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... evaluate the goodness -of- fit of the hypothesized measurement model for responses to the subscales of the KDCS and SF-36 instruments when analyzed together; and given acceptable goodnessof-fit in ... (b) the intercepts of the measured subscales (scalar invariance); (c) the variances and covariance of the KDCS and SF-36 factors; (d) the unique error variances of the measured subscales; and ... criteria to judge the goodness -of- fit of the hypothesized two-factor CFA model As measures of absolute fit, we examined the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) and the standardized root...

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... interpretation of data and revision of the manuscript CL contributed to the data collection, interpretation of data and revision of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... caregiving burdens and rewards can co-exist [13], adds to the importance of understanding both the positive and negative aspects of this experience in caregivers of stroke survivors, and how these roles ... measure of quality of life These data were included in this study to allow comparisons between the variables and caregiver HRQL and role Care recipients’ quality of life was assessed using the Stroke-Specific...

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... stands in the way of realizing quality of life Success in improving physical and social functioning and quality of life will be determined by measures taken to improve Access and quality of medical ... quality of life The process of optimizing opportunities for physical, social and mental well-being throughout the life course in order to extend healthy life expectancy.'' (Ministry of Health, ... wellbeing e.g mental health and quality of life (healthy ageing) Multi-disciplinary collaboration of research aimed at understanding the ageing and health transition of Singaporean older adults...

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... areas of the state of Sóo Paulo, southeastern Brazil: the cities of Botucatu and Campinas; an area covering the cities of Itapecerica da Serra, Embu, and Taboóo da Serra; and the district of Butantó ... 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 present study are ... risk and promotes the prevention and control of most chronic diseases.4,25 Excess consumption of alcohol increases the risk of several diseases and is associated with increased risk of injuries and...

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... constitution of his office, the real Master of the Revels, "the great director of the sports of the court by night as well as of the sports of the field by day." Still the odium of his office, especially ... it were to their doors, and just as they purchased their lawn and cambric, ribbons and gloves, and other raiment and bravery of the wandering pedlar the Autolycus of the period so all their playhouse ... servants were admitted gratis to the upper gallery of the theatre on the conclusion of the fourth act of the play of the evening In 1697, however, Rich, the manager of the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields,...

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... 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 Both authors read and approved the ... subscale of the IPAQ and the Physical Role(r = 0.214) and General Health (r = 0.254) subscales of the SF36, and the Physical (r = -0.220) and Psychosocial (r = -0.246) scales of the MFIS were detected ... Score (r = 0.312) of the SF36 and the Physical (r = -0.250) and Psychosocial (r = -0.257) scales of the MFIS Discussion The purpose of this study was to compare fatigue, depression and QoL scores...

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... support the validity of the Scandinavian language versions of the GSRS and the QOLRAD in patients with GERD [41] Future studies could use this approach to further assess the validity of the additional ... versions of the questionnaires, with the exception of the GSRS Reflux and Indigestion domains, which did not correlate with the QOLRAD Food/ drink problems domain In the Polish versions of the questionnaires, ... frequency and severity of symptoms, and the QOLRAD Emotional distress domain correlated with physician-assessed frequency of symptoms Known-groups validity of the GSRS and the QOLRAD All domains of the...

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... used the SF-36 (Table 1) Since the SF-6D is a continuous measure of effect we used meta-analytic methods to estimate the weighted grand mean of the MID and to test the hypothesis of homogeneity of ... assessment of change including, that the reliability and validity of the global scale has not been established and that the judgement of change is psychologically difficult [19] Another limitation of the ... equivalent to the MID In patients who reported a worsening of health (GRoC of or 2) the sign of the change in the SF-6D score was reversed (i.e multiplied by minus one) The MID was then taken as the mean...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... comparability with the original version of the questionnaire Similar to most studies reliability of the Iranian version of the HADS as measured by the internal consistency of the anxiety and the depression ... contribution AM designed the study, analyzed the data, and wrote the paper MV collected the data, and contributed to the study design ME and SJ contributed to the translation procedure and data collection ... I, Bilbao A and Ruiz I Evaluation of the psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Acta Psychiatr Scand 2003, 107:216-221 List of abbreviations...

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... function On the other hand, the inclusion of the pain items provides a better characterisation of the total impact of disease in this population, so if the aim is compare the overall deficit of a patient ... occurs only if some of the severe patients, the very severe patients, endorse the Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003, item and the not-so-very-severe ... on the proportion of shifting and shifting items in the QOL scale and that proportion depends, for reasons shown above, on the type of item, the population and treatment Effect size is always the...

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... The questionnaire responses were analysed in the light of the results of this estimation of the severity of both anxiety and of depression This enabled a reduction of the number of items in the ... The record chart provided by the publisher enables a graphic display of progress rather in the manner of a chart for record of body temperature Further validation studies of the English and of ... administers the HADS to ask the intending respondent to read out aloud one or other of the phrases of the questionnaire This also provides opportunity to provide explanation of the purpose of the questionnaire...

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... poorer quality of life [10,24] The effect of self-efficacy on quality of life has been investigated in several studies of health related behaviors Self-efficacy and quality of life are positively ... Treatment of UI is based on a thorough assessment to confirm the presence of UI, the type of UI, identification of contributing factors, and the determination of patients that may require further ... American College of Physicians 1995, 122:438-449 Grimby A, Milson I, Molander U, Wiklund I and Ekelund P: The influence of urinary incontinence on the quality of life of elderly women Age and Aging...

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... statement that gave the details of the study, and the requirements of participants If the patient agreed to participate in the study, they then completed the first version of the questionnaire ... mechanisms of adaptation to regain control of SQOL The relative contribution of affect and cognition to the maintenance of SQOL, and the relationship between them, is uncertain In particular the question ... variables at each of the times in the study One observation that can be made in relation to Table is that the average degree of correlation between the two measures of personality and the other variables...

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... use of the EQ-5D [9–11,18–20] compared to the HUI2 or HUI3 [21,22], perhaps due to the shortness and ease of completeness of the EQ-5D index compared to the latest versions of the HUI, either the ... facility for the measurement of health-related quality of life Health Pol 1990, 16:199-208 Kind P: The EuroQol Instrument: An index of health-related quality of life Quality of Life and Pharmacoeconomics ... least one of the 10 items of the PBSI These non-perfect PBSI ratings were associated with a mean EQ-VAS value of 72.4 (sd = 12.4) This difference is important and highlights the capacity of the PBSI...

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... at all Full use of two hands and ten fingers Limitations in the use of hands or fingers, but does not require special tools or help of another person Limitations in the use of hands or fingers, ... use of special tools (does not require the help of another person) Limitations in the use of hands or fingers, requires the help of another person for some tasks (not independent even with use of ... use of hands or fingers, requires the help of another person for most tasks (not independent even with use of special tools) Limitations in use of hands or fingers, requires the help of another...

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... in the questionnaires The response alternatives in the AIMS2 are based on frequency of the difficulty and the SF-36 and the RAOS response alternatives concerns intensity of the difficulty The ... adapted and used to evaluate the outcome of patients with chronic inflammatory joint diseases and problems from the lower extremities The aim of the study was to test the reliability, validity and ... acceptable [22] Responsiveness The patients completed the RAOS, the SF-36, the HAQ and four subscales of the AIMS2 at baseline and at the end of the multidiscipline care intervention, shortly before...

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... analyzing the correlation coefficients between the scores of the KTQ dimensions and the scores of the two Component Summaries of the SF-36 (PCS and MCS), the seric creatinine and hemoglobin, the comorbidity ... dimension of the Spanish KTQ, dividing the difference between the mean score in the first interview and that of the last one by the standard deviation of the mean score in the first interview [19] The ... patients, and also of the effect of a specific treatment, in order to improve its management and the assessment of the evolution of the patient the clinical follow-up of kidney transplant patients, and...

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... Development of the intellect and understanding the self are extended to nurturing the development of others and participation in civic life, all of which provide different kinds of satisfaction the close ... helping others; and #13, socializing) loaded significantly on two different factors in one or the other of the three samples Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life ... model of the instrument is more appropriate The validity of the model across chronic conditions, translations, and gender was also tested as a way of determining the generalizability of the instrument...

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... Leplege A and Hunt S: The problem of quality of life in medicine JAMA 1997, 278:47-50 Smith KW, Avis NE and Assmann SF: Distinguishing between quality of life and health status in quality of life ... systemic lupus erythematosus: A Swedish version of the Quality of Life Scale (QOLS) Scand J Rheumatol 1992, 21:190-195 Neumann L and Buskila D: Measuring the quality of life of women with fibromyalgia: ... version of the quality of life scale (QOLS) J Musculoskel Pain 1997, 5:5-17 Wahl A, Burckhardt CS, Wiklund I and Hanestad BR: The Norwegian version of the Quality of Life Scale (QOLS-N) A validity and...

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... Institution of Social Security hospital ++ Private hospitals The main purpose of the present study was to assess the health status and health related quality of life of the personnel of the Hellenic ... between the results of the present study and those of other similar studies assessing the health related quality of life of health professionals (after adjusting for age) would has been more valid and ... Italian norms and the results of this study are the same However the magnitude of the differences between the Italian norms and the Greek results is quite small (the only exemption is the difference...

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