quality of life and economic aspects

... review of measures of quality of life for children with chronic illness Arch Dis Child 2001, 84:205-211 Connolly MA, Johnson JA: Measuring quality of life in pediatric patients Pharmacoeconomics ... disorder Qual Life Res 2005, 14:719-734 Landgraf JM, Rich M, Rappaport L: Measuring quality of life in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their families: Development and evaluation ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:06

... 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 ... Assessing Quality of Life: Measures and Utility J Ivan Williams and Sharon Wood-Dauphinee Three Sources of Descriptive Information for Quality- of- Life Measures, Ten Review Forms for Quality- of- Life ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20

... 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 ... results of our preliminary analyses Quality of life was correlated with psychosocial variables Greater quality of life was significantly correlated with sense of coherence, marital quality, vigor, and ... determine from our data if perceptions of control increase quality of life, or if perceptions of control stem from current quality of life and adjustment And yet, it is indisputable that a relationship...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 17:20

... 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 ... (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 ... utilization of health facilities, using their drugs as prescribed, eating and drinking on time in clean and wholesome environment promote quality of life in old age Of importance was consumption of only...

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

... healthrelated quality of life of stress, urge and mixed urinary incontinence BJU Int 2003, 92(7):731-735 Abrams P, Kelleher C, Lerr L, Rogers R: Overactive bladder significantly affects quality of life ... Health-related quality of life of patients receiving extended-release tolterodine for overactive bladder Am J Manag Care 2002, 8(19 Suppl):S608-S615 Homma Y, Kawabe K: Health-related quality of life of Japanese ... 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...

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 ... completed and returned the standardized selfassessed questionnaire (response rate 64%) Time of questionnaire dispatch was July 2003 Quality of life was enquired with the Profile of Quality of Life...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... impact of a particular disease or condition on various aspects of a person's quality of life In contrast, a general health-related quality of life tool takes into account a broad range of health ... 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 ... correlation between scores on quality of life instruments and the period of time since laryngectomy Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6:26...

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

... time and quality of life References Pignata S, Ballatori E, Favalli G and Scambia G: Quality of life: gynaecological cancers Ann Oncol 2001, 12(Suppl 3):S37-42 Andersen BL: Predicting sexual and ... 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 ... longitudinal study on quality of life after gynecologic cancer treatment Gynecol Oncol 2001, 83:10-19 Lutgendorf SK, Anderson B, Rothrock N, Buller RE, Sood AK and Sorosky JI: Quality of life and mood in...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... concerning 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 ... questionnaires (RAND-36) to measure quality of life, which is a multidimensional phenomenon that includes several aspects of well-being RAND-36 has welldocumented reliability and validity and is useful ... logistic regression analyses for impaired quality of life Odds ratios for risk of belonging to the lowest quintiles in the dimensions of quality of life Variable BDI1) IGR2) QUICKI3) AGA4) Marital...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... AH: 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 ... Population Assessment of Health Related Quality of Life Atlanta, GA; CDC; 2000 Gill GM, Feinstein AR: A critical appraisal of the quality of quality- of- life measurements JAMA 1994, 272:619-626 ... 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,...

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 ... DS, Taplin S: Quality of life of 5–10 year breast cancer survivors diagnosed between age 40 and 49 Health Qual Life Outcomes 2004, 2:25 Wang SJ, Fuh JL, Lu SR, Juang KD: Quality of life differs ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... sensitivity (correct prediction of a positive assessment by the physician) 70.8% and spe- Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2006, 4:32 http://www.hqlo.com/content/4/1/32 ... 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 ... evidence for the capacity of the MRS scale to measure treatment effects on quality of life across the full range of severity of complaints before treatment The difference of the relative improvement...

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 ... urinary symptoms and quality of life? A prospective randomized study Eur Urol 2005, 48(4):673-678 Kristina lP, Stephen YK: Health related quality of life differs between male and female stone ... 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

... 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 ... 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 ... Twork et al.: 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...

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 ... questionnaire measuring the quality of life in terms of domains: physical symptoms distress, psychological distress, activity level, and overall global life quality in various types of cancer patients...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... et al Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2011, 9:110 http://www.hqlo.com/content/9/1/110 assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in type diabetes An increasing number of type diabetes ... leads 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 ... Health-related quality of life and selfrelated health in patients with type diabetes: Effects of group-based rehabilitation versus individual counselling Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2011...

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, ... stable indicator of socioeconomic status in this particular group Furthermore, education as a measure of socioeconomic status remains fairly unaffected over the course of life and the health status...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... Physicians' knowledge of health-related quality of life and perception of its importance in daily clinical practice Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010, 8:43 Page of ... AD, Comis R, Taylor KM: Oncologist' use of quality of life information Results of a survey of eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Physicians Quality of Life Res 2001, 10:1-13 Nucifora G, Badano ... could lead to a growing use of QoL measures in daily clinical practice, possibly increasing also the quality of clinical care Bossola et al Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010, 8:43 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/43...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20