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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Ausgabe 1/2018

Inhalt (241 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Testing the construct validity of a health transition question using vignette-guided patient ratings of health

Michael M. Ward, Jinxiang Hu, Lori C. Guthrie, Maria Alba

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Development and content validation of a patient-reported endometriosis pain daily diary

Floortje E. van Nooten, Jennifer Cline, Celeste A. Elash, Jean Paty, Matthew Reaney

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Validation of the German version of the late adolescence and young adulthood survivorship-related quality of life measure (LAYA-SRQL)

Diana Richter, Anja Mehnert, Florian Schepper, Katja Leuteritz, Crystal Park, Jochen Ernst

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Catquest-9SF questionnaire: validation of Malay and Chinese-language versions using Rasch analysis

Tassha Hilda Adnan, Mokhlisoh Mohamed Apandi, Haireen Kamaruddin, Mohamad Aziz Salowi, Kian Boon Law, Jamaiyah Haniff, Pik Pin Goh

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Proxy and patient reports of health-related quality of life in a national cancer survey

Jessica K. Roydhouse, Roee Gutman, Nancy L. Keating, Vincent Mor, Ira B. Wilson

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Prospective longitudinal outcomes of quality of life after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy compared with retropubic radical prostatectomy

Katsuyoshi Hashine, Toshio Kakuda, Shunsuke Iuchi, Tadanori Hosokawa, Iku Ninomiya

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Influence of the child’s perceived general health on the primary caregiver’s health status

Janine Verstraete, Lebogang Ramma, Jennifer Jelsma

Open Access Study protocol

Development of a hospital-based patient-reported outcome framework for lung cancer patients: a study protocol

Natasha Moloczij, Karla Gough, Benjamin Solomon, David Ball, Linda Mileshkin, Mary Duffy, Mei Krishnasamy

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Development and evaluation of a measure of patient-reported symptoms of Blepharitis

Kamran Hosseini, Linda B. Bourque, Ron D. Hays

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Validity of the school setting interview for students with special educational needs in regular high school – a Rasch analysis

Moa Yngve, Michaela Munkholm, Helene Lidström, Helena Hemmingsson, Elin Ekbladh

Open Access Short report

When do patient reported quality of life indicators become prognostic in breast cancer?

Chee Khoon Lee, Malcolm Hudson, John Simes, Karin Ribi, Jürg Bernhard, Alan S. Coates

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Influence of preoperative life satisfaction on recovery and outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery - a prospective pilot study

B. Romain, O. Rohmer, S. Schimchowitsch, M. Hübner, J. B. Delhorme, C. Brigand, S. Rohr, D. Guenot

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Evaluation of health status in patients with hepatitis c treated with and without interferon

R. Ragusa, G. Bertino, A. Bruno, E. Frazzetto, F. Cicciu, G. Giorgianni, L. Lupo

Open Access Review

Health-related quality of life among healthy elderly Iranians: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

Sogand Tourani, Masoud Behzadifar, Mariano Martini, Aidin Aryankhesal, Masood Taheri Mirghaed, Morteza Salemi, Meysam Behzadifar, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

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The factors that influence oral health-related quality of life in 15-year-old children

Ling Sun, Hai Ming Wong, Colman P. J. McGrath

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Psychometric properties and measurement equivalence of the Multidimensional Fatigue Syndrome Inventory- Short Form (MFSI-SF) amongst breast cancer and lymphoma patients in Singapore

Alexandre Chan, Claire Lew, Xiao Jun Wang, Terence Ng, Jung-woo Chae, Hui Ling Yeo, Maung Shwe, Yan Xiang Gan

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Quality of life after low-dose rate-brachytherapy for prostate carcinoma – long-term results and literature review on QLQ-C30 and QLQ-PR25 results in published brachytherapy series

Daniel Buergy, Vincent Schneiberg, Joerg Schaefer, Grit Welzel, Lutz Trojan, Christian Bolenz, Frederik Wenz

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How patient participation was used to develop a questionnaire that is fit for purpose for assessing quality of life in severe asthma

Michael E. Hyland, Joseph W. Lanario, Jill Pooler, Matthew Masoli, Rupert C. Jones

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Development of a rapid point-of-care patient reported outcome measure for cataract surgery in India

Joshua R. Ehrlich, Charlie Frank, Josiah Smiley, Hong-Gam Le, Sanil Joseph, Stephen G. Schilling, Brian C. Stagg, Joshua D. Stein, R. D. Ravindran, Aravind Haripriya

Open Access Short report

Factors influencing health-related quality of life in patients with Type 1 diabetes

A. J. N. Raymakers, P. Gillespie, M. C. O’Hara, M. D. Griffin, S. F. Dinneen

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Health related quality of life in patients with community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia in France

Luiz Flavio Andrade, Grèce Saba, Jean-Damien Ricard, Jonathan Messika, Jacques Gaillat, Pierre Bonnin, Christian Chidiac, Hajnal-Gabriela Illes, Henri Laurichesse, Bruno Detournay, Patrick Petitpretz, Gérard de Pouvourville

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Langerian mindfulness, quality of life and psychological symptoms in a sample of Italian students

Francesco Pagnini, Katherine E. Bercovitz, Deborah Phillips

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Unidimensional scales for fears of cancer recurrence and their psychometric properties: the FCR4 and FCR7

G. M. Humphris, E. Watson, M. Sharpe, G. Ozakinci

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Quality of life of patients with first-time AMI: a descriptive study

Mandreker Bahall, Katija Khan

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Functional status and annual hospitalization in multimorbid and non-multimorbid older adults: a cross-sectional study in Southern China

Xiao-Xiao Wang, Zhao-Bin Chen, Xu-Jia Chen, Ling-Ling Huang, Xiao-Yue Song, Xiao Wu, Li-Ying Fu, Pei-Xi Wang

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Social support for patients undergoing liver transplantation in a Public University Hospital

Clerison Stelvio Garcia, Agnaldo Soares Lima, Ehideé Isabel Gómez La-Rotta, Ilka de Fátima Santana Ferreira Boin

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The German version of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC): translation, validation and minimal important difference estimation

Martin H. Umbehr, Lucas M. Bachmann, Cedric Poyet, Peter Hammerer, Johann Steurer, Milo A. Puhan, Anja Frei

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Fatigue in chronically critically ill patients following intensive care - reliability and validity of the multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI-20)

Gloria-Beatrice Wintermann, Jenny Rosendahl, Kerstin Weidner, Bernhard Strauß, Andreas Hinz, Katja Petrowski

Open Access Research

Quality of life in small-scaled homelike nursing homes: an 8-month controlled trial

Jeroen S. Kok, Marjan M. A. Nielen, Erik J. A. Scherder

Open Access Short report

Eating Disorder Quality of Life Scale (EDQLS) in ethnically diverse college women: an exploratory factor analysis

Liya M. Akoury, Vincent Rozalski, Kimberly A. Barchard, Cortney S. Warren

Open Access Review

A mini-review of quality of life as an outcome in prostate cancer trials: patient-centered approaches are needed to propose appropriate treatments on behalf of patients

Yohann Foucher, Marine Lorent, Philippe Tessier, Stéphane Supiot, Véronique Sébille, Etienne Dantan

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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and reliability of the German version of the migraine disability assessment (MIDAS) questionnaire

Thomas Benz, Susanne Lehmann, Andreas R. Gantenbein, Peter S. Sandor, Walter F. Stewart, Achim Elfering, André G. Aeschlimann, Felix Angst

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Chinese translation and psychometric testing of the cardiac self-efficacy scale in patients with coronary heart disease in mainland China

Xuelin Zhang, Yan Zhan, Jun Liu, Shouxia Chai, Lanlan Xu, Meirong Lei, Karen Wei Ling Koh, Ying Jiang, Wenru Wang

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Vitamin D deficiency is associated with poorer satisfaction with diabetes-related treatment and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

Nuria Alcubierre, Esmeralda Castelblanco, Montserrat Martínez-Alonso, Minerva Granado-Casas, Aureli Esquerda, Alicia Traveset, Dolores Martinez-Gonzalez, Josep Franch-Nadal, Didac Mauricio

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Adaptation and assessments of the Chinese version of the ICECAP-A measurement

Chengxiang Tang, Yao Xiong, Hongyan Wu, Judy Xu

Open Access Study protocol

Efficacy of the unified protocol for the treatment of emotional disorders in the Spanish public mental health system using a group format: study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, non-inferiority controlled trial

Jorge Osma, Carlos Suso-Ribera, Azucena García-Palacios, Elena Crespo-Delgado, Cristina Robert-Flor, Ana Sánchez-Guerrero, Vanesa Ferreres-Galan, Luisa Pérez-Ayerra, Amparo Malea-Fernández, Mª Ángeles Torres-Alfosea

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Translation and validation of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bone Marrow Transplant (FACT-BMT) version 4 quality of life instrument into Arabic language

Hussein Soudy, Irfan Maghfoor, Tusneem Ahmed M. Elhassan, Eman Abdullah, Shahzad M. Rauf, Ahmed Al Zahrani, Saad Akhtar

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Feeling good in old age: factors explaining health-related quality of life

Manuela Alcañiz, Aïda Solé-Auró

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Validation of the adapted Leeds sleep evaluation questionnaire in Ethiopian university students

Md. Dilshad Manzar, Mohammed Salahuddin, Tarekegn Tesfaye Maru, Ahmad Alghadir, Shahnawaz Anwer, Ahmed S. Bahammam, Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal

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Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a cross-sectional study

Katarina Bojanić, Ruža Grizelj, Jurica Vuković, Lana Omerza, Marina Grubić, Tomislav Ćaleta, Toby N. Weingarten, Darrell R. Schroeder, Juraj Sprung

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CHF-PROM: validation of a patient-reported outcome measure for patients with chronic heart failure

Jing Tian, Jiangping Xue, Xiaojuan Hu, Qinghua Han, Yanbo Zhang

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Impact of hypoglycemic episodes on health-related quality of life of type-2 diabetes mellitus patients: development and validation of a specific QoLHYPO© questionnaire

Domingo Orozco-Beltrán, Sara Artola, Margarida Jansà, Martin Lopez de la Torre-Casares, Eva Fuster

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Psychometric properties of the Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of Life (ADDQoL) in a population-based sample of Polish adults with type 1 and 2 diabetes

Ewelina Bak, Czeslaw Marcisz, Zofia Nowak-Kapusta, Dorota Dobrzyn-Matusiak, Ewa Marcisz, Sylwia Krzeminska

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Multicentre cross-sectional clinical evaluation study about quality of life in adults with disorders/differences of sex development (DSD) compared to country specific reference populations (dsd-LIFE)

Marion Rapp, Esther Mueller-Godeffroy, Peter Lee, Robert Roehle, Baudewijntje P. C. Kreukels, Birgit Köhler, Anna Nordenström, Claire Bouvattier, Ute Thyen, Birgit Kohler, Peggy Cohen-Kettenis, Annelou de Vries, Wiebke Arlt, Claudia Wiesemann, Jolanta Slowikowska-Hilczer, Aude Brac de la Perriere, Charles Sultan, Francoise Paris, Claire Bouvattier, Ute Thyen, Nicole Reisch, Annette Richter-Unruh, Hedi Claahsen-van der Grinten, Anna Nordenstrom, Catherine Pienkowski, Maria Szarras-Czapnik

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Evaluating the reliability and validity of SF-8 with a large representative sample of urban Chinese

Lihua Lang, Liancheng Zhang, Ping Zhang, Qian Li, Jiang Bian, Yi Guo

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Measurement properties of the Nepali version of the Connor Davidson resilience scales in individuals with chronic pain

Saurab Sharma, Anupa Pathak, J. Haxby Abbott, Mark P. Jensen

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Informal caregiving burden and perceived social support in an acute stroke care facility

Christopher Olusanjo Akosile, Tosin Olamilekan Banjo, Emmanuel Chiebuka Okoye, Peter Olanrewaju Ibikunle, Adesola Christiana Odole

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Effect of exercise on pain and functional capacity in breast cancer patients

Andréa Dias Reis, Paula Tamara Vieira Teixeira Pereira, Renata Rodrigues Diniz, Jurema Gonçalves Lopes de Castro Filha, Alcione Miranda dos Santos, Bianca Trovello Ramallo, Florentino Assenço Alves Filho, Francisco Navarro, João Batista Santos Garcia

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Health-related quality of life in pediatric and adolescent patients with transfusion-dependent ß-thalassemia in upper Egypt (single center study)

Gehan L Abdel Hakeem, Suzan O Mousa, Asmaa N Moustafa, Mohamed H Mahgoob, Ebtesam E Hassan

Open Access Research

Longitudinal measurement invariance and explanatory IRT models for adolescents’ oral health-related quality of life

David T. W. Yau, May C. M. Wong, K. F. Lam, Colman McGrath

Open Access Review

A narrative synthesis of research evidence for tinnitus-related complaints as reported by patients and their significant others

Deborah Ann Hall, Kathryn Fackrell, Anne Beatrice Li, Rachel Thavayogan, Sandra Smith, Veronica Kennedy, Catarina Tinoco, Evelina D. Rodrigues, Paula Campelo, Tânia D. Martins, Vera Martins Lourenço, Diogo Ribeiro, Haúla F. Haider

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The associations of comorbidities and consumption of fruit and vegetable with quality of life among stomach cancer survivors

Ji-Wei Wang, Cheng-Gang Zhang, Qing-Long Deng, Wan-Li Chen, Xian Wang, Jin-Ming Yu

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Work impairment, osteoarthritis, and health-related quality of life among employees in Japan

Ken Nakata, Toshinaga Tsuji, Jeffrey Vietri, Dena H. Jaffe

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Job satisfaction and associated factors among health professionals working at Western Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Kalkidan Temesgen, Moges Wubie Aycheh, Cheru Tesema Leshargie

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Social preferences for health states associated with acute myeloid leukemia for patients undergoing treatment in the United Kingdom

Nacho Castejón, Joseph C. Cappelleri, Jesús Cuervo, Kathryn Lang, Priyanka Mehta, Ruth Mokgokong, Carla Mamolo

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The development of the social health scale for the elderly

Chengzhen Bao, Zhebin Yu, Xuefen Yin, Zhen Chen, Lu Meng, Weibo Yang, Xueyu Chen, Mingjuan Jin, Jianbing Wang, Mengling Tang, Kun Chen

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Benefits in pain perception, ability function and health-related quality of life in patients with failed back surgery syndrome undergoing spinal cord stimulation in a clinical practice setting

Luciana Scalone, Furio Zucco, Angelo Lavano, Amedeo Costantini, Marisa De Rose, Paolo Poli, Gianpaolo Fortini, Laura Demartini, Enrico De Simone, Valentino Menardo, Mario Meglio, Paolo Cozzolino, Paolo A. Cortesi, Lorenzo G. Mantovani

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Patient-reported outcomes in patients with overactive bladder treated with mirabegron and tolterodine in a prospective, double-blind, randomized, two-period crossover, multicenter study (PREFER)

Sender Herschorn, David Staskin, Le Mai Tu, Jonathan Fialkov, Terry Walsh, Katherine Gooch, Carol R. Schermer

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Assessing self-efficacy in type 2 diabetes management: validation of the Italian version of the Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale (IT-DMSES)

Rossella Messina, Paola Rucci, Jackie Sturt, Tatiana Mancini, Maria Pia Fantini

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Development and validation of the openness to the future scale: a prospective protective factor

C. Botella, G. Molinari, J. Fernández-Álvarez, V. Guillén, A. García-Palacios, R. M. Baños, J. M. Tomás

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The effect of depression on quality of life in infertile couples: an actor-partner interdependence model approach

Saman Maroufizadeh, Mostafa Hosseini, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Reza Omani-Samani, Payam Amini

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Women’s health status in urban Ghana: dimensions and differentials using short form 36

Faustina Frempong-Ainguah, Claire E. Bailey, Allan G. Hill

Open Access Review

Relational spirituality and quality of life 2007 to 2017: an integrative research review

Victor Counted, Adam Possamai, Tanya Meade

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Sex differences in relationships between metabolic syndrome components and factors associated with health-related quality of life in middle-aged adults living in the community: a cross-sectional study in Taiwan

Cheng-Chieh Liu, Hsiao-Ting Chang, Shu-Chiung Chiang, Harn-Shen Chen, Ming-Hwai Lin, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Shinn-Jang Hwang

Open Access Short report

Danish translation, cultural adaption and initial psychometric evaluation of the patient feedback form

Lærke K. Tolstrup, Helle Pappot, Graziella Zangger, Lars Bastholt, Ann-Dorthe Zwisler, Karin B. Dieperink

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Item reduction and validation of the Chinese version of diabetes quality-of-life measure (DQOL)

Xuejing Jin, Gordon G. Liu, Hertzel C. Gerstein, Mitchell A. H. Levine, Kathleen Steeves, Haijing Guan, Hongchao Li, Feng Xie

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Factors influencing quality of life in patients followed in the neurosonology laboratory for carotid stenosis

Táňa Fadrná, Zdeňka Mikšová, Roman Herzig, Kateřina Langová, Libor Ličman, David Školoudík

Open Access Review

A systematic review of the psychometric properties of the cross-cultural translations and adaptations of the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MSPSS)

Jermaine M. Dambi, Lieselotte Corten, Matthew Chiwaridzo, Helen Jack, Tecla Mlambo, Jennifer Jelsma

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Factorial structure of the locomotor disability scale in a sample of adults with mobility impairments in Bangladesh

Ilias Mahmud, Lynda Clarke, Nazmun Nahar, George B. Ploubidis

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The relationship between quality of life and physical fitness in people with severe mental illness

D. Perez-Cruzado, A. I. Cuesta-Vargas, E. Vera-Garcia, F. Mayoral-Cleries

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Factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with functional dyspepsia

Ibnu Fajariyadi Hantoro, Ari Fahrial Syam, Endang Mudjaddid, Siti Setiati, Murdani Abdullah

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The impact of severe haemophilia and the presence of target joints on health-related quality-of-life

Jamie O’Hara, Shaun Walsh, Charlotte Camp, Giuseppe Mazza, Liz Carroll, Christina Hoxer, Lars Wilkinson

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Assessing health-related quality of life in Japanese children with a chronic condition: validation of the DISABKIDS chronic generic module

Hatoko Sasaki, Naoko Kakee, Naho Morisaki, Rintaro Mori, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, Monika Bullinger

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Translation and validation of the French version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire for children aged from 8 to 10 years old (CPQ 8-10)

Marie-Laure Boy-Lefèvre, Noéline Razanamihaja, Sylvie Azogui-Lévy, Andréa Vigneron, Laurence Jordan, Ariane Berdal, Muriel de la Dure-Molla

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When insulin degludec enhances quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative investigation

James Weatherall, William H. Polonsky, Sally Lanar, Naomi Knoble, Jonas Håkan-Bloch, Elisabeth Constam, Athena Philis-Tsimikas, Alexia Marrel

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Measuring subjective well-being from a multidimensional and temporal perspective: Italian adaptation of the I COPPE scale

Salvatore Di Martino, Immacolata Di Napoli, Ciro Esposito, Isaac Prilleltensky, Caterina Arcidiacono

Open Access Review

Dimensionality of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: a systematic review

Md Dilshad Manzar, Ahmed S. BaHammam, Unaise Abdul Hameed, David Warren Spence, Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal, Adam Moscovitch, David L. Streiner

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Perceived social support and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Tehranian adults: Tehran lipid and glucose study

Sara Jalali-Farahani, Parisa Amiri, Mehrdad Karimi, Golnaz Vahedi-Notash, Golshan Amirshekari, Fereidoun Azizi

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Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for chronic low back pain: the need to present minimal important differences units in meta-analyses

Silvia Gianola, Anita Andreano, Greta Castellini, Lorenzo Moja, Maria Grazia Valsecchi

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Psychometric properties of the Korean version of the medical outcomes study HIV health survey: results from a multicenter survey in Korea

Eun-Jung Shim, Hyeju Ha, Sun Hee Lee, Nam Joong Kim, Eu Suk Kim, Ji Hwan Bang, Kyoung-Ho Song, Bo Kyung Sohn, Hye Youn Park, Kyung-Lak Son, Heesung Hwang, Kwang-Min Lee, Bong-Jin Hahm

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Health-related quality of life by allergy symptoms in elementary school students

Sang-Kyu Kim, Min-Woo Jo, Seon-Ha Kim

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Health and quality of life outcomes impairment of quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

Jessie N. Zurita-Cruz, Leticia Manuel-Apolinar, María Luisa Arellano-Flores, Alejandro Gutierrez-Gonzalez, Alma Gloria Najera-Ahumada, Nelly Cisneros-González

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Cross-cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Persian version of the spine functional index

Hamid Reza Mokhtarinia, Azadeh Hosseini, Azam Maleki-Ghahfarokhi, Charles Philip Gabel, Majid Zohrabi

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Post-traumatic cognitions and quality of life in terrorism victims: the role of well-being in indirect versus direct exposure

Miriam Bajo, Amalio Blanco, Maria Stavraki, Beatriz Gandarillas, Ana Cancela, Blanca Requero, Darío Díaz

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Measuring bothersome menopausal symptoms: development and validation of the MenoScores questionnaire

Kamma Sundgaard Lund, Volkert Dirk Siersma, Karl Bang Christensen, Frans Boch Waldorff, John Brodersen

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Systematic literature review and assessment of patient-reported outcome instruments in sickle cell disease

Grammati Sarri, Menaka Bhor, Seye Abogunrin, Caroline Farmer, Savita Nandal, Rashid Halloway, Dennis A. Revicki

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Relationships among medication adherence, lifestyle modification, and health-related quality of life in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a cross-sectional study

Yu-Mi Lee, Rock Bum Kim, Hey Jean Lee, Keonyeop Kim, Min-Ho Shin, Hyeung-Keun Park, Soon-Ki Ahn, So Young Kim, Young-Hoon Lee, Byoung-Gwon Kim, Heeyoung Lee, Won Kyung Lee, Kun Sei Lee, Mi-Ji Kim, Ki-Soo Park

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Longitudinal construct validity of the minimum data set health status index

Aaron Jones, David Feeny, Andrew P. Costa

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Health promoting lifestyles and influencing factors among empty nesters and non-empty nesters in Taiyuan, China: a cross-sectional study

Chichen Zhang, Ruifang Zhu, Jiao Lu, Yaqing Xue, Lihong Hou, Mimi Li, Xiao Zheng, Tingzhong Yang, Jianzhong Zheng

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Lower health-related quality of life predicts all-cause hospitalization among HIV-infected individuals

Leonard Emuren, Seth Welles, Marcia Polansky, Alison A. Evans, Grace Macalino, Brian K. Agan, S. Chambers, M. Fairchok, A. Kunz, C. Schofield, J. Powers, E. Tramont, S. Banks, K. Kronmann, T. Lalani, K. St. Clair, R. Tant, M. Bavaro, R. Deiss, A. Diem, N. Kirkland, R. Maves, S. Merritt, T. O’Bryan, J. Okulicz, C. Rhodes, J. Wessely, T. Ferguson, J. Hawley-Molloy, B. Agan, M. Byrne, X. Chu, M. Glancey, G. Macalino, E. Parmelee, J. Pavlin, X. Wang, S. Won, P. Wright, S. Peel, J. Blaylock, H. Burris, C. Decker, A. Ganesan, R. Ressner, D. Wallace, T. Whitman

Open Access Research

Maternal predictors related to quality of life in pregnant women in the Northeast of Brazil

Cinthia Gondim Pereira Calou, Mirna Fontenele de Oliveira, Francisco Herlânio Costa Carvalho, Paula Renata Amorim Lessa Soares, Raylla Araújo Bezerra, Sâmua Kelen Mendes de Lima, Franz Janco Antezana, Priscila de Souza Aquino, Régia Christina Moura Barbosa Castro, Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro

Open Access Review

Quality of life and physical activity in long-term (≥5 years post-diagnosis) colorectal cancer survivors - systematic review

Ruth Elisa Eyl, Kun Xie, Lena Koch-Gallenkamp, Hermann Brenner, Volker Arndt

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The capability set for work – correlates of sustainable employability in workers with multiple sclerosis

D. A. M. van Gorp, J. J. L. van der Klink, F. I. Abma, P. J. Jongen, I. van Lieshout, E. P. J. Arnoldus, E. A. C. Beenakker, H. M. Bos, J. J. J. van Eijk, J. Fermont, S. T. F. M. Frequin, K. de Gans, G. J. D. Hengstman, R. M. M. Hupperts, J. P. Mostert, P. H. M. Pop, W. I. M. Verhagen, D. Zemel, M. A. P. Heerings, M. F. Reneman, H. A. M. Middelkoop, L. H. Visser, K. van der Hiele

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Understanding the quality of life (QOL) issues in survivors of cancer: towards the development of an EORTC QOL cancer survivorship questionnaire

Marieke van Leeuwen, Olga Husson, Paola Alberti, Juan Ignacio Arraras, Olivier L. Chinot, Anna Costantini, Anne-Sophie Darlington, Linda Dirven, Martin Eichler, Eva B. Hammerlid, Bernhard Holzner, Colin D. Johnson, Meropi Kontogianni, Trille Kristina Kjær, Ofir Morag, Sandra Nolte, Andrew Nordin, Andrea Pace, Monica Pinto, Katja Polz, John Ramage, Jaap C. Reijneveld, Samantha Serpentini, Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski, Vassilios Vassiliou, Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw, Ingvild Vistad, Teresa E. Young, Neil K. Aaronson, Lonneke V. van de Poll-Franse

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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Italian version of the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS)

Marina Torre, Ilaria Luzi, Fiorino Mirabella, Martina Del Manso, Gustavo Zanoli, Gabriele Tucci, Emilio Romanini

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Psychological violence against general practitioners and nurses in Chinese township hospitals: incidence and implications

Peng Li, Kai Xing, Hong Qiao, Huiying Fang, Hongkun Ma, Mingli Jiao, Yanhua Hao, Ye Li, Libo Liang, Lijun Gao, Zheng Kang, Yu Cui, Hong Sun, Qunhong Wu, Ming Liu

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Life satisfaction among elderly patients in Nepal: associations with nutritional and mental well-being

Saruna Ghimire, Binaya Kumar Baral, Isha Karmacharya, Karen Callahan, Shiva Raj Mishra

Open Access Short report

‘Self body-management and thinness in youth: survey study on Italian girls’

Dina Di Giacomo, Giulia De Liso, Jessica Ranieri

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Health-related quality of life, temperament, and eating behavior among formula-fed infants in the Philippines: a pilot study

Sheri Volger, Elvira M. Estorninos, Maria R. Capeding, Jowena Lebumfacil, Diane Rigassio Radler, J. Scott Parrott, Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia

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Disease-specific and general health-related quality of life in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients: the Pros-IT CNR study

Angelo Porreca, Marianna Noale, Walter Artibani, Pier Francesco Bassi, Filippo Bertoni, Sergio Bracarda, Giario Natale Conti, Renzo Corvò, Mauro Gacci, Pierpaolo Graziotti, Stefano Maria Magrini, Vincenzo Mirone, Rodolfo Montironi, Giovanni Muto, Stefano Pecoraro, Umberto Ricardi, Elvio Russi, Andrea Tubaro, Vittorina Zagonel, Gaetano Crepaldi, Stefania Maggi, Gaetano Crepaldi, Stefania Maggi, Marianna Noale, Angelo Porreca, Walter Artibani, Pierfrancesco Bassi, Sergio Bracarda, Giario Natale Conti, Renzo Corvò, Pierpaolo Graziotti, Elvio Russi, Vincenzo Mirone, Rodolfo Montironi, Filippo Bertoni, Mauro Gacci, Stefano Maria Magrini, Giovanni Muto, Stefano Pecoraro, Umberto Ricardi, Andrea Tubaro, Vittorina Zagonel, Anna Rita Alitto, Enrica Ambrosi, Alessandro Antonelli, Cynthia Aristei, Michele Barbieri, Franco Bardari, Lilia Bardoscia, Salvina Barra, Sara Bartoncini, Umberto Basso, Carlotta Becherini, Rita Bellavita, Franco Bergamaschi, Stefania Berlingheri, Alfredo Berruti, Marco Borghesi, Roberto Bortolus, Valentina Borzillo, Davide Bosetti, Giuseppe Bove, Pierluigi Bove, Maurizio Brausi, Alessio Bruni, Giorgio Bruno, Eugenio Brunocilla, Alberto Buffoli, Michela Buglione, Consuelo Buttigliero, Giovanni Cacciamani, Michela Caldiroli, Giuseppe Cardo, Giorgio Carmignani, Giuseppe Carrieri, Emanuele Castelli, Elisabetta Castrezzati, Gianpiero Catalano, Susanna Cattarino, Francesco Catucci, Francolini Dario Cavallini, Ofelia Ceccarini, Antonio Celia, Francesco Chiancone, Tommaso Chini, Claudia Cianci, Antonio Cisternino, Devis Collura, Franco Corbella, Matteo Corinti, Paolo Corsi, Fiorenza Cortese, Luigi Corti, Cosimo de Nunzio, Olga Cristiano, Rolando M. D’Angelillo, Luigi Da Pozzo, Daniele D’agostino, Carolina D’Elia, Matteo Dandrea, Michele De Angelis, Paolo De Angelis, Ottavio De Cobelli, Bernardino De Concilio, Antonello De Lisa, Stefano De Luca, Agostina De Stefani, Chiara Lucrezia Deantoni, Esposti Claudio Degli, Anna Destito, Beatrice Detti, Nadia Di Muzio, Andrea Di Stasio, Calogero Di Stefano, Danilo Di Trapani, Giuseppe Difino, Sara Falivene, Giuseppe Farullo, Paolo Fedelini, Ilaria Ferrari, Francesco Ferrau, Matteo Ferro, Andrei Fodor, Francesco Fontanta, Francesco Francesca, Giulio Francolini, Paolo Frata, Giovanni Frezza, Pietro Gabriele, Maria Galeandro, Elisabetta Garibaldi, Pietro Giovanni Gennari, Alessandro Gentilucci, Alessandro Giacobbe, Laura Giussani, Giuseppe Giusti, Paolo Gontero, Alessia Guarneri, Cesare Guida, Alberto Gurioli, Dorijan Huqi, Ciro Imbimbo, Gianluca Ingrosso, Cinzia Iotti, Corrado Italia, Pierdaniele La Mattina, Enza Lamanna, Luciana Lastrucci, Grazia Lazzari, Fabiola Liberale, Giovanni Liguori, Roberto Lisi, Frank Lohr, Riccardo Lombardo, Jon A. J. Lovisolo, Giuseppe Mario Ludovico, Nicola Macchione, Francesca Maggio, Michele Malizia, Gianluca Manasse, Giovanni Mandoliti, Giovanna Mantini, Luigi Marafioti, Luisa Marciello, Alberto Mario Marconi, Antonietta Martilotta, Salvino Marzano, Stefano Masciullo, Gloria Maso, Adele Massenzo, Ercole Mazzeo, Luigi Mearini, Serena Medoro, Rosa Molè, Giorgio Monesi, Emanuele Montanari, Franco Montefiore, Giampaolo Montesi, Giuseppe Morgia, Gregorio Moro, Giorgio Muscas, Daniela Musio, Paolo Muto, Giovanni Muzzonigro, Giorgio Napodano, Carlo Luigi Augusto Negro, Mattia Nidini, Maria Ntreta, Marco Orsatti, Carmela Palazzolo, Isabella Palumbo, Alessandro Parisi, Paolo Parma, Nicola Pavan, Martina Pericolini, Francesco Pinto, Antonio Pistone, Valerio Pizzuti, Angelo Platania, Caterina Polli, Giorgio Pomara, Elisabetta Ponti, Antonio Benito Porcaro, Francesco Porpiglia, Dario Pugliese, Armin Pycha, Giuseppe Raguso, Andrea Rampini, Donato Franco Randone, Valentina Roboldi, Marco Roscigno, Maria Paola Ruggieri, Giuseppe Ruoppo, Roberto Sanseverino, Anna Santacaterina, Michele Santarsieri, Riccardo Santoni, Sarah Scagliarini, Giorgio Vittorio Scagliotti, Mauro Scanzi, Marcello Scarcia, Riccardo Schiavina, Alessandro Sciarra, Carmine Sciorio, Tindaro Scolaro, Salvatore Scuzzarella, Oscar Selvaggio, Armando Serao, Sergio Serni, Marco Andrea Signor, Mauro Silvani, Giovanni Silvano, Franco Silvestris, Claudio Simeone, Valeria Simone, Girolamo Spagnoletti, Matteo Giulio Spinelli, Luigi Squillace, Vincenzo Tombolini, Mariastella Toninelli, Luca Triggiani, Alberto Trinchieri, Luca Eolo Trodella, Lucio Trodella, Carlo Trombetta, Lidia Tronnolone, Marcello Tucci, Daniele Urzì, Riccardo Valdagni, Maurizio Valeriani, Maurizio Vanoli, Elisabetta Vitali, Alessandro Volpe, Stefano Zaramella, Guglielmo Zeccolini, Giampaolo Zini

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Dutch norms for the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) – parent form for children aged 2–18 years

H. Maurice-Stam, L. Haverman, A. Splinter, H. A. van Oers, S. A. Schepers, M. A. Grootenhuis

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A cross-sectional assessment of health-related quality of life in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis c virus infection with EQ-5D

Rui Huang, Huiying Rao, Jia Shang, Hong Chen, Jun Li, Qing Xie, Zhiliang Gao, Lei Wang, Jia Wei, Jianning Jiang, Jian Sun, Jiaji Jiang, Lai Wei

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Psychometric properties of the fatigue questionnaire EORTC QLQ-FA12 and proposal of a cut-off value for young adults with cancer

Michael Friedrich, Erik Nowe, Dirk Hofmeister, Susanne Kuhnt, Katja Leuteritz, Annekathrin Sender, Yve Stöbel-Richter, Kristina Geue

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The prognostic value of pain catastrophizing in health-related quality of life judgments after Total knee arthroplasty

Esther Yakobov, William Stanish, Michael Tanzer, Michael Dunbar, Glen Richardson, Michael J. L. Sullivan

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A prospective observational study to assess clinical decision-making, prognosis, quality of life and satisfaction with care in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: the CLARITY study protocol

Fabio Efficace, Mario Boccadoro, Antonio Palumbo, Maria Teresa Petrucci, Francesco Cottone, Laura Cannella, Elena Zamagni, Pasquale Niscola, Charalampia Kyriakou, Tommaso Caravita, Massimo Offidani, Franco Mandelli, Michele Cavo

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Prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder and its related factors among infertile patients in Iran: a cross-sectional study

Reza Omani-Samani, Azadeh Ghaheri, Behnaz Navid, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Saman Maroufizadeh

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Assessing health status over time: impact of recall period and anchor question on the minimal clinically important difference of copd health status tools

H. J. Alma, C. de Jong, D. Jelusic, M. Wittmann, M. Schuler, B. J. Kollen, R. Sanderman, K. Schultz, J. W. H. Kocks, T. Van der Molen

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Inter-rater agreement of the Quality of Life-Alzheimer’s Disease (QoL-AD) self-rating and proxy rating scale: secondary analysis of RightTimePlaceCare data

Josephine Römhild, Steffen Fleischer, Gabriele Meyer, Astrid Stephan, Sandra Zwakhalen, Helena Leino-Kilpi, Adelaida Zabalegui, Kai Saks, Maria Soto-Martin, Caroline Sutcliffe, Ingalill Rahm Hallberg, Almuth Berg

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Psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the Lymphedema Life Impact Scale (LLIS, version 1) in breast cancer patients

Shahpar Haghighat, Ali Montazeri, Farid Zayeri, Mandana Ebrahimi, Jan Weiss

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Patient-reported outcome measures used in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis: a systematic review

Fatima Isa, Grace M. Turner, Geetinder Kaur, Derek Kyte, Anita Slade, Tanya Pankhurst, Larissa Kerecuk, Thomas Keeley, James Ferguson, Melanie Calvert

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Assessing patients’ acceptance of their medication to reveal unmet needs: results from a large multi-diseases study using a patient online community

Jérémy Lambert, Michael Chekroun, Hélène Gilet, Catherine Acquadro, Benoit Arnould

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Development and validation of the pulmonary tuberculosis scale of the system of Quality of Life Instruments for Chronic Diseases (QLICD-PT)

Yanchun Sun, Zheng Yang, Chonghua Wan, Chuanzhi Xu, Liuping Chen, Lin Xu, Xiaoqing Zhang, Fei Yan

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Analysis and determinants of Chinese navy personnel health status: a cross-sectional study

Shali Xie, Hui Lin, Yi Meng, Jundong Zhu, Yanqi Zhang, Ling Zhang, Gaoming Li

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Physical frailty characteristics have a differential impact on symptoms as measured by the CAT score: an observational study

Francesc Medina-Mirapeix, Roberto Bernabeu-Mora, Luz María Giménez-Giménez, Pilar Escolar-Reina, Mariano Gacto-Sánchez, Silvana Loana de Oliveira-Sousa

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Preliminary evaluation of the reliability, validity and feasibility of the arm activity measure – Thai version (ArmA-TH) in cerebrovascular patients with upper limb hemiplegia

Montana Buntragulpoontawee, Patreeya Euawongyarti, Tinakon Wongpakaran, Stephen Ashford, Somprartthana Rattanamanee, Jeeranan Khunachiva

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Uneven recovery patterns of compromised health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-3 L) domains for breast Cancer survivors: a comparative study

Jonghan Yu, Woo-Seung Son, Sae Byeol Lee, Il Young Chung, Byung Ho Son, Sei Hyun Ahn, Min-Woo Jo, Jong Won Lee

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The validation of the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (SWEMWBS) with Deaf British Sign Language users in the UK

Katherine D. Rogers, Claire Dodds, Malcolm Campbell, Alys Young

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Quality of life in adults with lymphedema cholestasis syndrome 1

Kristin Iversen, Lill Monica Drivdal, Kristin J. Billaud Feragen, Amy Østertun Geirdal

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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Kessler Scale of Psychological Distress to a traumatic brain injury population in Swahili and the Tanzanian Setting

Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Silvia Daniela Vaca, Deena El-Gabri, Leonardo Pestillo de Oliveira, Mark Mvungi, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Michael Haglund, Catherine Staton

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Peer effects in health valuation: the relation between rating of contemporaries’ health and own health

Arthur E. Attema, Werner B. F. Brouwer, Jose Luis Pinto Prades

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Relationship between obesity and health-related quality of life in children aged 7–8 years

Szabolcs Halasi, Josip Lepeš, Višnja Đorđić, Dejan Stevanović, Ferenc Ihász, Damjan Jakšić, Andrea Živković-Vuković, Milan Cvetković, Zoran Milić, Anita Stajer, Nevenka Zrnzević, Dragan Marinković

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Quality of life and psychological distress in women with recurrent miscarriage: a comparative study

Zahra Tavoli, Mahsa Mohammadi, Azadeh Tavoli, Ashraf Moini, Mohammad Effatpanah, Leila Khedmat, Ali Montazeri

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Children and adolescents in institutional care versus traditional families: a quality of life comparison in Japan

Takahiro Nakatomi, Shuhei Ichikawa, Hideki Wakabayashi, Yousuke C. Takemura

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Euthanasia, religiosity and the valuation of health states: results from an Irish EQ5D5L valuation study and their implications for anchor values

Luke Barry, Anna Hobbins, Daniel Kelleher, Koonal Shah, Nancy Devlin, Juan Manuel Ramos Goni, Ciaran O’Neill

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Health-related quality of life in relation to symptomatic and radiographic definitions of knee osteoarthritis: data from Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) 4-year follow-up study

Soili Törmälehto, Mika E. Mononen, Emma Aarnio, Jari P. A. Arokoski, Rami K. Korhonen, Janne Martikainen

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Fitness as mediator between weight status and dimensions of health-related quality of life

Miguel A. Perez-Sousa, Pedro R. Olivares, Juan A. Escobar-Alvarez, Jose A. Parraça, Narcis Gusi

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Valuing health-related quality of life: systematic variation in health perception

Manuel Huber, Martin Vogelmann, Reiner Leidl

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Coping strategies and quality of life: a longitudinal study of high-grade glioma patient-caregiver dyads

Karine Baumstarck, Olivier Chinot, Emeline Tabouret, Patrizia Farina, Marilyne Barrié, Chantal Campello, Gregorio Petrirena, Zeinab Hamidou, Pascal Auquier

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Instrument completion and validation of the patient-reported apnea questionnaire (PRAQ)

Inger L. Abma, Maroeska Rovers, Marijke IJff, Bernard Hol, Gert P. Westert, Philip J. van der Wees

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Is the EQ-5D fit for purpose in asthma? Acceptability and content validity from the patient perspective

Diane Whalley, Gary Globe, Rebecca Crawford, Lynda Doward, Eskinder Tafesse, John Brazier, David Price

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Cross cultural adaptation and analysis of psychometric properties of Sinhala version of Menopause Rating Scale

Nirmala Rathnayake, Janaka Lenora, Gayani Alwis, Sarath Lekamwasam

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Determinants of quality of life among Malaysian cancer patients: a cross-sectional study

Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare, Sherina Mohd-Sidik, Ummavathy Periasamy, Lekhraj Rampal, Siti Irma Fadhilah, Rozi Mahmud

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The effects of bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation on the quality of life of children with cerebral palsy

Nguyen Thanh Liem, Nguyen Hoang Phuong, Nguyen Trung Kien

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Development and validation of the cancer self-perceived discrimination scale for Chinese cancer patients

Lin-sen Feng, Xin-yue Li, Hong-rong Wang, Jing-jing Zhan, Dong Chen, Yu-feng Wang

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Quality of life of men and women with gender identity disorder

Banafsheh Torkian Valashany, Mohsen Janghorbani

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Canadian French translation and linguistic validation of the child health utility 9D (CHU9D)

Thomas G. Poder, Nathalie Carrier, Harriet Mead, Katherine J. Stevens

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Quality of life measures and health utility values among dry eye subgroups

Chika Shigeyasu, Masakazu Yamada, Motoko Kawashima, Kazuhisa Suwaki, Miki Uchino, Yoshimune Hiratsuka, Norihiko Yokoi, Kazuo Tsubota, Chika Shigeyasu, Masakazu Yamada, Motoko Kawashima, Kazuhisa Suwaki, Miki Uchino, Yoshimune Hiratsuka, Norihiko Yokoi, Kazuo Tsubota, Yoshitsugu Tagawa, Seika Den, Miki Iwasaki, Hiroshi Saito, Reiko Ishida, Aoi Komuro, Naoki Iwasaki, Harue Matsumoto, Tomoko Goto, Atsuko Kiyosawa

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Development of a conceptual model regarding quality of life in Chinese adult patients with strabismus: a mixed method

Zonghua Wang, Juan Zhou, Yan Xu, Honghua Yin, Xi She, Wei Bian, Xianyuan Wang

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Adaption and validation of the nasal obstruction symptom evaluation scale in German language (D-NOSE)

Christoph Spiekermann, Eleftherios Savvas, Claudia Rudack, Markus Stenner

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Quality of life in older adults following a hip fracture: an empirical comparison of the ICECAP-O and the EQ-5D-3 L instruments

Rachel Milte, Maria Crotty, Michelle D. Miller, Craig Whitehead, Julie Ratcliffe

Open Access Research

Psychometric properties the Iranian version of Older People’s Quality Of Life questionnaire (OPQOL)

Maryam Nikkhah, Majideh Heravi-Karimooi, Ali Montazeri, Nahid Rejeh, Hamid Sharif Nia

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Test-retest reliability and measurement error of the Danish WHO-5 Well-being Index in outpatients with epilepsy

Liv Marit Valen Schougaard, Annette de Thurah, Per Bech, Niels Henrik Hjollund, David Høyrup Christiansen

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Quality of life among caregivers of sickle cell disease patients: a cross sectional study

Badr M. Madani, Rajaa Al Raddadi, Soad Al Jaouni, Mohab Omer, Marie-Isabelle Al Awa

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Quality of life of parents of very preterm infants 4 months after birth: a mixed methods study

Mariana Amorim, Elisabete Alves, Michelle Kelly-Irving, Ana Isabel Ribeiro, Susana Silva

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Quality of life in persons with dementia using regional dementia care network services in Germany: a one-year follow-up study

Johannes Gräske, Annika Schmidt, Sylvia Schmidt, Franziska Laporte Uribe, Jochen René Thyrian, Bernhard Michalowsky, Susanne Schäfer-Walkmann, Karin Wolf-Ostermann

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The interpretation of change score of the pain disability index after vocational rehabilitation is baseline dependent

T. Beemster, C. van Bennekom, J. van Velzen, M. Reneman, M. Frings-Dresen

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Assessing whether EORTC QLQ-30 and FACT-G measure the same constructs of quality of life in patients with total laryngectomy

Kamyar Iravani, Peyman Jafari, Allahkaram Akhlaghi, Bijan Khademi

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Physical activity, cardiovascular health, quality of life and blood pressure control in hypertensive subjects: randomized clinical trial

Victoria Arija, Felipe Villalobos, Roser Pedret, Angels Vinuesa, Dolors Jovani, Gabriel Pascual, Josep Basora

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Localized Scleroderma Cutaneous Assessment Tool (LoSCAT) adapted for use in adult patients: report from an initial validation study

Alina Skrzypek-Salamon, Anna Lis-Święty, Irmina Ranosz-Janicka, Ligia Brzezińska-Wcisło

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Multimorbidity and health-related quality of life in Koreans aged 50 or older using KNHANES 2013–2014

Bomi Park, Minsu Ock, Hye Ah Lee, Seonhwa Lee, Hyejin Han, Min-Woo Jo, Hyesook Park

Open Access Research

The factors that influence oral health-related quality of life in young adults

Ling Sun, Hai Ming Wong, Colman P. J. McGrath

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Related factors of quality of life of type 2 diabetes patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiyue Jing, Jiageng Chen, Yanan Dong, Duolan Han, Haozuo Zhao, Xuying Wang, Fei Gao, Changping Li, Zhuang Cui, Yuanyuan Liu, Jun Ma

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Identifying factors associated with depression among men living with HIV/AIDS and undergoing antiretroviral therapy: a cross-sectional study in Heilongjiang, China

Huan Liu, Miaomiao Zhao, Jiaojiao Ren, Xinye Qi, Hong Sun, Lemeng Qu, Cunling Yan, Tong Zheng, Qunhong Wu, Yu Cui

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Health-related quality of life impact of minor and major bleeding events during dual antiplatelet therapy: a systematic literature review and patient preference elicitation study

Brett Doble, Maria Pufulete, Jessica M. Harris, Tom Johnson, Daniel Lasserson, Barnaby C. Reeves, Sarah Wordsworth

Open Access Research

Development and validation of a new instrument to measure perceived risks associated with the use of tobacco and nicotine-containing products

Stefan Cano, Christelle Chrea, Thomas Salzberger, Thomas Alfieri, Gerard Emilien, Nelly Mainy, Antonio Ramazzotti, Frank Lüdicke, Rolf Weitkunat

Open Access Research

Assessing utility values for treatment-related health states of acute myeloid leukemia in the United States

Eytan M. Stein, Min Yang, Annie Guerin, Wei Gao, Philip Galebach, Cheryl Q. Xiang, Subrata Bhattacharyya, Gaetano Bonifacio, George J. Joseph

Open Access Research

Assessment of quality of life using the EQ-5D-3L instrument for hospitalized patients with femoral fracture in Brazil

Ivanise Arouche Gomes de Souza, Claudia Cristina de Aguiar Pereira, Andrea Liborio Monteiro

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Chronic back pain and its association with quality of life in a large French population survey

Mathilde M. Husky, Farina Ferdous Farin, Philippe Compagnone, Christophe Fermanian, Viviane Kovess-Masfety

Open Access Research

Rasch analysis of the Herth Hope Index in cancer patients

Tone Rustøen, Anners Lerdal, Caryl Gay, Anders Kottorp

Open Access Research

Patient-reported outcome domains for the esophageal CONDUIT report card: a prospective trial to establish domains

Minji K. Lee, Kathleen J. Yost, Karlyn E. Pierson, Shanda H. Blackmon

Open Access Research

Conceptualization, operationalization, and content validity of the EQOL-questionnaire measuring quality of life and participation for persons with disabilities

Louise Norman Jespersen, Susan Ishøy Michelsen, Bjørn Evald Holstein, Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, Pernille Due

Open Access Review

The relationship between health literacy and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mengyun Zheng, Hui Jin, Naiyang Shi, Chunxiao Duan, Donglei Wang, Xiaoge Yu, Xiaoning Li

Open Access Research

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

Content validity of the PROMIS® pediatric family relationships measure for children with chronic illness

Kathryn E. Flynn, Harald Kliems, Nikita Saoji, Jacob Svenson, Elizabeth D. Cox

Open Access Research

General population norms for the EQ-5D-3 L in Norway: comparison of postal and web surveys

Knut Stavem, Liv A Augestad, Ivar S Kristiansen, Kim Rand

Open Access Research

Contribution of individual COPD assessment test (CAT) items to CAT total score and effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on CAT scores

Sarah Houben-Wilke, Daisy J. A. Janssen, Frits M. E. Franssen, Lowie E. G. W. Vanfleteren, Emiel F. M. Wouters, Martijn A. Spruit

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Validation of the LITHUANIAN version of the 19-item audit of diabetes dependent quality of life (ADDQOL – LT) questionnaire in patients with diabetes

Žydrūnė Visockienė, Laura Narkauskaitė-Nedzinskienė, Roma Puronaitė, Aldona Mikaliūkštienė

Open Access Research

Health related quality of life improvement in chronic non-specific neck pain: secondary analysis from a single blinded, randomized clinical trial

Ester Cerezo-Téllez, María Torres-Lacomba, Orlando Mayoral-del-Moral, Soraya Pacheco-da-Costa, David Prieto-Merino, Beatriz Sánchez-Sánchez

Open Access Research

Clinically important change in tinnitus sensation after stapedotomy

Henryk Skarżyński, Elżbieta Gos, Beata Dziendziel, Danuta Raj-Koziak, Elżbieta A. Włodarczyk, Piotr H. Skarżyński

Open Access Research

Validation of the shortened Hunter Syndrome-Functional Outcomes for Clinical Understanding Scale (HS-FOCUS)

Maria Mattera, Margaret K. Vernon, Mireia Raluy-Callado, Jaromir Mikl

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EQ-5D-5L norms for the urban Chinese population in China

Zhihao Yang, Jan Busschbach, Gordon Liu, Nan Luo

Open Access Research

Comparison of patient and physician perspectives in the management of rheumatoid arthritis: results from global physician- and patient-based surveys

Allan Gibofsky, James Galloway, Joern Kekow, Cristiano Zerbini, Maria de la Vega, Gavin Lee, Eun Young Lee, Catalin Codreanu, Cheryl Koehn, Kathy Steinberg, Eustratios Bananis, Dario Ponce de Leon, Anna Maniccia, Ara Dikranian

Open Access Research

Obstetric brachial plexus injuries (OBPIs): health-related quality of life in affected adults and parents

Christopher W. H. Yau, Elena Pizzo, Chetankumar Prajapati, Tim Draycott, Erik Lenguerrand

Open Access Research

Comparing assessment of diabetes-related quality of life between patients and their physicians

Orly Tamir, Nitzan Shabo De-Paz, David Dvir, Anthony D. Heymann

Open Access Research

Patient reported barriers are associated with low physical and mental well-being in patients with co-morbid diabetes and chronic kidney disease

Edward Zimbudzi, Clement Lo, Sanjeeva Ranasinha, Gregory Fulcher, Martin Gallagher, Stephen Jan, Peter G. Kerr, Helena J. Teede, Kevan R. Polkinghorne, Grant Russell, Rowan G. Walker, Sophia Zoungas

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Patient-reported outcomes from a randomized phase II study of the deferasirox film-coated tablet in patients with transfusion-dependent anemias

Ali T. Taher, Raffaella Origa, Silverio Perrotta, Alexandra Kouraklis, Giovan Battista Ruffo, Antonis Kattamis, Ai-Sim Goh, Vicky Huang, Aiesha Zia, Raquel Merino Herranz, John B. Porter

Open Access Correction

Correction 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

Open Access Research

Translation and validation of the Arabic version of the 5-item Oral Health Impact Profile: OHIP5-Ar

Mohammed Nasser Alhajj, Esam Halboub, Nadia Khalifa, Abdullah G. Amran, Daniel R. Reissmann, Abbas G. Abdullah, Mounzer Assad, Abdulghani A. Al-Basmi, Fawaz A. Al-Ghabri

Open Access Review

The quality of life when a partner has substance use problems: a scoping review

Bente Birkeland, Kim Foster, Anne S. Selbekk, Magnhild M. Høie, Torleif Ruud, Bente Weimand

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Clinical validity and diagnostic accuracy of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey in Sri Lanka

Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe, Devani Sakunthala Dissanayake, Gihan Sajiwa Abeywardena

Open Access Research

Can acute clinical outcomes predict health-related quality of life after stroke: a one-year prospective study of stroke survivors

Yen Shing Yeoh, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh, Chuen Seng Tan, Kim En Lee, Tian Ming Tu, Rajinder Singh, Hui Meng Chang, Deidre A. De Silva, Yee Sien Ng, Yan Hoon Ang, Philip Yap, Effie Chew, Reshma Aziz Merchant, Tseng Tsai Yeo, Ning Chou, N. Venketasubramanian, Sherry H. Young, Helen Hoenig, David Bruce Matchar, Nan Luo

Open Access Research

Social media as a tool for assessing patient perspectives on quality of life in metastatic melanoma: a feasibility study

Amr Makady, Rachel R. J. Kalf, Bettina Ryll, Gilliosa Spurrier, Anthonius de Boer, Hans Hillege, Olaf H. Klungel, Wim Goettsch

Open Access Research

Can practitioners use patient reported measures to enhance person centred coordinated care in practice? A qualitative study

Hannah Wheat, Jane Horrell, Jose M. Valderas, James Close, Ben Fosh, Helen Lloyd

Open Access Commentary

Reflection paper on copyright, patient-reported outcome instruments and their translations

Caroline Anfray, Benjamin Arnold, Mona Martin, Sonya Eremenco, Donald L. Patrick, Katrin Conway, Catherine Acquadro

Open Access Short report

Responsiveness and minimal important change for the quick-DASH in patients with shoulder disorders

Cecilie Rud Budtz, Johan Hviid Andersen, Nils-Bo de Vos Andersen, David Høyrup Christiansen

Open Access Research

A patient-reported pressure ulcer health-related quality of life instrument for use in prevention trials (PU-QOL-P): psychometric evaluation

Claudia Rutherford, Julia M. Brown, Isabelle Smith, Elizabeth McGinnis, Lyn Wilson, Rachael Gilberts, Sarah Brown, Susanne Coleman, Howard Collier, Jane Nixon

Open Access Review

Distribution- and anchor-based methods to determine the minimally important difference on patient-reported outcome questionnaires in oncology: a structured review

Ahmad Ousmen, Célia Touraine, Nina Deliu, Francesco Cottone, Franck Bonnetain, Fabio Efficace, Anne Brédart, Caroline Mollevi, Amélie Anota

Open Access Research

An evaluation of the psychometric properties of the sf-12v2 health survey among adults with hemophilia

Ruchitbhai M. Shah, Benjamin F. Banahan III, Erin R. Holmes, Amit S. Patel, Marie Barnard, Rahul Khanna, John P. Bentley

Open Access Research

The ostomy leak impact tool: development and validation of a new patient-reported tool to measure the burden of leakage in ostomy device users

Beenish Nafees, Zenia M. Størling, Charlotte Hindsberger, Andrew Lloyd

Open Access Research

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the early childhood oral health impact scale (ECOHIS) in chilean population

Carlos Zaror, Claudia Atala-Acevedo, Gerardo Espinoza-Espinoza, Patricia Muñoz-Millán, Sergio Muñoz, María José Martínez-Zapata, Montse Ferrer

Open Access Research

Psychometric characteristics of the FertiQoL questionnaire in a German sample of infertile individuals and couples.

R. E. Sexty, G. Griesinger, J. Kayser, M. Lallinger, S. Rösner, T. Strowitzki, B. Toth, T. Wischmann

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Valuing health states: is the MACBETH approach useful for valuing EQ-5D-3L health states?

Mónica Duarte Oliveira, Andreia Agostinho, Lara Ferreira, Paulo Nicola, Carlos Bana e Costa

Open Access Review

A review of quality of life themes in Duchenne muscular dystrophy for patients and carers

Lesley Uttley, Jill Carlton, Helen Buckley Woods, John Brazier

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Responsiveness of the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (SWEMWBS): evaluation a clinical sample

Neha Shah, Mizaya Cader, William P. Andrews, Dilini Wijesekera, Sarah L. Stewart-Brown

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Replacing sedentary time with physical activity: effects on health-related quality of life in older Japanese adults

Akitomo Yasunaga, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Shigeru Inoue, Takemi Sugiyama, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka