... (extraction criterion of eigenvalue >1) was also conducted The Spearman rank correlation coefficient (rs) between the total score ofthe TOOL and those ofthe EQ-5 D (unweighted) andthe SF-6 D (unweighted) ... studied The mean age ofthe sample was 41.9 years (SD 10.9), and 63% were males (n = 151) Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics ofthe sample are shown in Tables andThe percentage of missing ... adverse events of both typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs [4,18] The aim ofthe present study was to evaluate the linguistic adaptation and psychometric validation into Spanish ofthe TOOL questionnaire...
... stands in the way of realizing quality oflife Success in improving physical and social functioning and quality oflife will be determined by measures taken to improve Access and quality of medical ... quality oflifeThe process of optimizing opportunities for physical, social and mental well-being throughout thelife course in order to extend healthy life expectancy.'' (Ministry of Health, ... wellbeing e.g mental health and quality oflife (healthy ageing) Multi-disciplinary collaboration of research aimed at understanding the ageing and health transition of Singaporean older adults...
... areas ofthe 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; andthe district of Butantó ... work status, place of residence and number of chronic conditions component of quality of life, and smokers showed poorer quality oflife than never-smokers The results ofthe 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...
... demonstrates the value of their presence in terms ofthe financial, economic and social welfare ofthe countries in which they operate INTRODUCTION The value of biodiversity is more than the sum of its ... Professor at the University of Granada The research team is composed ofthe members ofthe Scientific Committee and researchers from CEPS (Emrah Arbak, Research Assistant) andthe University of ... scope of their operations The pitfalls ofthe policy were first criticised by McKinnon (1973) and Shaw (1973) in two influential books Their critique was one ofthe building blocks ofthe policy of...
... writing and editing ofthe manuscript CM was involved in the conception and design ofthe study, as well as data analysis and writing and editing ofthe manuscript Both authors read and approved the ... subscale ofthe IPAQ andthe Physical Role(r = 0.214) and General Health (r = 0.254) subscales ofthe SF36, andthe Physical (r = -0.220) and Psychosocial (r = -0.246) scales ofthe MFIS were detected ... Score (r = 0.312) ofthe SF36 andthe Physical (r = -0.250) and Psychosocial (r = -0.257) scales ofthe MFIS Discussion The purpose of this study was to compare fatigue, depression and QoL scores...
... especially in the areas of anxiety and depression [12] According to the analysis of data derived from the Health 2000 Study, the threshold value of was taken to indicate ill health (the scores of to ... description ofthe protocol before signing it The procedures were according to the ethical standards ofthe responsible committee on human experimentation and with the Declaration of Helsinki, ... significantly and equally (the adjusted R2 of 0.30 for both) Determinants ofthe health-related quality oflife First, we found that both the seasonal changes in mood and behavior andthe experienced illumination...
... status and age, sex ofthe patients, and educational level in these IRD and to estimate the burden ofthe disease by controlling for the normal variations in health status in the general population ... representative ofthe practices in Marche in terms of size of practice, geographical location, and socio-economic status of those attending The sample for the survey was selected randomly so that there ... the patients from the mean scores ofthe general population, followed by the division of these deviations by each scale's standard deviation in the general population The standardized s-score...
... support the validity ofthe Scandinavian language versions ofthe GSRS andthe QOLRAD in patients with GERD [41] Future studies could use this approach to further assess the validity ofthe additional ... frequency and severity of symptoms, andthe QOLRAD Emotional distress domain correlated with physician-assessed frequency of symptoms Known-groups validity ofthe GSRS andthe QOLRAD All domains ofthe ... correlating the GSRS andthe QOLRAD with the SF-36 dimensions; and (c) correlating the GSRS andthe QOLRAD with the HAD (except in South Africa) and with clinician-rated severity of dyspepsia...
... Minimum and maximum values represent the lowest and highest scores for the individual components of each ofthe sub-scales Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality ofLife ... be able to provide accurate and reliable assessments of their HRQL [3] and that this may be due to problems understanding the questions, lack of understanding ofthe disease itself or time perception ... [20] The newly developed MMQL-UK (PF) was then compared with the shortened and anglicised version ofthe MMQLUK (CF) This paper concentrates specifically on the validation ofthe MMQL-UK (PF) and...
... analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting ofthe article AB made substantial contribution to conception and design ofthe study, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting ofthe article ... which the generic and specific health-related QOL were measured were comparable The standard version ofthe SF-12 covered the past weeks andthe NVPQOL covered the past week Given that most ofthe ... Health and Quality ofLife Outcomes 2008, 6:32 tioning [7], and on stress levels [8] In addition, the presence and severity of NVP have been shown to have an impact on the quality oflife (QOL) of...
... 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 ofthe MID and to test the hypothesis of homogeneity of ... assessment of change including, that the reliability and validity ofthe global scale has not been established and that the judgement of change is psychologically difficult [19] Another limitation ofthe ... equivalent to the MID In patients who reported a worsening of health (GRoC of or 2) the sign ofthe change in the SF-6D score was reversed (i.e multiplied by minus one) The MID was then taken as the mean...
... comparability with the original version ofthe questionnaire Similar to most studies reliability ofthe Iranian version ofthe HADS as measured by the internal consistency ofthe anxiety andthe 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 ofthe psychometric characteristics ofthe Spanish version ofthe Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Acta Psychiatr Scand 2003, 107:216-221 List of abbreviations...
... function On the other hand, the inclusion ofthe pain items provides a better characterisation ofthe total impact of disease in this population, so if the aim is compare the overall deficit of a patient ... occurs only if some ofthe severe patients, the very severe patients, endorse the Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality ofLife Outcomes 2003, item andthe 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...
... The questionnaire responses were analysed in the light ofthe results of this estimation ofthe severity of both anxiety andof depression This enabled a reduction ofthe number of items in the ... administers the HADS to ask the intending respondent to read out aloud one or other ofthe phrases ofthe questionnaire This also provides opportunity to provide explanation ofthe purpose ofthe questionnaire ... 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 ofthe English and of...
... poorer quality oflife [10,24] The effect of self-efficacy on quality oflife has been investigated in several studies of health related behaviors Self-efficacy and quality oflife 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, andthe 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 oflifeof elderly women Age and Aging...
... statement that gave the details ofthe study, andthe requirements of participants If the patient agreed to participate in the study, they then completed the first version ofthe questionnaire ... mechanisms of adaptation to regain control of SQOL The relative contribution of affect and cognition to the maintenance of SQOL, andthe relationship between them, is uncertain In particular the question ... variables at each ofthe 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 andthe other variables...
... use ofthe EQ-5D [9–11,18–20] compared to the HUI2 or HUI3 [21,22], perhaps due to the shortness and ease of completeness ofthe EQ-5D index compared to the latest versions ofthe HUI, either the ... facility for the measurement of health-related quality oflife Health Pol 1990, 16:199-208 Kind P: The EuroQol Instrument: An index of health-related quality oflife Quality ofLifeand Pharmacoeconomics ... least one ofthe 10 items ofthe 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 ofthe PBSI...
... 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...