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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Ausgabe 1/2019

Inhalt (191 Artikel)

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Differences in quality of life among older adults in Brazil according to smoking status and nicotine dependence

Dayane Aparecida Viana, Flavia Cristina Drumond Andrade, Luiz Claudio Martins, Leiner Resende Rodrigues, Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares

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Association of screen time and physical activity with health-related quality of life in Iranian children and adolescents

Nazgol Motamed-Gorji, Mostafa Qorbani, Fatemeh Nikkho, Mojgan Asadi, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Omid Safari, Tahereh Arefirad, Hamid Asayesh, Rasool Mohammadi, Morteza Mansourian, Roya Kelishadi

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Weight associated factors in relation to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Iranian adolescents

Sara Jalali-Farahani, Behnood Abbasi, Mahdis Daniali

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Number of remaining teeth and health-related quality of life: the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010–2012

Hyo-Eun Park, Hye Young Song, Kyungdo Han, Kyung-Hwan Cho, Yang-Hyun Kim

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Quality of life and utility decrement associated with Clostridium difficile infection in a French hospital setting

Frédéric Barbut, Tatiana Galperine, Philippe Vanhems, Alban Le Monnier, Bernard Durand-Gasselin, Frédérique Canis, Viviane Jeanbat, Anne Duburcq, Sarah Alami, Caroline Bensoussan, Francis Fagnani

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Rate of psychiatric disorders and associations with quality of life among community members following the Kaohsiung gas explosion: an 18-month cross-sectional follow-up study

Vincent Shieh, Joh-Jong Huang, Tsyr-En Grace Wu, Ju-Yu Chiu, Yi-Chen Chen, Guijing Lin, Chao-Yueh Su, Frank Huang-Chih Chou

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Measurement of health-related quality by multimorbidity groups in primary health care

Magdalena Millá-Perseguer, Natividad Guadalajara-Olmeda, David Vivas-Consuelo, Ruth Usó-Talamantes

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Assessing the quality of life among Pakistani general population and their associated factors by using the World Health Organization’s quality of life instrument (WHOQOL-BREF): a population based cross-sectional study

Fahad Saqib Lodhi, Ali Montazeri, Saharnaz Nedjat, Mahmoud Mahmoodi, Umer Farooq, Mehdi Yaseri, Amir Kasaeian, Kourosh Holakouie-Naieni

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Health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance versus radical prostatectomy, external-beam radiotherapy, prostate brachytherapy and reference population: a cross-sectional study

A. Sureda, L. Fumadó, M. Ferrer, O. Garín, X. Bonet, M. Castells, M. C. Mir, J. M. Abascal, F. Vigués, L. Cecchini, J. F. Suárez

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Translation, transcultural adaptation, reliability and validation of the pelvic organ prolapse quality of life (P-QoL) in Amharic

Tadesse Belayneh, Abebaw Gebeyehu, Mulat Adefris, Guri Rortveit, Tinsae Genet

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Depression and quality of life in adults perceiving exposure to parental alienation behaviors

M. C. Verrocchio, D. Marchetti, D. Carrozzino, A. Compare, M. Fulcheri

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Psychometric properties and norm scores of the sleep self report in Dutch children

L. M. H. Steur, M. A. Grootenhuis, C. B. Terwee, S. Pillen, N. G. J. Wolters, G. J. L. Kaspers, R. R. L. van Litsenburg

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The impact of an exercise program on quality of life in older breast cancer survivors undergoing aromatase inhibitor therapy: a randomized controlled trial

Thais R. S. Paulo, Fabricio E. Rossi, Juliana Viezel, Giuliano T. Tosello, Sylvia C. Seidinger, Regina R. Simões, Ruffo de Freitas Jr, Ismael F. Freitas Jr

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Risk factors of mental disorders among empty and non-empty nesters in Shanxi, China: a cross-sectional study

Chichen Zhang, Lihong Hou, Xiao Zheng, Ruifang Zhu, Huining Zhao, Jiao Lu, Jingmin Cheng, Xiaozhao Yousef Yang, Tingzhong Yang

Open Access Review

A systematic review of dimensions evaluating patient experience in chronic illness

Bastien Forestier, Emmanuelle Anthoine, Ziad Reguiai, Cécile Fohrer, Myriam Blanchin

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Quality of life among home healthcare patients in Saudi Arabia: household-based survey

Khaled Al-Surimi, Iman Al-harbi, Ashraf El-Metwally, Motasim Badri

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A cross-sectional study exploring the relationship between regulator quality ratings and care home residents’ quality of life in England

Ann-Marie Towers, Sinead Palmer, Nick Smith, Grace Collins, Stephen Allan

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Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the once-daily Urticaria Activity Score (UAS) in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria managed in clinical practice (the EVALUAS study)

Ignacio Jauregui, Ana Gimenez-Arnau, Joan Bartra, Moises Labrador-Horrillo, Javier Ortiz de Frutos, Juan Francisco Silvestre, Joaquin Sastre, Manuel Velasco, Marta Ferrer, Cristina Ballesteros, Antonio Valero

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Health-related quality of life assessment for patients with advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor using electronic patient-reported outcomes in daily clinical practice (QUANARIE trial): study protocol

Guillaume Mouillet, Joëlle Fritzsch, Sophie Paget-Bailly, Astrid Pozet, Ikram Es-Saad, Aurelia Meurisse, Dewi Vernerey, Kristina Mouyabi, Diane Berthod, Franck Bonnetain, Amélie Anota, Antoine Thiery-Vuillemin

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Inflammation and quality of life in later life: findings from the health, well-being and aging study (SABE)

Manuela de Almeida Roediger, Maria de Fátima Nunes Marucci, Etienne Larissa Duim, Jair Lício Ferreira Santos, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Cesar de Oliveira

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Health-related quality of life in children with haemophilia in China: a 4-year follow-up prospective cohort study

Heng Zhang, Jie Huang, Xiaoyan Kong, Gaoxiang Ma, Yongjun Fang

Open Access Short report

Assessment of patients’ self-perceived intensive care unit discomforts: Validation of the 18-item version of the IPREA

Karine Baumstarck, Mohamed Boucekine, Philippe Estagnasie, Marie-Agnès Geantot, Audrey Berric, Georges Simon, Bernard Floccard, Thomas Signouret, Mélanie Fromentin, Martine Nyunga, Achille Sossou, Marion Venot, René Robert, Arnaud Follin, Juliette Audibert, Anne Renault, Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas, Olivier Collange, Quentin Levrat, Isabelle Villard, Didier Thevenin, Julien Pottecher, René-Gilles Patrigeon, Nathalie Revel, Coralie Vigne, Elie Azoulay, Olivier Mimoz, Pascal Auquier, Pierre Kalfon, Karine Vie, Gwenaëlle Lannuzel, Hélène Bout, Jean-Philippe Parthiot, Isabelle Chazal, Philippe Charve, Caroline Prum, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Nora Perrot, Francis Augier, Niloufar Behechti, Claudine Cocusse, Céline Foulon, Laurence Goncalves, Abdesselem Hanchi, Etienne Legros, Ana Isabel Mercier, Nicolas Meunier-Beillard, Nathalie Nuzillat, Alicia Richard, Claire Boulle, Benjamin Kowalski, Elisa Klusek, Tarek Sharshar, Andrea Polito, Caroline Duvallet, Sonia Krim, Nicolas Girard, Juliette Audibert-Souhaid, Cécile Jourdain, Stéphane Techer, Corinne Chauvel, Corinne Bruchet, Johanna Temime, Stéphanie Beaussart, Fabienne Jarosz, Julien Crozon-Clauzel, Serge Olousouzian, Sylvie Pereira, Loïc Argentin, Valérie Cerro, Déborah Levy, Sébastien Andre, Christophe Guervilly, Laurent Papazian, Myriam Moussa, Stéphanie Renoult, Delphine Biet, Steve Novak, Jean-Christophe Orban, Aminata Diop, Carole Ichai, Antoine Tesniere, Jean-Pascal Goupil, Frédérique Laville, Nadège Rutter, Sandie Brochon, Kelly Tiercelet, Julien Amour, Nora Ait-Hamou, Marjorie Leger, Virginie Souppart, Emilie Griffault, Marie-Line Debarre, Céline Deletage, Anne-Laure Guerin, Carole Guignon, Sabrina Seguin, Christophe Hart, Kathy Dernivoix, Caroline Wuiot, Karine Sanches, Stéphane Hecketsweiler, Catherine Sylvestre-Marconville, Vincent Gardan, Stéphanie Deparis-Dusautois, Yana Chaban

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Psychometric properties of the Epworth sleepiness scale in Ethiopian university students

Md. Dilshad Manzar, Mohammed Salahuddin, Majed Alamri, Abdulrhman Albougami, Mohammad Yunus Ali Khan, Dejen Nureye, D. Warren Spence, Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal

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The combined impact of dependency on caregivers, disability, and coping strategy on quality of life after ischemic stroke

Sarah Dewilde, Lieven Annemans, Andrew Lloyd, Andre Peeters, Dimitri Hemelsoet, Yves Vandermeeren, Philippe Desfontaines, Raf Brouns, Geert Vanhooren, Patrick Cras, Boudewijn Michielsens, Patricia Redondo, Vincent Thijs

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Validation of the Thai version of the family reported outcome measure (FROM-16)© to assess the impact of disease on the partner or family members of patients with cancer

Pattariya Chantarasap, Nutjaree Pratheepawanit Johns, Srivieng Pairojkul, Aumkhae Sookprasert, Kosin Wirasorn, Areewan Cheawchanwattana, Sam Salek, Suphat Subongkot

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Can physical activity compensate for low socioeconomic status with regard to poor self-rated health and low quality-of-life?

Lisbeth M. Johansson, Hans Lingfors, Marie Golsäter, Margareta Kristenson, Eleonor I. Fransson

Open Access Short report

Psychometric evaluation of the Russian version of the flourishing scale in a sample of older adults living in Siberia

Daniele Didino, Ekaterina A. Taran, Galina A. Barysheva, Fabio Casati

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Development and evaluation of a quality of life measurement scale in English and Chinese for family caregivers of patients with advanced cancers

Yin Bun Cheung, Shirlyn H. S. Neo, Irene Teo, Grace M. Yang, Geok Ling Lee, Julian Thumboo, John W. K. Chia, Audrey R. X. Koh, Debra L. M. Qu, William W. L. Che, Annie Lau, Hwee Lin Wee

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Responsiveness and minimal clinically important difference of the Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire

M. Gonzalez-Saenz de Tejada, A. Bilbao, L. Ansola, R. Quirós, L. García-Perez, G. Navarro, A. Escobar

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Self-efficacy and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study of primary care patients with multi-morbidity

Michele Peters, Caroline M. Potter, Laura Kelly, Ray Fitzpatrick

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Difference and relation between adolescents’ and their parents or caregivers’ reported oral health-related quality of life related to orthodontic treatment: a prospective cohort study

Katrien Jaeken, Maria Cadenas de Llano-Pérula, Jurgen Lemiere, Anna Verdonck, Steffen Fieuws, Guy Willems

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Psychometric evaluation of the anticipatory grief scale in a sample of family caregivers in the context of palliative care

Maja Holm, Anette Alvariza, Carl-Johan Fürst, Joakim Öhlen, Kristofer Årestedt

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Sense of coherence in family caregivers of people living with dementia: a mixed-methods psychometric evaluation

Jacki Stansfeld, Martin Orrell, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Jennifer Wenborn

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Social-biological influences on sleep duration among adult residents of Northeastern China

Yaxuan Ren, Yawen Liu, Tingyu Meng, Wenshu Liu, Yichun Qiao, Yulu Gu, Yong Li, Yunkai Liu, Yaqin Yu, Yi Cheng

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SF-6D utility scores of smokers and ex-smokers with or without respiratory symptoms attending primary care clinics

Sau-nga Fu, Man-Chi Dao, Carlos King-Ho Wong, Wai-cho Yu

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Psychometric properties of the quality of life in short statured youth (QoLISSY) questionnaire within the course of growth hormone treatment

Janika Bloemeke, Neuza Silva, Monika Bullinger, Stefanie Witt, Helmuth-Günther Dörr, Julia Quitmann

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Quality of life of prosthetic and orthotic users in South India: a cross-sectional study

Lina Magnusson, Ritu Ghosh, Katrine Randbøll Jensen, Katharina Göbel, Jenny Wågberg, Sofia Wallén, Alma Svensson, Rebecka Stavenheim, Gerd Ahlström

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Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Nepali version of the DASH (disability of arm, shoulder and hand) in patients with shoulder pain

Sudarshan KC, Saurab Sharma, Karen Ginn, Tawfiq Almadi, Hari Subedi, Darren Reed

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Correction to: Psychometric properties of the FACT-M questionnaire in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma

Murtuza Bharmal, Fatoumata Fofana, Carla Dias Barbosa, Paul Williams, Lisa Mahnke, Alexia Marrel, Michael Schlichting

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Assessment of quality of life using WHOQOL-BREF in patients with visceral leishmaniasis

Rajendra Babu Veeri, Ashok Kumar Gupta, Biplab Pal, Niyamat Ali Siddiqui, Devi Priya, Pradeep Das, Krishna Pandey

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Psychological distress and resilience of mothers and fathers with respect to the neurobehavioral performance of small-for-gestational-age newborns

Mercedes Bellido-González, Humbelina Robles-Ortega, María José Castelar-Ríos, Miguel Ángel Díaz-López, José Luís Gallo-Vallejo, María Fernanda Moreno-Galdó, Macarena de los Santos-Roig

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Applicability and cross-cultural validation of the Chinese version of the Warwick-Edinburgh mental well-being scale in patients with chronic heart failure

Aishu Dong, Xiuxia Zhang, Haitao Zhou, Siyi Chen, Wei Zhao, Minmin Wu, Junyi Guo, Wenjian Guo

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Estimating loss in quality of life associated with asthma-related crisis events (ESQUARE): a cohort, observational study

Christina-Jane Crossman-Barnes, Tracey Sach, Andrew Wilson, Garry Barton

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Japanese translation and cross-cultural validation of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) in Japanese social service users

Hiromi Nakamura-Thomas, Mie Morikawa, Yoko Moriyama, Takeru Shiroiwa, Makoto Kyougoku, Kamilla Razik, Juliette Malley

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Public involvement in health outcomes research: lessons learnt from the development of the recovering quality of life (ReQoL) measures

Andrew Grundy, Anju Devianee Keetharuth, Rosemary Barber, Jill Carlton, Janice Connell, Elizabeth Taylor Buck, Michael Barkham, Thomas Ricketts, Dan Robotham, Diana Rose, John Kay, Rob Hanlon, John Brazier

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Development of a symptom assessment in patients with myelofibrosis: qualitative study findings

Ruben A. Mesa, Yun Su, Adrien Woolfson, Josef T. Prchal, Kathleen Turnbull, Elias Jabbour, Robyn Scherber, Alan L. Shields, Meaghan Krohe, Funke Ojo, Farrah Pompilus, Joseph C. Cappelleri, Claire Harrison

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Translation and psychometric properties of the King’s Sarcoidosis Questionnaire (KSQ) in German language

Erik Farin, Katja Heyduck, Björn Christian Frye, Surinder S. Birring, Joachim Müller-Quernheim, Jonas Christian Schupp

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A systematic literature review of patient-reported outcome measures used in gout: an evaluation of their content and measurement properties

Carly A. Janssen, Martijn A. H. Oude Voshaar, Peter M. ten Klooster, Tim L. Th. A. Jansen, Harald E. Vonkeman, Mart A. F. J. van de Laar

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Sports participation and health-related quality of life in children: results of a cross-sectional study

Janet Moeijes, Jooske T. van Busschbach, Thomas H. Wieringa, Jordy Kone, Ruud J. Bosscher, Jos W. R. Twisk

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Living with systemic lupus erythematosus in South Africa: a bitter pill to swallow

A. Phuti, M. Schneider, K. Makan, M. Tikly, B. Hodkinson

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The effect of sport for LIFE: all island in children from low socio-economic status: a clustered randomized controlled trial

Gavin Breslin, Stephen Shannon, Ruth Rafferty, Ben Fitzpatrick, Sarahjane Belton, Wesley O’Brien, Fiona C. Chambers, Tandy Haughey, Donncha Hanna, Richard Gormley, Darryl McCullagh, Deirdre Brennan

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Measurement equivalence of the English, Chinese and Malay versions of the World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaires

Yin Bun Cheung, Khung Keong Yeo, Kok Joon Chong, Eric Yin Hao Khoo, Hwee Lin Wee

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Discriminative validity of the EQ-5D-5 L and SF-12 in older adults with arthritis

Andrews K. Tawiah, Fatima Al Sayah, Arto Ohinmaa, Jeffrey A. Johnson

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Psychometric properties of fatigue severity scale in Chinese systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Chenchen Feng, Qian He, Yan Wu, Xiaokun Hu, Juan Wu, Xiaoli He, Shuzhen Zhao

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Health outcomes and unmet needs in patients with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis attending tertiary care in Greece: a cohort study

Dimitrios T. Boumpas, Prodromos Sidiropoulos, Loukas Settas, Piotr Szczypa, Vassilis Tsekouras, Ana C. Hernandez Daly

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Psychometric analysis of the adult sickle cell quality of life measurement information system (ACSQ-Me) in a UK population

Owen Cooper, Hayley McBain, Sekayi Tangayi, Paul Telfer, Dimitris Tsitsikas, Anne Yardumian, Kathleen Mulligan

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Factor and reliability analysis of a brief scale to measure motivation to change lifestyle for dementia risk reduction in the UK: the MOCHAD-10

Deborah Oliveira, Aimee Aubeeluck, Ed Stupple, Sarang Kim, Martin Orrell

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Clostridium difficile Infection–Daily Symptoms (CDI-DaySyms™) questionnaire: psychometric characteristics and responder thresholds

George H. Talbot, Leah Kleinman, Evan Davies, Elke Hunsche, Dennis Revicki, Laurie Roberts, Daniel Rosenberg, Carl Erik Nord

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Is reduced dentition with and without dental prosthesis associated with oral health-related quality of life? A cross-sectional study

Raquel Conceição Ferreira, Ichiro Kawachi, João Gabriel Silva Souza, Fernanda Lamounier Campos, Loliza Luiz Figueiredo Houri Chalub, José Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes

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Usability of daily SF36 questionnaires to capture the QALD variation experienced after vaccination with AS03A-adjuvanted monovalent influenza A (H5N1) vaccine in a safety and tolerability study

B. Standaert, T. Dort, J. Linden, A. Madan, S. Bart, L. Chu, M. S. Hayney, M. Kosinski, R. Kroll, J. Malak, G. Meier, N. Segall, A. Schuind

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Health-related quality of life and mental health in children and adolescents with strabismus – results of the representative population-based survey KiGGS

Alexander K. Schuster, Heike M. Elflein, Roman Pokora, Martin Schlaud, Franz Baumgarten, Michael S. Urschitz

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Development and calibration of a novel social relationship item bank to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Singapore

Yu Heng Kwan, Elenore Judy Uy, Dianne Carrol Bautista, Xiaohui Xin, Yunshan Xiao, Geok Ling Lee, Mythily Subramaniam, Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Mei Fen Chan, Nisha Kumar, Yin Bun Cheung, Terrance Siang Jin Chua, Julian Thumboo

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Mapping the medical outcomes study HIV health survey (MOS-HIV) to the EuroQoL 5 Dimension (EQ-5D-3 L) utility index

Yuan Shi, Jennifer Thompson, A. Sarah Walker, Nicholas I. Paton, Yin Bun Cheung, E. Agweng, P. Awio, G. Bakeinyaga, C. Isabirye, U. Kabuga, S. Kasuswa, M. Katuramu, C. Kityo, F. Kiweewa, H. Kyomugisha, E. Lutalo, P. Mugyenyi, D. Mulima, H. Musana, G. Musitwa, V. Musiime, M. Ndigendawan, H. Namata, J. Nkalubo, P. Ocitti Labejja, P. Okello, P. Olal, G. Pimundu, P. Segonga, F. Ssali, Z. Tamale, D. Tumukunde, W. Namala, R. Byaruhanga, J. Kayiwa, J. Tukamushaba, S. Abunyang, D. Eram, O. Denis, R. Lwalanda, L. Mugarura, J. Namusanje, I. Nankya, E. Ndashimye, E. Nabulime, D. Mulima, O. Senfuma, G. Bihabwa, E. Buluma, P. Easterbrook, A. Elbireer, A. Kambugu, D. Kamya, M. Katwere, R. Kiggundu, C. Komujuni, E. Laker, E. Lubwama, I. Mambule, J. Matovu, A. Nakajubi, J. Nakku, R. Nalumenya, L. Namuyimbwa, F. Semitala, B. Wandera, J. Wanyama, H. Mugerwa, A. Lugemwa, E. Ninsiima, T. Ssenkindu, S. Mwebe, L. Atwine, H. William, C. Katemba, S. Abunyang, M. Acaku, P. Ssebutinde, H. Kitizo, J. Kukundakwe, M. Naluguza, K. Ssegawa, F. Nsibuka, P. Tuhirirwe, M. Fortunate, J. Acen, J. Achidri, A. Amone, M. Chamai, J. Ditai, M. Kemigisa, M. Kiconco, C. Matama, D. Mbanza, F. Nambaziira, M. Owor Odoi, A. Rweyora, G. Tumwebaze, H. Kalanzi, J. Katabaazi, A. Kiyingi, M. Mbidde, M. Mugenyi, R. Mwebaze, P. Okong, I. Senoga, M. Abwola, D. Baliruno, J. Bwomezi, A. Kasede, M. Mudoola, R. Namisi, F. Ssennono, S. Tuhirwe, G. Abongomera, G. Amone, J. Abach, I. Aciro, B. Arach, P. Kidega, J. Omongin, E. Ocung, W. Odong, A. Philliam, H. Alima, B. Ahimbisibwe, E. Atuhaire, F. Atukunda, G. Bekusike, A. Bulegyeya, D. Kahatano, S. Kamukama, J. Kyoshabire, A. Nassali, A. Mbonye, T. M. Naturinda, A. Nshabohurira, H. Ntawiha, A. Rogers, M. Tibyasa, S. Kiirya, D. Atwongyeire, A. Nankya, C. Draleku, D. Nakiboneka, D. Odoch, L. Lakidi, R. Ruganda, R. Abiriga, M. Mulindwa, F. Balmoi, S. Kafuma, E. Moriku, J. Hakim, A. Reid, E. Chidziva, G. Musoro, C. Warambwa, G. Tinago, S. Mutsai, M. Phiri, S. Mudzingwa, T. Bafana, V. Masore, C. Moyo, R. Nhema, S. Chitongo, Robert Heyderman, Lucky Kabanga, Symon Kaunda, Aubrey Kudzala, Linly Lifa, Jane Mallewa, Mike Moore, Chrissie Mtali, George Musowa, Grace Mwimaniwa, Rosemary Sikwese, Joep van Oosterhout, Milton Ziwoya, H. Chimbaka, B. Chitete, S. Kamanga, T. Kayinga E. Makwakwa, R. Mbiya, M. Mlenga, T. Mphande, C. Mtika, G. Mushani, O. Ndhlovu, M. Ngonga, I. Nkhana, R. Nyirenda, P. Cheruiyot, C. Kwobah, W. Lokitala Ekiru, M. Mokaya, A. Mudogo, A. Nzioka, A. Siika, M. Tanui, S. Wachira, K. Wools-Kaloustian, P. Alipalli, E. Chikatula, J. Kipaila, I. Kunda, S. Lakhi, J. Malama, W. Mufwambi, L. Mulenga, P. Mwaba, E. Mwamba, A. Mweemba, M. Namfukwe, E. Kerukadho, B. Ngwatu, J. Birungi, N. Paton, J. Boles, A. Burke, L. Castle, S. Ghuman, L. Kendall, A. Hoppe, S. Tebbs, M. Thomason, J. Thompson, S. Walker, J. Whittle, H. Wilkes, N. Young, C. Kapuya, F. Kyomuhendo, D. Kyakundi, N. Mkandawire, S. Mulambo, S. Senyonjo, B. Angus, A. Arenas-Pinto, A. Palfreeman, F. Post, D. Ishola, J. Arribas, R. Colebunders, M. Floridia, M. Giuliano, P. Mallon, P. Walsh, M. De Rosa, E. Rinaldi, I. Weller, C. Gilks, J. Hakim, A. Kangewende, S. Lakhi, E. Luyirika, F. Miiro, P. Mwamba, P. Mugyenyi, S. Ojoo, N. Paton, S. Phiri, J. van Oosterhout, A. Siika, S. Walker, A. Wapakabulo, T. Peto, N. French, J. Matenga, G. Cloherty, J. van Wyk, M. Norton, S. Lehrman, P. Lamba, K. Malik, J. Rooney, W. Snowden, J. Villacian

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Confirming the factor structure of a generic quality of life instrument among pre-treatment substance use disorder patients

Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Svetlana Skurtveit, Thomas Clausen

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Socioeconomic inequalities in adult oral health across different ethnic groups in England

Elsa K. Delgado-Angulo, Munisha Mangal, Eduardo Bernabé

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Coping with age-related hearing loss: patient-caregiver dyad effects on quality of life

Sébastien Lazzarotto, Florence Martin, Anne Saint-Laurent, Zeinab Hamidou, Valérie Aghababian, Pascal Auquier, Karine Baumstarck

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A DELPHI study on aspects of study design to overcome knowledge gaps on the burden of disease caused by serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease

Ole Marten, Florian Koerber, David Bloom, Monika Bullinger, Corinne Buysse, Hannah Christensen, Philippe De Wals, Christian Dohna-Schwake, Philipp Henneke, Markus Kirchner, Markus Knuf, Burkhard Lawrenz, Andrea L. Monteiro, Joseph Patrick Sevilla, Nicolas Van de Velde, Robert Welte, Claire Wright, Wolfgang Greiner

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Quality of life 10 years after cardiac surgery in adults: a long-term follow-up study

Andrea Perrotti, Fiona Ecarnot, Francesco Monaco, Enrica Dorigo, Palmiero Monteleone, Guillaume Besch, Sidney Chocron

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Health-related quality of life in pregnancy with uterine fibroid: a cross-sectional study in China

Wai-Kit Ming, Huailiang Wu, Yanxin Wu, Hanqing Chen, Tian Meng, Yiwei Shen, Ziyu Wang, Xinyu Huang, Weiwei Sun, Tik Sang Chow, Yuan Wang, Wenjing Ding, Haitian Chen, Zhuyu Li, Zilian Wang

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Health-related quality of life in undergraduate women using any contraceptive

Fatima Leon-Larios, Cinta G Vazquez-Valeo, Alicia Sanchez-Sanchez, Diego Gomez-Baya, Juana Macías-Seda, M Nieves Cabezas-Palacios

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Change in physical activity and quality of life in endometrial cancer survivors receiving a physical activity intervention

Michael C. Robertson, Elizabeth J. Lyons, Jaejoon Song, Matthew Cox-Martin, Yisheng Li, Charles E. Green, Bernardine M. Pinto, Cindy L. Carmack, Carol Harrison, George Baum, Karen M. Basen-Engquist

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The impact of workplace violence on job satisfaction, job burnout, and turnover intention: the mediating role of social support

Xiaojian Duan, Xin Ni, Lei Shi, Leijing Zhang, Yuan Ye, Huitong Mu, Zhe Li, Xin Liu, Lihua Fan, Yongchen Wang

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The impact of adverse events on health-related quality of life among patients receiving treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa

Tembeka Sineke, Denise Evans, Kathryn Schnippel, Heleen van Aswegen, Rebecca Berhanu, Nozipho Musakwa, Elisabet Lönnmark, Lawrence Long, Sydney Rosen

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The Dyspnea-ALS-Scale (DALS-15) optimizes individual treatment in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suffering from dyspnea

Susanne Vogt, Stefanie Schreiber, Hans-Jochen Heinze, Reinhard Dengler, Susanne Petri, Stefan Vielhaber

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Association between oral health-related quality of life and depressive symptoms in Chinese college students: Fitness Improvement Tactics in Youths (FITYou) project

Zheng Zhang, Ying Tian, Fei Zhong, Cai-fu Li, Shu-mei Dong, Yan Huang, Xing-er Liu, Cong Huang

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Mapping analysis to estimate EQ-5D utility values using the COPD assessment test in Korea

Jaeok Lim, Sang-Eun Choi, Eunmi Bae, Daewon Kang, Eun-A Lim, Gyeong-Seon Shin

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Estimating health state utility from activities of daily living in the French National Hospital Discharge Database: a feasibility study with head and neck cancer

Michaël Schwarzinger, Stéphane Luchini, Sylvain Baillot, Mélina Bec, Lynda Benmahammed, Caroline Even, Lionnel Geoffrois, Florence Huguet, Béatrice Le Vu, Laurie Lévy-Bachelot, Stéphane Luchini, Yoann Pointreau, Camille Robert, Luis Sagaon Teyssier, Antoine Schernberg, Michaël Schwarzinger, Stéphane Temam

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Assessing quality of life in people with HIV in Spain: psychometric testing of the Spanish version of WHOQOL-HIV-BREF

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