... [22] There is a growing interest in the possible role of exercise in enhancing QOL, reducing recurrence and other diseases, and extending survival incancer survivors Preliminary research suggests ... impact of exercise training on QOL in breast cancer survivors The aim of this study was to assess the association between physical exercise andqualityoflifein a population of female breast cancer ... easier In our study only 10.7% of participants withdrew from the study: this surprisingly positive finding may be explained in terms of perceived qualityof care related to the offering of custom-made...
... O: Qualityoflife changes and clinical outcomes in thyroid cancerpatients undergoing radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA) with recombinant human TSH (rhTSH): a randomized controlled study Clin ... Health-related Qualityof Life, depression and anxiety in thyroid cancerpatients Qual Life Res 2006, 15:695-703 Page of 14 Tan LG, Nan L, Thumboo J, Sundram F, Tan LK: Health-related qualityoflifein ... depression, anxiety, and baseline QOL level) Initial remnant ablation was included as an additional variable in the models owing to its clinical interest The final models incorporated the standardized...
... point instead of prospectively evaluating toxicities' impact on aspects oflife over time Finally, considering the clinical conditions ofpatients included in this study (mainly metastatic and ... relationship andin providing these groups ofpatients with accurate and truthful information In respect to comparative data of subjects with skin clinical problems, our sample of colon cancerpatients ... attempt to better define the ultimate impact of EGFR therapeutic approaches involving a constantly increasing number ofcancerpatients Andreis et al Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2010,...
... collection and collation, data analysis, writing and editing of the manuscript CM was involved in the conception and design of the study, as well as data analysis and writing and editing of the manuscript ... Kollegger H, Kristoferitsch W, Zeitlhofer J: Factors influencing qualityoflifein multiple sclerosis patients: disability, depressive mood, fatigueand sleep quality Acta Neurol Scand 2004, 110(1):6-13 ... measure of depression in persons with MS [29] Fatigue was assessed using the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) and provides an indication offatigue experienced by an individual in three domains;...
... collection and collation, data analysis, writing and editing of the manuscript CM was involved in the conception and design of the study, as well as data analysis and writing and editing of the manuscript ... Kollegger H, Kristoferitsch W, Zeitlhofer J: Factors influencing qualityoflifein multiple sclerosis patients: disability, depressive mood, fatigueand sleep quality Acta Neurol Scand 2004, 110(1):6-13 ... measure of depression in persons with MS [29] Fatigue was assessed using the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) and provides an indication offatigue experienced by an individual in three domains;...
... shown here) *p < 05 obtain information about tobacco dependence, drug and health-related behavior, andqualityoflifein adolescents in grades to 12 in schools in the province of British Columbia ... Indirect effect of physical or mental health status on global qualityoflife as mediated by one of the life domains Sum of all indirect effects for physical and mental health status explaining ... Adolescent distinctions between qualityoflifeand self-rated health inqualityoflife research Health Qual Life Outcomes 2005, 3:64 Veenhoven R: The four qualities oflife J Happiness Stud 2000,...
... impressive gains in self-efficacy and QOL outcomes in a sample of older adults Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2009, 7:10 Although our findings offer ... dwelling adults aged 50 and older via flyers and electronic newsletters advertising participation in a study of physical activity beliefs A total of 349 individuals expressed initial interest and ... understanding their roles in this relationship McAuley et al [2] tested their model on a sample of older women, and although we include both males and females in our sample, the numbers of males included...
... the qualityoflifeofpatientsin other chronic conditions is presented in Table Results ofqualityoflifeofpatients participating in the current study seem to be in accordance with scores of ... pain and long term false straining of the muscles eventually can result in chronification of pain In accordance with the hypothesis of Hasenbring, Van Houdenhoven suggested that, especially in ... inpatients with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, a high level of "action proneness", promoting an overactive lifestyle, may play a predisposing, initiating and/ or perpetuating role in...
... validation of the German translation of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) andQualityofLifein Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD) questionnaire inpatients with reflux disease Health Qual Life ... I: Handling missing data inqualityoflife questionnaires: Experience from clinical trials 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for QualityofLife Research, Barcelona, Spain 1999 ... GSRS, Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale; QOLRAD, QualityofLifein Reflux and Dyspepsia questionnaire Page of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityofLife Outcomes...
... experienced changes in both depression andqualityoflife over a 6-week period [10] Here, we expand on these earlier findings by examining a wider range of health status andqualityoflife measures ... indicate worse qualityoflife WHOQOL-Bref (WHOQOL Group, 1995, 1996) QOL:Rate is a 5-point scale rating qualityoflife All other scores on 0–100 scale: Overall QualityofLife (QOL:Rate), and ... measurement ofqualityoflifein depression Health Policy 1992, 22:307-319 McKenna SP, Hunt SM: A new measure ofqualityoflifein depression: Testing the reliability and construct validity of the...
... both constructs was different in men and women andin two categories of years of schooling, with the male patientsand those patients with higher years of schooling having the stronger correlations ... perceived chewing ability and oral health-related qualityoflife for groups of participants stratified by gender, age, years of schooling, number of teeth and presence of denture as indicated Variable ... loss, chewing ability andqualityoflife Qual Life Res 2008, 17:227-35 17 Koshino H, Hirai T, Ishijima T, Tsukagoshi H, Ishigami T, Tanaka Y: Qualityoflifeand masticatory function in denture...
... management These findings reflect the importance of a supportive social network and self care in improving and maintaining QoL in women with HIV [30] Several studies have revealed that women infected ... disease A decline in function in the early stages of disease was reported in an earlier South African study, with the majority of the decline in function occurring in WHO stages and [58] In the current ... recognition and management of mood, anxiety and other stress-related disorders Finally our findings reflect the need to help improve and maintain QoL in HIV positive and traumatized individuals...
... Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor *Amitriptyline, Clomipramine, Clemastine, Desloratadine, Hydroxyzine, Loratadine, Montelukast and Tolterodine Nordin Olsson et al Health andQualityofLife Outcomes ... Journal of Ageing 2009, 6:113-25 Walker A, Lowenstein A: European perspectives on qualityoflifein old age European Journal of Ageing 2009, 6:61-6 Kaplan RM: The significance ofqualityoflifein ... capability of managing the medication and the dosage regimen/dispensing and screening for cognitive impairment since this is often omitted and is a main issue for the patients capability to handle...
... preparation and conduct of the study and the editing of the article MEL participated in the conduct of the study and the editing of the article KHL participated in the preparation and conduct of the ... H, Alte D, Schwahn C, Grabe HJ, Hoffmann W, John U, Dören M: Menopause and determinants ofqualityoflifein women at midlife and beyond: the study of health in Pomerania (SHIP) Menopause 2007, ... study and the editing of the article TvL participated in the preparation and conduct of the study, the statistical analyses and the writing of the article All authors read and approved the final...
... symptoms and low emotional well being [11] High levels of VO2peak are associated with high levels ofqualityoflife (QOL) [12] Body mass index (BMI) are found inversely related to QOL inpatients ... andqualityoflife Methods Subjects We included 33 patients, 11 women and 22 men, with ICD-10 schizophrenia, schizotypal or delusional disorders (F20 to F29) in the study Patients were in- and ... in clinical practice Finally, these finding represent an urging need for developing effective physical training interventions for patients with schizophrenia 16 Competing interests The authors...
... comorbidities, ranging from (44% of patients) to (1% of patients) comorbidities (Table 1) Table shows that SGRQ scores increased (showing a worsening HRQoL) with increasing COPD severity Only 9% ofpatients ... Health andQualityofLife Outcomes 2010, 8:108 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/108 Page of Table Health-related qualityof life, psychological status, and limitations in activities of daily living ... diseased patients [30] Surprisingly, we found a greater influence of having “both anxiety and depression” on the SGRQ Impact domain in younger (less than 69 years) patients than in older patients...
... functioning using well-validated physiologic measures, which allows us to extend the findings of other investigators who suggested greater impairment in physical functioning andqualityoflife ... explain the link between anxiety and functional impairment inpatients with COPD First, anxiety may increase disability in COPD by increasing vigilance for, and amplification of, distressing respiratory ... studies beginning in more mild stages of COPD Our findings suggest that screening for anxiety may be important inpatients with moderate to severe COPD Treating anxiety when present in patients...
... decrement inqualityoflife [28] [29] [30] A variety of studies exist as to methods of assessing qualityoflifein COPD Cullen DL [31] identified 37 measures of COPD qualityoflifeand functional ... high morbidity and mortality, and is a leading cause of hospitalization and death in the elderly Acute exacerbations contribute considerably to the diminished qualityoflife (QOL) inpatients with ... morbidity and mortality It is a leading cause of hospitalization and death in the elderly COPD serves as the fourth leading cause of death in North America, behind heart disease, cancer, and stroke, and...
... health related qualityof life, and other information including medical history and medication use In addition to the survey information, blood was obtained for genotyping and urine specimens ... to lack of understanding of the severity of the painful crises and the potential impact on function Therefore, assessing the qualityoflife among a US adult SCD population and providing comparisons ... variables included genotype, mean pain, and percent days of diary days reporting crisis and utilization These analyses were Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityof Life...
... in stroke patients on qualityoflife estimates hypothesizing that qualityoflife - especially VRQoL - is lower in stroke patients with than in stroke patients without VFD Since HRQoL of first ... impairment (Table 2) since no influence of etiology on VRQoL and HRQoL was observed in this andin a previous study [3] The influence of visual field loss and visual acuity on qualityoflife estimates ... health-related qualityoflife during inpatient stroke rehabilitation Med Rehabil 2006, 85:831-838 Rønning OM, Stavem K: Determinants of change inqualityoflife from to months following acute stroke...