effects on quality of life or well being

... Boston, MA, USA Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA § Corresponding author Corresponding author Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD Fred Hutchinson ... individual and combined effects of diet and /or exercise interventions on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) In addition, the mechanisms of how these lifestyle interventions affect HRQOL are ... long-term effects and economic consequences of treatments for obesity and implications for health improvement Health Technol Assess 2004, 8(21):iii-iv, 1-182 Jones GL, Sutton A: Quality of life in...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 08:21

... number of diseases, compared to the scores for individuals with no morbidities For two chronic conditions, mean scores were significantly lower on all scales, except for role-emotional For three or ... Chronic diseases and quality of life among elderly in Brazil TABLE 2b Mean scores and mean differences of SF-36® scales according to the presence or absence of chronic conditions among 958 elderly ... mean differences according to the number of reported chronic conditions ISA-SP, São Paulo, Brazil, 2001–2002 Number of morbidities Mean scores SF-36® scales No morbidity or or more Unadjusted differencesa...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... number of residents per household, and the level of education of the population being surveyed Therefore, we can affirm that the impact of oral condition on the quality of life of the population, ... association with the “performance” dimension CONCLUSIONS The results of this study indicated that: the impact of oral health on the quality of life of the participants tended to be greater for people ... better socio-economic conditions; most of the participants reported to have faced several impacts on their daily life as a consequence of their oral condition; the socio-economic factor did not show...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... Functioning of senses Content Impact of loss of functioning of senses on quality of life Independence; capability of being free to live with Autonomy autonomy and make one’s own decisions Past, ... options (1 to points) The total score ranges from 24 to 120 points, for which higher scores denote a better quality of life Table Description of dimensions on the WHOQOL-Old Dimensions Functioning ... understanding of areas of investment for achieving better gains in quality of life [6] The aim of the present study was to test the association between quality of life and edentulism among elderly...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 20:20

... response format for the scales Physical Functioning and Role Functioning Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7:87 http://www.hqlo.com/content/7/1/87 ... Quality of Life Questionnaire - Brain Cancer Module; QLQ-C30: Quality of Life Questionnaire - Core 30; QOL: The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions GJ, ... Perception of quality of life by patients, partners and treating physicians Qual Life Res 2000, 9(9):1041-52 Pearcy R, Waldron D, O'Boyle C, MacDonagh R: Proxy assessment of quality of life in...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... http://www.hqlo.com/content/7/1/105 Table 5: Comparison of Quality of life of HIV infected patients with and without TB in hospitals of the Oromiya region, Ethiopia Quality of life Domain HIV TB co-infection (n ... impact of HIV/AIDS on quality of life: cross sectional study in North India Indian J Med Sci 2006, 60(1):3-12 Fang C, Hsiung P, Yu C, Chin M, Wang J: Validation of the World Health Organization quality ... needle aspiration Data on QOL was collected by trained nurses through face to face interview using the short Amharic version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument for HIV clients...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... possible effects of corticosteroids is therefore essential to help them improve quality of life The reduction of adverse effect of maintenance chemotherapy on QoL in childhood ALL in general, and of ... periods (on dexamethasone p = 0.03 and off dexamethasone p = 0.04) Parental emotional impact was also stronger (i.e lower CHQ score) at T2 for the High Risk group (both on and off dexamethasone p ... a parallel form for children from the age of five years onwards At T1 and T2 the questionnaires for assessment of both periods on and off dexamethasone, respectively, were sent in one mailing...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... important The impact of relapse on quality of life is substantial but relapse is a relatively transitory condition Conversely, weight gain and diabetes show a smaller impact on quality of life ... validation of the health states for the TTO, and the design of the study protocol: Professor Bill Deakin from the University of Manchester, UK; Professor George Awad from the University of Toronto, ... considering comments on patient websites and in close consultation with Dr George Awad, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Health state descriptions were then developed based on these symptoms...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... related quality of life to one particular disease or chronic condition [11,12] The aim of this cross-sectional survey was to assess quality of life by means of the Medical Outcome Study Short Form ... population Additionally, this study revealed declining scores for all SF-36 subscales with an increasing number of comorbid conditions The most common comorbid conditions reported were hypertension ... having remarkable more impact on quality of life than hypertension Over the last two decades health related quality of life, individual health status or well- being have gained more importance as patient-relevant...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... Elimination disorders versus disorders versus no chronic condition (n =5,038) no chronic condition (n = 5,038) 1.6 1.6 One or more chronic conditions versus nditions no chronic condition (n(n ... older report having at least one chronic condition [1] Chronic conditions contribute to disability via physical impairments and functional limitations and consequently diminish quality of life in ... alcohol < times/month to times/month > times/month Obesity BMI < 18.5 BMI 18.5 – 25 BMI ≥ 25 No chronic condition (n = 2,639) One or more Chronic conditions (n = 17,314) Respiratory disorders (n =...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... benefit from prevention of loss of health status and quality of life Conclusion The quality of life of patients with sickle cell anemia is severely compromised similar to or even worse than patients ... Interpretation How To Score The SF-36 Health Survey Boston Medical Outcomes Trust 1993 Hornquist JO: The concept of quality of life Scand J Soc Med 1982, 10:57-61 Hornquist JO: Quality of life: concept ... worse state (less vigor or more fatigue, respectively) The ladder of life is a subjective 10-step scale from "the best life for you" (level 10) to "the worst possible life for you" (level 1) Only...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... malocclusion Conclusions Neither treated nor untreated TDI was associated to oral symptoms, functional limitations or emotional wellbeing However, children with these oral conditions in the anterior ... dislocation (lateral luxation, intrusion and extrusion), avulsion, tooth discoloration and restoration of fractured tooth Malocclusion and /or untreated tooth decay were identified as possible confounding ... Health Organization: Oral health surveys Basic methods Geneva: World Health Organization, 1997 Jokovic A, Locker D, Tompson B, Guyatt G: Questionnaire for measuring oral health-related quality of life...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... population of both intervention and reference area originated from two former monitoring studies conducted by the Dutch National Data Collection The measurements performed in the intervention and ... have reported on the effects of community-based interventions on QoL There is also limited data on the effect of health promotion programs and QoL Comparison of outcomes is difficult because of differences ... order to adjust for the light indoor clothing Presence of diseases at baseline was based on self-reported prevalence of one of the following diseases: myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer, or...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... in an upper socioeconomic group [45,46] Therefore, Page of future studies on the impact of TDI on the quality of life should consider the socioeconomic conditions as well Considering that we ... occasionally; = often; = very often; = dont know The total ECOHIS scores, and scores for individual domains, were calculated as a simple sum of the response codes The number of I dont know responses ... section of the ECOHIS Parents reported a more negative impact on the OHRQoL in relation to the child (69.3%) than the family (30.7%); 40.1% and 59.9% of the parents reported scores of (floor effects) ...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... overall Quality of Life (WHOQOL) of the participants Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate how the health and well- being of members of the Turkish speaking community living in London ... class, poor access to health services, being ill, poor community integration and being obese on physical well- being and also significant effects of low income and poor community integration on perceived ... follows: Being ≥17 years of age, giving written consent, living in the UK at least for one year TSCs are heavily concentrated in the London boroughs of Haringey, Enfield, Edmonton, Waltham Forest,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... overview of the impact of iron overload on their lives We reviewed the transcripts from these historical interviews in order to Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life ... focused on the impact of thalassemia, SCD or MDS on patient QoL rather than the impact of ICT on patient QoL However, mention of the impact on QoL of infusion ICT appears in a number of instances ... patient reported outcomes Jean-François Baladi and Paula Jones work for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, USA Authors' contributions JFB and PJ conceived the study and all authors participated...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... possible effects of corticosteroids is therefore essential to help them improve quality of life The reduction of adverse effect of maintenance chemotherapy on QoL in childhood ALL in general, and of ... periods (on dexamethasone p = 0.03 and off dexamethasone p = 0.04) Parental emotional impact was also stronger (i.e lower CHQ score) at T2 for the High Risk group (both on and off dexamethasone p ... a parallel form for children from the age of five years onwards At T1 and T2 the questionnaires for assessment of both periods on and off dexamethasone, respectively, were sent in one mailing...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... validation of a brain cancer quality- oflife questionnaire for use in combination with general cancer-specific questionnaires Qual Life Res 1996, 5(1):139-50 Taphoorn MJ, Claassens L, Aaronson NK, ... take full advantage of: • Convenient online submission • Thorough peer review • No space constraints or color figure charges • Immediate publication on acceptance • Inclusion in PubMed, CAS, Scopus ... the domain’s and single item’s scores of the BN20 questionnaire Except for headache and bladder control scores, all other scores worsened months after VMAT As mentioned, headaches were significantly...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:20

... distribution physical component summary scores Frequency distribution ofof physical component summary scores Frequency distribution of baseline physical component summary scores (PCS) for patients ... Health-related quality life at baseline Health-related quality ofof life at baseline Mean norm-based Short Form Health Survey-36 (SF-36) scales, mental component summary score (MCS), and physical component ... and/ or consulting fees from Centocor CH, NZ, MR, DB, and MB are employees of Centocor and own Johnson & Johnson stock Authors' contributions CH designed analysis with input from the rest of the...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... I: Quality of life in patients with vertebral fractures: validation of the Quality of Life Questionnaire of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis (QUALEFFO) Working Party for Quality of Life ... OsteoporosisTargeted Quality of Life Questionnaire; (PCS): Physical component summary scale; (QUALIOST): Quality of Life in Osteoporosis; (QUALEFFO): Quality of Life Questionnaire of the European Foundation for ... distribution of the female population by age in the city of Valencia **Chronic conditions: corticoid treatment, gait abnormalities for any reason, cognitive or visual deficit, depression, gastrectomy,...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 01:22