eliminating disparities in quality of life among cancer survivors

... health-related Quality of life in children and adolescents); LQ0-100: Life quality score (range 0– 100); SEM: Standard error of the mean; T1: time 1; T2: time 2; QoL: Quality of Life Competing interests ... day of data collection at follow-up completed the questionnaires individually during the following week under the supervision of the local coordinator Measures The Inventory of Life Quality in ... ILC and KINDL and to Jan Wallander for valuable comments on earlier drafts of the manuscript References Koot HM: The study of quality of life: Concepts and methods In Quality of Life in Child...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... improvements of all QOL domains for AIDS patients and deterioration of certain QOL domain for AIDS-free HIVinfected individuals Thus, it would be advisable to think about the timing of initiating HAART, ... http://www.aidsrestherapy.com/content/3/1/6 Miners AH, Sabin CA, Mocroft A, Youle M, Fisher M, Johnson M: Health-related quality of life in individuals infected with HIV in the era of HAART HIV Clin Trials 2001, 2(6):484-492 ... from baseline Discussion In our study, we attempted to obtain unbiased estimates of HAART effects on QOL in WIHS by minimizing indication bias and further adjusting for the effect of informative...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:20

... quality of life In the face of impaired physical and mental functioning, perceived social handicap stands in the way of realizing quality of life Success in improving physical and social functioning ... level of wellbeing in old age Best long-term prospect for alleviating burden of care and high costs of health spending in old age, better quality of life “The process of optimizing opportunities ... wellbeing or quality of life Increased chronic diseases and functional disability Escalate use and costs of medical and social services Increase burden of care for family and caregivers QUALITY OF...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 06:20

... studies using the MOS SF-36® Qual Life Res 1998;7:57–65 34 Jönson A-C, Lindgren I, Hallström B, Norrving B, Lindgren A Determinants of quality of Original research 35 36 37 38 39 life in stroke survivors ... housing, lowest level of education, and lowest income Botucatu has the best housing conditions Heads of families have the highest level of school in the District of Butantã and city of Campinas ... data from groups of people who were 60 years of age or more, a total of 958 individuals All the elderly individuals interviewed in the survey were included in this analysis Survey instrument and...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... there is a paucity of information comparing the QOL among cancer groups with that of the general population, making interpretation of findings challenging Therefore, this paper examines whether QOL ... population of breast cancer survivors Further, QOL of survivors were compared to peers without breast cancer, including matching for place of residence, allowing for more accurate interpretation of meaning ... healthrelated quality of life scores with survival in breast cancer Support Care Cancer 2007, 15:387-393 Mols F, Vingerhoets A, Coebergh J, Poll-Franse van de L: Quality of life among long-term breast cancer...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... Health-related quality of life among old residents of nursing homes in Norway International Journal of Nursing Practice in press Cronbach LJ: Coefficient alpha and internal structure of tests Psychometrika ... Sense of coherence and illness: appraisal in older women's quality of life Res Nurs Health 2000, 23:25-34 Jakobsson L: Indwelling catheter treatment and health-related quality of life in men ... support and sense of coherence on health-related quality of life among nursing home residents – a questionnaire survey in Bergen, Norway International Journal of Nursing Studies in press http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... Predictors of quality of life in old age A cross-validation study Research in Nursing & Health 2007, 30:141-150 Sarvimäki A, Stenbock-Hult B: Quality of life in old age described as a sense of well-being, ... Health-related quality of life among older adults with arthritis Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2004, 2:5 Mili F, Helmick CG, Moriarty DG: Health related quality of life among adults reporting arthritis: ... al.: Health-related quality of life associated with chronic conditions in eight countries: results from the International Quality of Life Assessment (IQOLA) Project Quality of Life Research 2004,...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... Another main finding of this study is that psychological stress was related to all domains of quality of life among hypertensive patients This result confirms findings in a study from Ames et al among ... any of the domains of QOL among patients with hypertension plus stroke (Table 5) 0.236 Discussion In this study we investigated the association of psychological stress and quality of life among ... psychological stress by domains of quality of life Domains of quality of life d Characteristics Diagnosis Stroke Non-stroke Gender Male Female Education a Low High Income b Low High Psychological...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

... cardiac arrest, may improve quality of life in survivors of critical illness [9,10] Measuring quality of life in survivors of ICU admission is complicated by the fact that many of these patients may ... the best predictors of quality of life in multivariable analysis Our model explained 17% of variability in physical component quality of life scores and 20% of variability in mental component ... use of validated quality of life measures, such as the SF12 This is particularly true of geriatric survivors Thus, the investigator is left with the question of how to measure quality of life in...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 01:22

... Rhiner M: Defining the content domain of quality of life for cancer patients with pain Cancer Nurs 1990, 13:108-115 67 Fegg MJ, Wasner M, Neudert C, Borasio GD: Personal Values and Individual Quality ... Carr AJ: Measuring quality of life: Using quality of life measures in the clinical setting BMJ 2001, 322:1297-1300 24 Albers G, Echteld MA, de Vet HC, Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD, van der Linden MH, Deliens ... 20 Addington-Hall J, Kalra L: Measuring quality of life: Who should measure quality of life? BMJ 2001, 322:1417-1420 21 Jocham HR, Dassen T, Widdershoven G, Halfens R: Quality of life in palliative...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 01:22

... social well-being The idea of quality of life (QoL) incorporates these dimensions and can be defined as “an individual’s perception of their position in life, and in the context of the culture ... QoL of patients during care and the influence of QoL on the prognosis of alcoholism are unknown (22, 23) The aims of this study in a clinical setting was: 1) to determine the change in QoL of ... admission are shown in Table The regression model including seven variables explained 20% of the total variance (Table 3) Predictive factors of improvement in quality of life during the inpatient programme...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 10:52

... international data The aim of the present study was to provide a profile of SF-36 scales and analyze the influence of demographic and socioeconomic factors on health-related quality of life in ... domain in each study area a minimum sample size of 200 was estimated, based on a prevalence of 0.5, an error of 0.07, an alpha error of 0.05 and a design effect of Considering a possible loss of ... per capita monthly income less than four times the minimum salary and 42.6% had less than four years of schooling (Table 1) Scores of quality of life were lowest in the following dimensions: vitality...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... schooling, income, work status, place of residence and number of chronic conditions component of quality of life, and smokers showed poorer quality of life than never-smokers The results of the ... increases life expectancy of those with illnesses and improves quality of life, though the harmful effects of smoking lasts for a certain amount of time depending on the health condition.16,23 For instance, ... prevalence of 0.5, an error of 0.10, an alpha error of 0.05 and a design effect of Considering a potential loss of 20%, 250 individuals were selected for each age and gender domain For obtaining a...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... medicine API, Mumbai pp 1459-1462 Meisheri YV 1992 Geriatric services—Need of the hour JPGM, 38(3): 103-105 Prakash IJ 1999 Ageing in India A Life Course Perspective of Maintaining Independence in ... problems of aged population in rural area of Wardha district Indian Journal of Public Health, 41(2): 43-48 Kumar Vinod 2003 Elderly in India — Needs and issues, geriatric medicine in API textbook of ... are trying to explore the domain in which rural – urban population are lacking and recommend the measures to improve the quality of life Objectives · To assess the difference in Quality of Life...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 20:20

... were defined as the measurements of how much dental problems and oral disorders interfere in the normal functioning of an individual’s life Since the indicators were meant to supply information ... out in Joaçaba, a city in the western region of the State of Santa Catarina, in Southern Brazil The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)15 was used as the instrument to assess the quality of life ... measure of dental impacts on daily living Community Dent Health 1996;13:22-6 Locker D Concepts of oral health, disease and the quality of life In: Slade G Measuring oral health and quality of life...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... because of the aging population Critical Opportunities to Improve Older Adults’ Health and Quality of Life Our increased understanding of the critical factors involved in protecting and promoting ... addressing depression CDC’s Role in Promoting Healthy Aging (continued) Healthy Brain Initiative Th  e Healthy Aging Program sponsors The State of Aging and Health in America report series and interactive ... Healthy Aging Programs, 2003–2008 University of Washington University of Colorado University of Illinois at Chicago University of Pittsburgh Examples of these activities include the following: University...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 20:20

... impact of social and healthcare services on the quality of life of elderly individuals as well as a clearer understanding of areas of investment for achieving better gains in quality of life [6] ... implies a 33.0% loss in quality of life The investigation into the quality of life of elderly individuals has received growing interest in the healthcare field With the increase in this population, ... [67.0% of maximal score on the index (120 points)], ranging 62 (51.0% of maximal score) to 98 (81.0% of maximal score) Modal and mean values confirmed a quality of life index of around 68.0% of the...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 20:20

... missing quality of life data a problem in clinical trials of cancer therapy? Stat Med 1998, 17:667-677 Curran D, Bacchi M, Schmitz SF, Molenberghs G, Sylvester RJ: Identifying the types of missingness ... proportion of participants who repeatedly responded by reminder is minimal In the trials used here the 'learning-effect' of reminders did not appear to be a factor, but it would be interesting to investigate ... system of reminders is a useful tool in increasing the response List of abbreviations EQ5D: EuroQoL EQ5D health outcome instrument; LS: Listing and Schlittgen; MAR: missing at random; MCAR: missing...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20

... for individuals nearing the end of life List of abbreviations HRQoL: Health related Quality of Life; AQoL: Assessment of Quality of Lifel; CI: Confidence Interval; OR: Odds Ratio Competing interests ... the role of clinicians in using societal resources to assist this prolongation This dilemma – between the quality of life and the quantity of life – was first raised in the quality of life medical ... both time points, contributing the least disutility to the overall AQoL score Figure Distribution of Assessment of Quality of Life scores Distribution of Assessment of Quality of Life scores...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... parents Other studies on quality of life [35] and life satisfaction [24] have showed that children living with a single parent had lower scores on quality of life than those living with two parents ... to quality of life, psychological well-being and self-management in cardiac patients J Health Psychol 2007, 12:4-16 Wu HK-MRBM, Chau JP-CRBMN, Twinn SR: Self-efficacy and Quality of Life Among ... adolescents Int J Behav Dev 2004, 28:385-400 Peeters Y, Boersma SN, Koopman HM: Predictors of quality of life: a quantitative investigation of the stress-coping model in children with asthma Health & Quality...

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