometric characteristics of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General when applied to Brazilian cancer patients: a cross-cultural adaptation and validation

Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos, Maria Cláudia Bernardes Spexoto, Sergio Vicente Serrano, João Maroco

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Rasch analysis of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire among adults from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand

Lusilda Schutte, Marié P. Wissing, Suria M. Ellis, Paul E. Jose, Dianne A. Vella-Brodrick

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Estimating the impact of changes in HbA1c, body weight and insulin injection regimen on health related quality-of-life: a time trade off study

Martin Ridderstråle, Lyndon Marc Evans, Henrik Holm Jensen, Mette Bøgelund, Marie Markert Jensen, Åsa Ericsson, Johan Jendle

Open Access Review

Resilience measurement in later life: a systematic review and psychometric analysis

T. D. Cosco, A. Kaushal, M. Richards, D. Kuh, M. Stafford

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Rasch analysis holds no brief for the use of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) in Chinese neurodermatitis patients

Yale Liu, Tian Li, Jingang An, Weihui Zeng, Shengxiang Xiao

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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is associated with impairment of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL)

Pegah Golabi, Munkhzul Otgonsuren, Rebecca Cable, Sean Felix, Aaron Koenig, Mehmet Sayiner, Zobair M. Younossi

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Psychometric properties of the positive mental health instrument among people with mental disorders: a cross-sectional study

Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Edimansyah Abdin, Siow Ann Chong, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Anitha Jeyagurunathan, Esmond Seow, Louisa Picco, Shirlene Pang, Susan Lim, Mythily Subramaniam

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Psychometric study of the European Portuguese version of the PedsQL 3.0 Cancer Module

Susana Santos, Carla Crespo, M. Cristina Canavarro, Ananda Fernandes, Luís Batalha, Diana de Campos, Armando Pinto

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Mapping the neck disability index to SF-6D in patients with chronic neck pain

Yongjun Zheng, Kun Tang, Le Ye, Zisheng Ai, Bin Wu

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Irritable bowel syndrome-specific health-related quality of life instrument: development and psychometric evaluation

Eun-Hyun Lee, Oran Kwon, Ki Baik Hahm, WonHee Kim, Jin Il Kim, Dae Young Cheung, Yoon Jae Kim, Jung Ho Kim, Jong-Jae Park, Moon Kyung Joo

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The Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire: comparison of different factor structures

Amaia Bilbao, Antonio Escobar, Lidia García-Perez, Gemma Navarro, Raul Quirós

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Mode equivalence and acceptability of tablet computer-, interactive voice response system-, and paper-based administration of the U.S. National Cancer Institute’s Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)

Antonia V. Bennett, Amylou C. Dueck, Sandra A. Mitchell, Tito R. Mendoza, Bryce B. Reeve, Thomas M. Atkinson, Kathleen M. Castro, Andrea Denicoff, Lauren J. Rogak, Jay K. Harness, James D. Bearden, Donna Bryant, Robert D. Siegel, Deborah Schrag, Ethan Basch

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Most prevalent unmet supportive care needs and quality of life of breast cancer patients in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia

Zobaida Edib, Verasingam Kumarasamy, Norlia binti Abdullah, A. M. Rizal, Sami Abdo Radman Al-Dubai

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Cross-cultural comparison of fertility specific quality of life in German, Hungarian and Jordanian couples attending a fertility center

Réka E. Sexty, Jehan Hamadneh, Sabine Rösner, Thomas Strowitzki, Beate Ditzen, Bettina Toth, Tewes Wischmann

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Holistic Health Status Questionnaire: developing a measure from a Hong Kong Chinese population

Choi Wan Chan, Frances Kam Yuet Wong, Siu Ming Yeung, Fok Sum

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Acknowledgement of manuscript reviewers 2015

Holger Schunemann, Feng Xie

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Quality of life utility values for hereditary haemochromatosis in Australia

Barbara de Graaff, Amanda Neil, Kristy Sanderson, Kwang Chien Yee, Andrew J. Palmer

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Spanish version of SPADI (shoulder pain and disability index) in musculoskeletal shoulder pain: a new 10-items version after confirmatory factor analysis

Alejandro Luque-Suarez, Antonio Rondon-Ramos, Manuel Fernandez-Sanchez, Kathryn E. Roach, Jose Miguel Morales-Asencio

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Estimation of minimal clinically important change of the Japanese version of EQ-5D in patients with chronic noncancer pain: a retrospective research using real-world data

Kazutake Yoshizawa, Hisanori Kobayashi, Motoko Fujie, Yoshimasa Ogawa, Tsutomu Yajima, Koji Kawai

Open Access Short report

An analysis of the complementarity of ICECAP-A and EQ-5D-3 L in an adult population of patients with knee pain

T. Keeley, J. Coast, E. Nicholls, N. E. Foster, S. Jowett, H. Al-Janabi

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Food insecurity, mental health and quality of life among people living with HIV commencing antiretroviral treatment in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Markos Tesfaye, Pernille Kaestel, Mette Frahm Olsen, Tsinuel Girma, Daniel Yilma, Alemseged Abdissa, Christian Ritz, Martin Prince, Henrik Friis, Charlotte Hanlon

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Psychometric properties of the Albanian version of chewing-function questionnaire CFQ-ALB

Venera Bimbashi, Gloria Staka, Asja Čelebić, Flurije Hoxha, Kujtim Shala, Nikola Petričević

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Many correlates of poor quality of life among substance users entering treatment are not addiction-specific

Ashley E. Muller, Svetlana Skurtveit, Thomas Clausen

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Frail older adults with minor fractures show lower health-related quality of life (SF-12) scores up to six months following emergency department discharge

Véronique Provencher, Marie-Josée Sirois, Marcel Émond, Jeffrey J. Perry, Raoul Daoust, Jacques S. Lee, Lauren E. Griffith, Brice Lionel Batomen Kuimi, Litz Rony Despeignes, Laura Wilding, Vanessa Fillion, Nadine Allain-Boulé, Johan Lebon

Open Access Short report

Intervals between response choices on a single-item measure of quality of life

Yves Henchoz, Lionel Meylan, Brigitte Santos-Eggimann

Open Access Review

Health-related quality of life and its association with medication adherence in active pulmonary tuberculosis– a systematic review of global literature with focus on South Africa

Tanja Kastien-Hilka, Ahmed Abulfathi, Bernd Rosenkranz, Bryan Bennett, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Edina Sinanovic

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Psychometric evaluation of the Sinhalese version of MacNew Heart Disease Health Related Quality of Life Questionnaire in patients with stable angina

K. L. M. D. Seneviwickrama, D. B. D. L. Samaranayake, P. Fonseka, G. N. L. Galappaththy, S. Höfer, N. B. Oldridge

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Health-related quality of life in children with chronic immune thrombocytopenia in China

Heng Zhang, Li Wang, Meijie Quan, Jie Huang, Peng Wu, Qin Lu, Yongjun Fang

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Mediation analysis of relationships between chronic inflammation and quality of life in older adults

Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski, Katelyn Y. Graves, J. E. Sumerau

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Validation of PRISM (Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self Measure) as a novel visual assessment tool for the burden of suffering in tinnitus patients

Nicole Peter, Tobias Kleinjung, Lukas Horat, Sabine Schmidt-Weitmann, Martin Meyer, Stefan Büchi, Steffi Weidt

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Health-related quality of life in thrombocytopenic patients with chronic hepatitis C with or without cirrhosis in the ENABLE-1 and ENABLE-2 studies

Kelly M. Grotzinger, Zobair M. Younossi, Edoardo G. Giannini, Pei-Jer Chen, Regina Rendas-Baum, Dickens Theodore

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Health-related quality of life of postmenopausal Chinese women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer during treatment with adjuvant aromatase inhibitors: a prospective, multicenter, non-interventional study

Ayong Cao, Jin Zhang, Xiaoan Liu, Weizhu Wu, Yinhua Liu, Zhimin Fan, Anqin Zhang, Tianning Zhou, Peifen Fu, Shu Wang, Quchang Ouyang, Jinhai Tang, Hongchuan Jiang, Xiaohua Zhang, Da Pang, Jianjun He, Linxiang Shi, Xianming Wang, Yuan Sheng, Dahua Mao, Zhimin Shao

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Patient-reported pain and other quality of life domains as prognostic factors for survival in a phase III clinical trial of patients with advanced breast cancer

Emily Nash Smyth, Wei Shen, Lee Bowman, Patrick Peterson, William John, Allen Melemed, Astra M. Liepa

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Validation of a Spanish translation of the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6) with a Chilean sample of adults and high schoolers

Álvaro I. Langer, Valentina G. Ulloa, José M. Aguilar-Parra, Claudio Araya-Véliz, Gonzalo Brito

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Long-term follow-up of mental health, health-related quality of life and associations with motor skills in young adults born preterm with very low birth weight

Ingrid Marie Husby, Kaia Mølbach-Thellefsen Stray, Alexander Olsen, Stian Lydersen, Marit Sæbø Indredavik, Ann-Mari Brubakk, Jon Skranes, Kari Anne I. Evensen

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Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Kidscreen-27 questionnaire

John Roger Andersen, Gerd Karin Natvig, Kristin Haraldstad, Turid Skrede, Eivind Aadland, Geir Kåre Resaland

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Frail older adults with minor fractures show lower health-related quality of life (SF-12) scores up to six months following emergency department discharge

Véronique Provencher, Marie-Josée Sirois, Marcel Émond, Jeffrey J. Perry, Raoul Daoust, Jacques S. Lee, Lauren E. Griffith, Brice Lionel Batomen Kuimi, Litz Rony Despeignes, Laura Wilding, Vanessa Fillion, Nadine Allain-Boulé, Johan Lebon

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Comparing the mapping between EQ-5D-5L, EQ-5D-3L and the EORTC-QLQ-C30 in non-small cell lung cancer patients

Iftekhar Khan, Steve Morris, Nora Pashayan, Bashir Matata, Zahid Bashir, Joe Maguirre

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Validity, reliability and interpretability of the Thai version of the urticaria control test (UCT)

Kanokvalai Kulthanan, Leena Chularojanamontri, Papapit Tuchinda, Chuda Rujitharanawong, Marcus Maurer, Karsten Weller

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Health-related quality of life in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with implantable defibrillators

Peter Magnusson, Stellan Mörner, Fredrik Gadler, Jan Karlsson

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Impact of pulmonary exacerbations and lung function on generic health-related quality of life in patients with cystic fibrosis

Caitlyn T. Solem, Montserrat Vera-Llonch, Sizhu Liu, Marc Botteman, Brenda Castiglione

Open Access Review

Quality of life in Arab women with breast cancer: a review of the literature

Bouchra Haddou Rahou, Karima El Rhazi, Fatima Ouasmani, Chakib Nejjari, Rachid Bekkali, Ali Montazeri, Abdelhalem Mesfioui

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Health-related quality of life as measured with the Short-Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire in patients with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis

Yu-Xia Zhu, Ting Li, Shang-Rong Fan, Xiao-Ping Liu, Yi-Heng Liang, Ping Liu

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Impact of self-reported physical activity and health promotion behaviors on lung cancer survivorship

Jeff A. Sloan, Andrea L. Cheville, Heshan Liu, Paul J. Novotny, Jason A. Wampfler, Yolanda I. Garces, Matthew M. Clark, Ping Yang

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Colombian Rasch validation of KIDSCREEN-27 quality of life questionnaire

Claudia-Marcela Vélez, Luz-Helena Lugo-Agudelo, Gilma-Norela Hernández-Herrera, Héctor-Iván García-García

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The impact of health literacy and life style risk factors on health-related quality of life of Australian patients

Upali W. Jayasinghe, Mark Fort Harris, Sharon M. Parker, John Litt, Mieke van Driel, Danielle Mazza, Chris Del Mar, Jane Lloyd, Jane Smith, Nicholas Zwar, Richard Taylor

Open Access Short report

Relationship of the adherence to the Mediterranean diet with health-related quality of life and treatment satisfaction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a post-hoc analysis of a cross-sectional study

Nuria Alcubierre, Montserrat Martinez-Alonso, Joan Valls, Esther Rubinat, Alicia Traveset, Marta Hernández, Maria Dolores Martínez-González, Minerva Granado-Casas, Carmen Jurjo, Jesus Vioque, Eva Maria Navarrete-Muñoz, Didac Mauricio

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Semantics bias in cross-national comparative analyses: is it good or bad to have “fair” health?

Christina W. Schnohr, Inese Gobina, Teresa Santos, Joanna Mazur, Mujgan Alikasifuglu, Raili Välimaa, Maria Corell, Curt Hagquist, Paola Dalmasso, Yeva Movseyan, Franco Cavallo, Saskia van Dorsselaer, Torbjørn Torsheim

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Association between physical activity and health-related quality of life in children: a cross-sectional study

Sharifah Wajihah Wafa bte Syed Saadun Tarek Wafa, Mohd Razif bin Shahril, Aryati bte Ahmad, Laila Ruwaida bte Zainuddin, Karimah Fakhriah bte Ismail, Myat Moe Thwe Aung, Noor Aini bte Mohd Yusoff

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Development of an item bank for the EORTC Role Functioning Computer Adaptive Test (EORTC RF-CAT)

Eva-Maria Gamper, Morten Aa Petersen, Neil Aaronson, Anna Costantini, Johannes M. Giesinger, Bernhard Holzner, Georg Kemmler, Anne Oberguggenberger, Susanne Singer, Teresa Young, Mogens Groenvold

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Child maltreatment and quality of life: a study of adolescents in residential care

Hanne Klæboe Greger, Arne Kristian Myhre, Stian Lydersen, Thomas Jozefiak

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LC-PROM: Validation of a patient reported outcomes measure for liver cirrhosis patients

Ying Zhang, Yuanyuan Yang, Jing Lv, Yanbo Zhang

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Development and validation of quality of life scale of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: the QOL-NPC (version 2)

Yong Su, Chuan-wei Mo, Wan-qin Cheng, Lei Wang, Qian Xu, Zu-chun Wu, Zhe-li Wu, Li-zhi Liu, Xin-lin Chen

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Clinimetric properties of the ASAS health index in a cohort of Italian patients with axial spondyloarthritis

Marco Di Carlo, Valentina Lato, Marina Carotti, Fausto Salaffi

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What factors influence parents’ perception of the quality of life of children and adolescents with neurocardiogenic syncope?

Teresa Grimaldi Capitello, Caterina Fiorilli, Silvia Placidi, Roberta Vallone, Fabrizio Drago, Simonetta Gentile

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Health-related quality of life, anxiety and depression in the diagnostic phase of suspected cancer, and the influence of diagnosis

Ellen Moseholm, Susan Rydahl-Hansen, Dorthe Overgaard, Hanne S. Wengel, Rikke Frederiksen, Malene Brandt, Bjarne Ø. Lindhardt

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Factors influencing changes in health related quality of life of caregivers of persons with multiple chronic conditions

Wendy Duggleby, Allison Williams, Sunita Ghosh, Heather Moquin, Jenny Ploeg, Maureen Markle-Reid, Shelley Peacock

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Validation of the American version of the CareGiver Oncology Quality of Life (CarGOQoL) questionnaire

Sarah C. Kaveney, Karine Baumstarck, Patricia Minaya-Flores, Tarrah Shannon, Philip Symes, Anderson Loundou, Pascal Auquier

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Structural equation modeling of the quality of life for patients with marfan syndrome

Ju Ryoung Moon, Yong Ae Cho, June Huh, I-Seok Kang, Duk-Kyung Kim

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Health status and health service utilization in remote and mountainous areas in Vietnam

Bach Xuan Tran, Long Hoang Nguyen, Vuong Minh Nong, Cuong Tat Nguyen

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Quality of life in patients with vitiligo: a cross-sectional study based on Vitiligo Quality of Life index (VitiQoL)

Kosar Hedayat, Mojgan Karbakhsh, Maryam Ghiasi, Azadeh Goodarzi, Yousef Fakour, Zahra Akbari, Afsaneh Ghayoumi, Narges Ghandi

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Thresholds for clinical importance for four key domains of the EORTC QLQ-C30: physical functioning, emotional functioning, fatigue and pain

Johannes M. Giesinger, Wilma Kuijpers, Teresa Young, Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski, Elizabeth Friend, August Zabernigg, Bernhard Holzner, Neil K. Aaronson

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Longitudinal measurement invariance in prospective oral health-related quality of life assessment

Daniel R. Reissmann, Mike T. John, Leah Feuerstahler, Kazuyoshi Baba, Gyula Szabó, Asja Čelebić, Niels Waller

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Comparing the performance of the EQ-5D-3L and the EQ-5D-5L in young Portuguese adults

Lara N. Ferreira, Pedro L. Ferreira, Filipa P. Ribeiro, Luis N. Pereira

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Reliability, validity and clinical correlates of the Quality of Life in Alzheimer’s disease (QoL-AD) scale in medical inpatients

Gustav Torisson, Lars Stavenow, Lennart Minthon, Elisabet Londos

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Dynamic weight-bearing assessment of pain in knee osteoarthritis: construct validity, responsiveness, and interpretability in a research setting

Louise Klokker, Robin Christensen, Eva E. Wæhrens, Elisabeth Bandak, Cecilie Bartholdy, Henning Bliddal, Marius Henriksen

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Content validity of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Sleep Disturbance and Sleep Related Impairment item banks in adolescents

Jojanneke A. M. C. van Kooten, Caroline B. Terwee, Gertjan J. L. Kaspers, Raphaёle R. L. van Litsenburg

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Czech version of OPQOL-35 questionnaire: the evaluation of the psychometric properties

Jiri Mares, Hynek Cigler, Eva Vachkova

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Association of anemia and mineral and bone disorder with health-related quality of life in Asian pre-dialysis patients

Hwee-Lin Wee, Benjamin Jun Jie Seng, Jia Jia Lee, Kok Joon Chong, Pallavi Tyagi, Anantharaman Vathsala, Priscilla How

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Health related quality of life of children with calcaneal apophysitis: child & parent perceptions

Alicia M. James, Cylie M. Williams, Terry P. Haines

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Assessment of psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the oral anticoagulation knowledge test

Marcus Fernando da Silva Praxedes, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de Abreu, Saul Martins Paiva, Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini, Milena Soriano Marcolino, Maria Auxiliadora Parreiras Martins

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The COPD-SIB: a newly developed disease-specific item bank to measure health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Muirne C. S. Paap, Lonneke I. M. Lenferink, Nadine Herzog, Karel A. Kroeze, Job van der Palen

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Influence of culture, residential segregation and socioeconomic development on rural elderly health-related quality of life in Guangxi, China

Tai Zhang, Wuxiang Shi, Zhaoquan Huang, Dong Gao, Zhenyou Guo, Jianying Liu, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong

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Quality of life in Chinese family caregivers for elderly people with chronic diseases

Hui Xie, Cheng Cheng, Yisheng Tao, Jie Zhang, Delprino Robert, Jihui Jia, Yonggang Su

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A comparison of health state utility values associated with oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer in Sri Lanka assessed using the EQ-5D-3 L and the EORTC-8D

Sanjeewa Kularatna, Jennifer A. Whitty, Newell W. Johnson, Ruwan Jayasinghe, Paul A. Scuffham

Open Access Review

Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, values, preferences, and feasibility in relation to the use of injection safety devices in healthcare settings: a systematic review

Rami Tarabay, Rola El Rassi, Abeer Dakik, Alain Harb, Rami A. Ballout, Batoul Diab, Selma Khamassi, Elie A. Akl

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Psychometric properties of the Dutch WHOQOL-OLD

Robbert J. J. Gobbens, Marcel A. L. M. van Assen

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Development of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease morning symptom diary (COPD-MSD)

Gary Globe, Brooke Currie, Nancy Kline Leidy, Paul Jones, David Mannino, Fernando Martinez, Paul Klekotka, Sean O’Quinn, Niklas Karlsson, Ingela Wiklund

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A comparison of health utility scores calculated using United Kingdom and Canadian preference weights in persons with alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers

Mingying Fang, Mark Oremus, Jean-Eric Tarride, Parminder Raina, Gerry Mugford, Marshall Godwin, Allen Huang, Yves Bacher, Juan-Manual Villalpando, Sudeep S. Gill, Krista L. Lanctôt, Nathan Herrmann, David Cowan, Robert Petrella, David B. Hogan, Philip E. Lee

Open Access Review

Associations between psychological factors and health-related quality of life and global quality of life in patients with ALS: a systematic review

Annerieke C. van Groenestijn, Esther T. Kruitwagen-van Reenen, Johanna M. A. Visser-Meily, Leonard H. van den Berg, Carin D. Schröder

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Quality of life among elderly patients undergoing transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement– a model-based longitudinal data analysis

Klaus Kaier, Anja Gutmann, Hardy Baumbach, Constantin von zur Mühlen, Philip Hehn, Werner Vach, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Manfred Zehender, Christoph Bode, Jochen Reinöhl

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Portuguese validation of the Cambridge pulmonary hypertension outcome review (CAMPHOR) questionnaire

Abílio Reis, James Twiss, Margarida Vicente, Fabienne Gonçalves, Luísa Carvalho, José Meireles, Alzira Melo, Stephen P. McKenna, Luís Almeida

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Quality of life, depression and dietary intake in Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients

Marta Stelmach-Mardas, Marcin Mardas, Khalid Iqbal, Robert J. Tower, Heiner Boeing, Tomasz Piorunek

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Quality of life and related factors of nursing home residents in Singapore

Pei Wang, Philip Yap, Gerald Koh, Jia An Chong, Lucy Jennifer Davies, Mayank Dalakoti, Ngan Phoon Fong, Wei Wei Tiong, Nan Luo

Open Access Review

Health-related quality of life in Hodgkin lymphoma: a systematic review

Nadine Linendoll, Tully Saunders, Rebecca Burns, Jonathan D. Nyce, Kristen B. Wendell, Andrew M. Evens, Susan K. Parsons

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Health-related quality of life and associated factors in people with HIV: an Irish cohort study

Sherly George, Colm Bergin, Susan Clarke, Grainne Courtney, Mary B. Codd

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Infant feeding and health-related quality of life in healthy Chinese infants: results from a prospective, observational cohort study

Nicholas P. Hays, Meng Mao, Lan Zhang, John Ge, Robert Northington, Manjiang Yao, Sheri Volger

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Analysis on the situation of subjective well-being and its influencing factors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Mengmeng Wang, Sheng Wang, Xu Zhang, Qing Xia, Guoqi Cai, Xiao Yang, Xiaona Li, Li Wang, Lihong Xin, Shengqian Xu, Jianhua Xu, Zongwen Shuai, Faming Pan

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Metformin improved health-related quality of life in ethnic Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Huang-Tz Ou, Pei-Chi Chen, Meng-Hsing Wu, Chung-Ying Lin

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A longitudinal study on quality of life after injury in children

Amy Schneeberg, Takuro Ishikawa, Sami Kruse, Erica Zallen, Craig Mitton, Julie A. Bettinger, Mariana Brussoni

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Association of knee pain and different definitions of knee osteoarthritis with health-related quality of life: a population-based cohort study in southern Sweden

Aliasghar A. Kiadaliri, Carl Johan Lamm, Maria Gerhardsson de Verdier, Gunnar Engström, Aleksandra Turkiewicz, L. Stefan Lohmander, Martin Englund

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Well-being and associated factors among adults in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)

Nouh Harsha, Luay Ziq, Rula Ghandour, Rita Giacaman

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Psychometric evaluation and wording effects on the Chinese version of the parent-proxy Kid-KINDL

Chih-Ting Lee, Chung-Ying Lin, Meng-Che Tsai, Carol Strong, Yi-Ching Lin

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Poor sleep and reduced quality of life were associated with symptom distress in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis

Raoping Wang, Chunyuan Tang, Xiaofan Chen, Chunping Zhu, Wanna Feng, Pengsheng Li, Ciyong Lu

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Where’s WALY? : A proof of concept study of the ‘wellbeing adjusted life year’ using secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data

Rebecca Johnson, David Jenkinson, Chris Stinton, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Jason Madan, Sarah Stewart-Brown, Aileen Clarke

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Systematic review reveals lack of quality in reporting health-related quality of life in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

Caroline Martini, Eva-Maria Gamper, Lisa Wintner, Bernhard Nilica, Barbara Sperner-Unterweger, Bernhard Holzner, Irene Virgolini

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Measurement properties of the brief resilient coping scale in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus using rasch analysis

José-Antonio López-Pina, Ana-Belén Meseguer-Henarejos, Juan-José Gascón-Cánovas, Dérlis-Julián Navarro-Villalba, Vaughn G. Sinclair, Kenneth A. Wallston

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The impact of type 2 diabetes on health related quality of life in Bangladesh: results from a matched study comparing treated cases with non-diabetic controls

Novie Safita, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Clara K. Chow, Louis Niessen, Andreas Lechner, Rolf Holle, Michael Laxy

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Incorporating development of a patient-reported outcome instrument in a clinical drug development program: examples from a heart failure program

Ingela Wiklund, Milena Anatchkova, Hafiz Oko-Osi, Robyn von Maltzahn, Dina Chau, Fady I. Malik, Donald L. Patrick, John Spertus, John R. Teerlink

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Vision-related quality of life in patients receiving intravitreal ranibizumab injections in routine clinical practice: baseline data from the German OCEAN study

Thomas Bertelmann, Nicolas Feltgen, Martin Scheffler, Ulrich Hufenbach, Annette Wiedon, Helmut Wilhelm, Focke Ziemssen

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Health-related quality of life measured using the EQ-5D–5L: South Australian population norms

Nikki McCaffrey, Billingsley Kaambwa, David C. Currow, Julie Ratcliffe

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Metformin improved health-related quality of life in ethnic Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Huang-Tz Ou, Pei-Chi Chen, Meng-Hsing Wu, Chung-Ying Lin

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Minimally important difference of the Child Oral Health Impact Profile for children with orofacial anomalies

Ryan Richard Ruff, Lacey Sischo, Hillary L. Broder

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Assessing the external validity of algorithms to estimate EQ-5D-3L from the WOMAC

Aliasghar A. Kiadaliri, Martin Englund

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Reliability and validity of the Chinese mandarin version of PedsQL™ 3.0 transplant module

Ying Chang, Yanhui Luo, Yuchen Zhou, Ruixin Wang, Na Song, Guanghua Zhu, Bin Wang, Maoquan Qin, Jun Yang, Yuan Sun, Chunfu Li, Xuan Zhou

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Measuring the impact of migraine for evaluating outcomes of preventive treatments for migraine headaches

Sally Mannix, Anne Skalicky, Dawn C. Buse, Pooja Desai, Sandhya Sapra, Brian Ortmeier, Katherine Widnell, Asha Hareendran

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Orthostatic intolerance symptoms are associated with depression and diminished quality of life in patients with postural tachycardia syndrome

Jangsup Moon, Do-Yong Kim, Jung-Ick Byun, Jun-Sang Sunwoo, Jung-Ah Lim, Tae-Joon Kim, Jung-Won Shin, Woo-Jin Lee, Han Sang Lee, Jin-Sun Jun, Kyung-Il Park, Keun-Hwa Jung, Soon-Tae Lee, Ki-Young Jung, Kon Chu, Sang Kun Lee

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The burden of disease in patients eligible for mentalization-based treatment (MBT): quality of life and costs

Elisabeth M. P. Laurenssen, Hester V. Eeren, Martijn J. Kikkert, Jaap Peen, Dieuwertje Westra, Jack J. M. Dekker, Jan J. V. Busschbach

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Patient self-report section of the ASES questionnaire: a Spanish validation study using classical test theory and the Rasch model

Kalliopi Vrotsou, Ricardo Cuéllar, Félix Silió, Miguel Ángel Rodriguez, Daniel Garay, Gorka Busto, Ziortza Trancho, Antonio Escobar

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Fatigue in intensive care survivors one year after discharge

Savino Spadaro, Maurizia Capuzzo, Giorgia Valpiani, Sara Bertacchini, Riccardo Ragazzi, Francesca Dalla Corte, Simona Terranova, Elisabetta Marangoni, Carlo Alberto Volta

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Correlation between health-related quality of life in the physical domain and heart rate variability in asymptomatic adults

Wan-Chun Lu, Nian-Sheng Tzeng, Yu-Chen Kao, Chin-Bin Yeh, Terry B. J. Kuo, Chuan-Chia Chang, Hsin-An Chang

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Sleep quality in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: contributing factors and effects on health-related quality of life

Genkai Guo, Ting Fu, Rulan Yin, Lijuan Zhang, Qiuxiang Zhang, Yunfei Xia, Liren Li, Zhifeng Gu

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Stigmas, symptom severity and perceived social support predict quality of life for PLHIV in urban Indian context

Helena Garrido-Hernansaiz, Elsa Heylen, Shalini Bharat, Jayashree Ramakrishna, Maria L. Ekstrand

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Quality of life and related factors among chronic hepatitis B-infected patients: a multi-center study, Turkey

Zehra Karacaer, Banu Cakir, Hakan Erdem, Kenan Ugurlu, Gul Durmus, Nevin Koc Ince, Cinar Ozturk, Rodrigo Hasbun, Ayse Batirel, Esmeray Mutlu Yilmaz, Ilkay Bozkurt, Mustafa Sunbul, Aynur Aynioglu, Aynur Atilla, Ayse Erbay, Ayse Inci, Cigdem Kader, Elif Tukenmez Tigen, Gokhan Karaahmetoglu, Seher Ayten Coskuner, Ebru Dik, Huseyin Tarakci, Selma Tosun, Fatime Korkmaz, Servet Kolgelier, Fatma Yilmaz Karadag, Serpil Erol, Kamuran Turker, Ceyda Necan, Ahmet Melih Sahin, Pinar Ergen, Gulsen Iskender, Pinar Korkmaz, Esma Gulesen Eroglu, Yasemin Durdu, Mehmet Ulug, Suna Secil Deniz, Filiz Koc, Saygın Nayman Alpat, Nefise Oztoprak, Omer Evirgen, Hamdi Sozen, Mustafa Dogan, Selcuk Kaya, Safak Kaya, Mustafa Altindis, Emel Aslan, Recep Tekin, Busra Ergut Sezer, Kevser Ozdemir, Gulden Ersoz, Ahmet Sahin, Ilhami Celik, Emsal Aydin, Aliye Bastug, Rezan Harman, Hacer Deniz Ozkaya, Emine Parlak, Ilknur Yavuz, Suzan Sacar, Senol Comoglu, Ercan Yenilmez, Fatma Sirmatel, Ilker Inanc Balkan, Yesim Alpay, Mustafa Hatipoglu, Affan Denk, Gunes Senol, Mehmet Bitirgen, Mehmet Faruk Geyik, Rahmet Guner, Ayten Kadanali, Ahmet Karakas, Mustafa Namiduru, Hatice Udurgucu, Rukiye Pinar Boluktas, Ergenekon Karagoz, Necati Ormeci

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Spanish version of the Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire–Carer (PDQ-Carer)

Rosario Ferrer-Cascales, María José Cabañero-Martínez, Miriam Sánchez-SanSegundo, Nereida Congost-Maestre, Crispin Jenkinson

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Victimisation, poly-victimisation and health-related quality of life among high school students in Vietnam: a cross-sectional survey

Minh T. H. Le, Sara Holton, Huong T. Nguyen, Rory Wolfe, Jane Fisher

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Exercise stereotypes and health-related outcomes in French people living with HIV: development and validation of an HIV Exercise Stereotypes Scale (HIVESS)

Laura Gray, Charlène Falzon, Alessandro Bergamaschi, Laura Schuft, Jacques Durant, Eric Rosenthal, Christian Pradier, Martin Duracinsky, Isabelle Rouanet, Serge S. Colson, Fabienne d’Arripe-Longueville

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Health-related quality of life in patients with Barrett’s esophagus

Chi-Yang Chang, Lukas Jyuhn-Hsiarn Lee, Jung-Der Wang, Ching-Tai Lee, Chi-Ming Tai, Tao-Qian Tang, Jaw-Town Lin

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Patient-reported outcome measures in patients with peripheral arterial disease: a systematic review of psychometric properties

Edith Poku, Rosie Duncan, Anju Keetharuth, Munira Essat, Patrick Phillips, Helen Buckley Woods, Simon Palfreyman, Georgina Jones, Eva Kaltenthaler, Jonathan Michaels

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The impact of shift and night work on health related quality of life of working women: findings from the Korea Health Panel

Woorim Kim, Tae Hyun Kim, Tae-Hoon Lee, Jae Woo Choi, Eun-Cheol Park

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Estimation of utility weights for human papilloma virus-related health states according to disease severity

Minsu Ock, Jeong-Yeol Park, Woo-Seung Son, Hyeon-Jeong Lee, Seon-Ha Kim, Min-Woo Jo

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Relationship between weight status and health-related quality of life in Chinese primary school children in Guangzhou: a cross-sectional study

Wei Liu, Rong Lin, Weijia Liu, Zhongshan Guo, Lihua Xiong, Bai Li, K. K. Cheng, Peymane Adab, Miranda Pallan

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Impact of the occurrence of a response shift on the determination of the minimal important difference in a health-related quality of life score over time

Ahmad Ousmen, Thierry Conroy, Francis Guillemin, Michel Velten, Damien Jolly, Mariette Mercier, Sylvain Causeret, Jean Cuisenier, Olivier Graesslin, Zeinab Hamidou, Franck Bonnetain, Amélie Anota

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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the French version of the Expanded Prostate cancer Index Composite questionnaire for health-related quality of life in prostate cancer patients

Amélie Anota, Anne-Sophie Mariet, Philippe Maingon, Florence Joly, Jean-François Bosset, Anne-Valérie Guizard, Hugues Bittard, Michel Velten, Mariette Mercier

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Diet and physical activity in people with intermediate cardiovascular risk and their relationship with the health-related quality of life: results from the MARK study

Natalia Sanchez-Aguadero, Rosario Alonso-Dominguez, Luis Garcia-Ortiz, Cristina Agudo-Conde, Carmela Rodriguez-Martin, Angela de Cabo-Laso, Benigna Sanchez-Salgado, Rafel Ramos, Jose A. Maderuelo-Fernandez, Manuel A. Gomez-Marcos, Jose I. Recio-Rodriguez, Rafel Ramos, Ruth Martí, Dídac Parramon, Anna Ponjoan, Miquel Quesada, Maria Garcia-Gil, Martina Sidera, Lourdes Camós, Fernando Montesinos, Ignacio Montoya, Carlos López, Anna Agell, Núria Pagès, Irina Gil, Anna Maria Castro, Fernando Rigo, Guillermo Frontera, Antònia Rotger, Natalia Feuerbach, Susana Pons, Natividad Garcia, John Guillaumet, Micaela Llull, Mercedes Gutierrez, Cristina Agudo-Conde, Leticia Gómez-Sanchez, Carmen Castaño-Sanchez, Carmela Rodriguez-Martín, Benigna Sanchez-Salgado, Angela de Cabo-Laso, Marta Gómez-Sánchez, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez, Jose Angel Maderuelo-Fernandez, Emilio Ramos-Delgado, Carmen Patino-Alonso, Jose I. Recio-Rodriguez, Manuel A. Gomez-Marcos, Luis Garcia-Ortiz

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Psychometric properties of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS): secondary analysis of the Mexican Health and Aging Study

Mariana López-Ortega, Sara Torres-Castro, Oscar Rosas-Carrasco

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From early detection to rehabilitation in the community: reading beyond the blog testimonies of survivors’ quality of life and prostate cancer representation

Margareth Santos Zanchetta, Marguerite Cognet, Mary Rachel Lam-Kin-Teng, Marie Elisabeth Dumitriu, Lise Renaud, Jacques Rhéaume