2 quality of life and psychosocial issues

... between quality of life and psychosocial issues for women with breast cancer Psychosocial Issues and Breast Cancer Researchers in the field agree that in general the diagnosis of cancer elicits ... associate As part of the larger ongoing study, the nature of the study and the Quality of Life and Breast Cancer 511 process of randomization were explained to the participants and informed consent ... as part of the larger project Quality of Life and Psychosocial Variables See Table Control and Psychosocial Variables Positive Assertive and Positive Yielding The positive assertive mode of control...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 17:20

... difference in HbA1c of 0.7%, a standard deviation of 1.3%, a power of 0.9, and a two-sided a of 0.05, we calculated a necessary sample size of 80 patients in each group However, due to time and resources ... to lower quality of life or lower quality of life leads to impaired glycaemic control Group-based educational settings often encourage interaction and interpersonal dynamics and invite to social ... indicates better quality of life The SF-36 has been proven useful in surveys of general and specific populations, comparing the relative Page of burden of diseases, and in differentiating the...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... health-related quality of life and their self-rated health Most often, evaluation of diabetes interventions assess effects on glycemic control with little consideration of quality of life The aim of the current ... The presence of two or more diabetes-related complications is associated with worsened quality of life [2] and lower scores of quality of life is associated with greater severity of complications ... difference in HbA1c of 0.7%, a standard deviation of 1.3%, a power of 0.9, and a two-sided α of 0.05, we calculated a necessary sample size of 80 patients in each group However, due to time and resources...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:22

... stress the importance of caregivers as change agents of the child, in turn, children are reciprocally change agents of the caregiver and of family life in general Caregivers of children in the Ritalin ... evaluated and are the primary focus of this report Page of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2009, 3:39 The study consisted of experimental ... dose of drug delivered depends on the surface area of the patch and the length of time that the patch is worn, which allows for tailoring the duration of medication effect with reductions of first-pass...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:06

... attribution Quality of Life and Technology Assessment http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1424.html CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND AND ISSUES IN QUALITY OF LIFE 1 Conceptual Background and Issues in Quality of Life Kathleen ... Quality of Life and Technology Assessment http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1424.html CONTENTS ix Contents Conceptual Background and Issues in Quality of Life Kathleen N Lohr The Use of Quality -of- Life ... Quality of Life and Technology Assessment http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1424.html CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND AND ISSUES IN QUALITY OF LIFE CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND Potential users of quality -of- life measures...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20

... feeling of worth, sense of reliability and guidance which has contributed to quality of life of the elderly in the sub region Also of concern is the increasing record from the central, south and ... Pearson chi-square probability at *1 and **5% level of attention and proximity/nearness and availability of such facilities were core issues of awareness The level of such awareness based on the identified ... (Fajemilehin, 2001) Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the quality of life against the back ground of the health behaviours and traditional life style practices of the elderly persons in Osun...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 20:20

... promotion of healthier lifestyles and improved access and affordability of health care Page of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6:49 and medications ... Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6:49 Background Two overarching US Healthy People 2010 objectives are "to increase quality and years of healthy life, " and "to eliminate health ... conditions and quality of life Furthermore, it calls particular attention to the critical importance of having adequate mental health services if quality of life is to improve for Rhode Island's population...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... importance of measuring patients' assessment of treatment impact has been demonstrated by evidence of disparity between the opinions of clinicians and patients regarding the level of bother and the ... However, a large proportion of Authors' contributions PvK, CK, KC, ZK, MB, and JTW participated in the concept and design, interpretation of data, and the drafting and revising of the manuscript PvK ... the subjects' health-related quality of life (HRQL) [3,10-13] OAB adversely affects social and professional activities, social and sexual relationships, and travel [14,15] Treatment with antimuscarinics...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... important aspects of interest for the outcome of PKU patients are quality of life and social outcome Quality of life (QoL) is a multidimensional concept reflecting the impact of disease and treatment ... self-assessed health-related quality of life was comparable to quality of life of controls [22] In the present study QoL was measured with the Profile of Quality of Life in the Chronically Ill (PLC) ... patients and the general population Table 2: Comparison of mean QoL measured with the Profile of Quality of Life in the Chronically Ill (PLC) in PKU patients with the German norm; Mean and Standard...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... between the ratings of quality of life and ratings of the degree of voice handicap also was of interest The null hypothesis regarding this relationship was that changes in the voice handicap would ... quality of life and degree of voice handicap of the laryngectomized individual in Jordan could be improved by providing a functional means of communication in the form of TE speech In this group of ... patient, with the help of a clinician or a family member, completed an Arabic translation of the University of Michigan Head and Neck Quality of Life instrument (HNQOL) and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI)...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... years of HAART [9-11], although one study showed an increase in mental quality of life only [12], and two showed a decrease in physical quality of life [13,14] Table 1: Demographic, baseline and ... Impacts of HIV infection and HAART use on quality of life Qual Life Res 2006, 15:941-949 Van Leth F, Conway B, Laplume H, Martin D, Fisher M, Jelaska A, Wit F, Lange JMA: Quality of life in patients ... Health-related quality of life and virologic outcomes in an HIV clinic Qual Life Res 2001, 9:977-985 Bastardo YM, Kimberlin CL: Relationship between quality of life, social support and disease-related...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

... population, and this clearly highlights the need for further assessment of QOL in this group of patients Miller, Pittman and Strong [4] also highlighted the need for assessment of quality of life and ... limited knowledge of health issues and poor general http://www.hqlo.com/content/1/1/33 health Lack of help at home was also predictive of poor QOL Predictors of quality of life in women with ... Cegnar I and Pongratz E: Prospective assessment of quality of life of female cancer patients Gynecol Oncol 2002, 85:140-147 Miller BE, Pittman B, Case D and McQuellon RP: Quality of life after...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... the quality of life of AGA subjects are somewhat difficult to compare with our results because of methodological and other differences, such as age, limited criteria of quality of life and the selection ... percentages and Table gives the means of the background characteristics of the women stratified into the categories of normal hair (grade and I on Ludwig's scale) and hair loss (grades II and III ... measures of HRQOL, which are recom- Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2005, 3:49 http://www.hqlo.com/content/3/1/49 Table 3: Means/medians and standard...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... Abstracts Issue 1999, 8:617 Nanda U, Andresen EM: Performance measures of healthrelated quality of life and function among disabled adults [abstract] Qual Life Res 1998, 7:644 Andersen EM, Catlin TK, ... quality of life and health status in quality of life research: A metaanalysis Qual Life Res 1999, 8:447-459 Segovia J, Bartlett RF, Edwards AC: The association between selfassessed health status and ... Worsening trends in adult health-related quality of life and self-rated Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2005, 3:64 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... pain and depression are both associated with insomnia and altered sleep quality, and impaired quality of life [12] The aims of the current study were: 1) to establish the prevalence of pain and ... as indicated by HAMD and HAMA scores; however, they had a long standing history of depression of approximately cumulative years and an average of four episodes of depression Of the 69 patients ... controls, had a lower quality of life, and complained more of daily stressors Assessment of pain may be important in the clinical evaluation of women with MDD SP and CGRP may be useful biological...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... for Sensitivity and Specificity of predicting physicians assessment of "successful therapy" Sensitivity and specificity is listed for a series of cut-off points (given in percent of baseline total ... for Sensitivity and Specificity of predicting physicians assessment of "successful therapy" Sensitivity and specificity is listed for a series of cut-off points (given in percent of baseline total ... change of MRS scores as percent of the baseline score: Mean values (SD) of the relative change (= % improvement of the complaints) in four categories of severity at baseline The range of baseline...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... article as: Arafa and Rabah: Study of quality of life and its determinants in patients after urinary stone fragmentation Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010 8:119 Page of Submit your next ... results of the univariate analysis indicated a significant association between poor HRQOL and localization of the stone and recurrent stones in the areas of vitality and mental health Obesity and ... Arafa and Rabah Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010, 8:119 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/119 Page of Table Comparison of SF-36 subscales between the patients who had undergone one of the...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... components of costs were the expenditures of health insurance and the loss of productivity of patients and their caregivers Disease severity of MG and assistance in activities of the daily life were ... patients influence the mental aspects of Page of 10 quality of life Bulbar and generalized involvement seems to result in an impairment of mental aspects of quality of life, whereas ocular involvement ... Quality of life and life circumstances in German myasthenia gravis patients Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010 8:129 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: ...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... presents the rationale for and design of a longitudinal study to examine Page of functional status, adjustment, quality of life, and symptoms in a diverse sample of English and Spanish speaking adult ... improve the understanding of variations in, and predictors of, the Bevans et al Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2011, 9:24 http://www.hqlo.com/content/9/1/24 patient experience of allogeneic transplant ... Despite reports of negative physical and psychosocial sequelae and poor health-related quality of life (HRQL) early after HSCT [17,18], several studies suggest that by the fifth year of recovery,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... into account the variables age and education Methods Measure of health-related quality of life We used the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) to measure the quality of life This is a well-known general ... (76%) Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2007, 5:60 http://www.hqlo.com/content/5/1/60 were higher among Iranians in Sweden and Swedes (120 and 102, ... the corresponding author of the manuscript She contributed as a principal researcher and writer, including drafting of the article and the analysis and interpretation of the data AM contributed...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20