Volume 13, issue 1, December 2015
206 articles in this issue
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Anxiety, depression, perceived social support and quality of life in Malaysian breast cancer patients: a 1-year prospective study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Chong Guan Ng
- Salina Mohamed
- on behalf of the MyBCC Study group
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 December 2015
- Article: 205
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Health-related quality of life in people with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: data from the Brazilian Type 1 Diabetes Study Group
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
- Ana Carolina Contente Braga de Souza
- João Soares FelÃcio
- On behalf of the Brazilian Type 1 Diabetes Study Group (BrazDiab1SG)
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 December 2015
- Article: 204
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Validity and reliability of EQ-5D-3L for breast cancer patients in Korea
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Seon-Ha Kim
- Min-Woo Jo
- Jong Kyung Kim
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2015
- Article: 203
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Family income is associated with quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease in the pre-dialysis phase: a cross sectional study
Authors
- Camila Foresti Lemos
- Marcelo Palmeira Rodrigues
- Joel Russomano Paulo Veiga
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 202
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Factors associated with the life satisfaction amongst the rural elderly in Odisha, India
Authors
- Pallavi Banjare
- Rinshu Dwivedi
- Jalandhar Pradhan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 201
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Shoulder pain and disability index: cross cultural validation and evaluation of psychometric properties of the Spanish version
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Miguel David Membrilla-Mesa
- Antonio Ignacio Cuesta-Vargas
- Manuel Arroyo-Morales
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 200
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Detecting short-term change and variation in health-related quality of life: within- and between-person factor structure of the SF-36 health survey
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Amanda Kelly
- Jonathan Rush
- Scott M. Hofer
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 199
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Psychometric evaluation of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) in Chinese adolescents – a methodological study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Cheng Guo
- Göran Tomson
- Fredrik Söderqvist
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 December 2015
- Article: 198
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Oral health-related quality of life before and after crown therapy in young patients with amelogenesis imperfecta
Authors
- Gunilla Pousette Lundgren
- Agneta Karsten
- Göran Dahllöf
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 December 2015
- Article: 197
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Disease profile and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using the EuroQol (EQ-5D + C) questionnaire for chronic metallic mercury vapor intoxication
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Nadine Steckling
- Dietrich Plass
- Claudia Hornberg
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2015
- Article: 196
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Sense of coherence as a mediator of health-related quality of life dimensions in patients with breast cancer: a longitudinal study with prospective design
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Camelia Rohani
- Heidar-Ali Abedi
- Ann Langius-Eklöf
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2015
- Article: 195
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Which insulin resistance-based definition of metabolic syndrome has superior diagnostic value in detection of poor health-related quality of life? Cross-sectional findings from Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Tina Deihim
- Parisa Amiri
- Fereidoun Azizi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2015
- Article: 194
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Chinese cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Oxford shoulder score
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ximing Xu
- Fei Wang
- Zimin Wang
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 December 2015
- Article: 193
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A qualitative examination of the content validity of the EQ-5D-5L in patients with type 2 diabetes
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Louis S. Matza
- Kristina S. Boye
- Amanda S. Landrian
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2015
- Article: 192
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Comparing the measurement equivalence of EQ-5D-5L across different modes of administration
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Brendan Mulhern
- Hannah O’Gorman
- John Brazier
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 November 2015
- Article: 191
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The Malay version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (Malay-ECOHIS) – assessing validity and reliability
Authors
- Azlina N. Hashim
- Zamros Y. M. Yusof
- Rashidah Esa
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 November 2015
- Article: 190
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Assessing alcohol abstinence self-efficacy in undergraduate students: psychometric evaluation of the alcohol abstinence self-efficacy scale
Authors
- Franklin N. Glozah
- Nana Ama Takyibea Adu
- Joyce Komesuor
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 25 November 2015
- Article: 189
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Combined association of fitness and central adiposity with health-related quality of life in healthy Men: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Robert A. Sloan
- Susumu S. Sawada
- Benjamin Haaland
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2015
- Article: 188
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Negative effects of diabetes–related distress on health-related quality of life: an evaluation among the adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in three primary healthcare clinics in Malaysia
Authors
- Boon-How Chew
- Sherina Mohd-Sidik
- Sazlina Shariff-Ghazali
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2015
- Article: 187
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Comparison and concordance of health-related quality of life tests among substance users
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Antonio J. Rojas
- Oscar Lozano
- Carlos Zubaran
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2015
- Article: 186
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Development and psychometric testing of a barriers to HIV testing scale among individuals with HIV infection in Sweden; The Barriers to HIV testing scale-Karolinska version
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Maria Wiklander
- Johanna Brännström
- Lars E. Eriksson
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2015
- Article: 185
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Psychometric validation of the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale-Parent Report Form in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Kavita Gajria
- Mark Kosinski
- M. Haim Erder
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2015
- Article: 184
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Health-related quality of life in patients with sickle cell disease in Saudi Arabia
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Anwar E. Ahmed
- Ahmed S. Alaskar
- Wala E. El-toum
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2015
- Article: 183
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Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the Quality of Life in Adult Cancer Survivors (QLACS) questionnaire: application in a sample of short-term survivors
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Antonio Escobar
- Maria del Mar Trujillo-MartÃn
- Amaia Bilbao
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2015
- Article: 182
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Population preference values for health states in relapsed or refractory B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the United Kingdom
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Mike Aristides
- Arie Barlev
- Casey Quinn
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2015
- Article: 181
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Interpreting small treatment differences from quality of life data in cancer trials: an alternative measure of treatment benefit and effect size for the EORTC-QLQ-C30
Authors
- Iftekhar Khan
- Zahid Bashir
- Martin Forster
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2015
- Article: 180
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A systematic review of instruments for measuring outcomes in economic evaluation within aged care
Authors
- Norma B. Bulamu
- Billingsley Kaambwa
- Julie Ratcliffe
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 09 November 2015
- Article: 179
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Combined effects of education level and perceived social class on self-rated health and life satisfaction: Results of Korean labor and income panel study wave 8-wave 15
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jae-Hyun Kim
- Ki-Bong Yoo
- Tae Hyun Kim
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 November 2015
- Article: 178
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A meta-analysis of four randomized clinical trials to confirm the reliability and responsiveness of the Shortness of Breath with Daily Activities (SOBDA) questionnaire in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Authors
- Maggie Tabberer
- Jean Brooks
- Teresa Wilcox
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2015
- Article: 177
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Validation of the child oral health impact profile (COHIP) french questionnaire among 12 years-old children in New Caledonia
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Nada El Osta
- Helene Pichot
- Stephanie Tubert-Jeannin
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2015
- Article: 176
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Validation of a Dutch version of the Actionable 8-item screening questionnaire for neurogenic bladder overactivity in multiple sclerosis: an observational web-based study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Peter Joseph Jongen
- Bertil F. M. Blok
- Rogier Donders
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2015
- Article: 175
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A new questionnaire for measuring quality of life - the Stark QoL
Authors
- Jochen Hardt
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 October 2015
- Article: 174
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Autism spectrum quotient, coping with stress and quality of life in a non-clinical sample – an exploratory report
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ewa Pisula
- Dorota Danielewicz
- Wojciech Pisula
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 October 2015
- Article: 173
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Differential item functioning (DIF) of SF-12 and Q-LES-Q-SF items among french substance users
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Stéphanie Bourion-Bédès
- Raymund Schwan
- Cédric Baumann
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2015
- Article: 172
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Assessing the health of the general population in England: how do the three- and five-level versions of EQ-5D compare?
Authors
- Yan Feng
- Nancy Devlin
- Mike Herdman
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2015
- Article: 171
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Reproductive health and lifestyle factors associated with health-related quality of life among perinatally HIV-infected adolescents in Uganda
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda
- Noah Kiwanuka
- Lars E. Eriksson
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2015
- Article: 170
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Quality of life in polyneuropathy: association with biomarkers of small fiber impairment
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Meng-Ting Lin
- Lukas Jyuhn-Hsiarn Lee
- Sung-Tsang Hsieh
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 October 2015
- Article: 169
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Multimorbidity and functional decline in community-dwelling adults: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Aine Ryan
- Emma Wallace
- Susan M. Smith
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 October 2015
- Article: 168
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Equivalence of electronic and paper administration of patient-reported outcome measures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies conducted between 2007 and 2013
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Willie Muehlhausen
- Helen Doll
- Diane J. Wild
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 October 2015
- Article: 167
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Mapping and direct valuation: do they give equivalent EQ-5D-5L index scores?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Nan Luo
- Yin Bun Cheung
- Chun Fan Lee
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 October 2015
- Article: 166
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Development and psychometric evaluation of a new patient -reported outcome measure for stroke self -management: The Southampton Stroke Self - Management Questionnaire (SSSMQ)
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Emma J Boger
- Matthew Hankins
- Susan M Latter
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 October 2015
- Article: 165
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An empirical comparison of the OPQoL-Brief, EQ-5D-3 L and ASCOT in a community dwelling population of older people
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Billingsley Kaambwa
- Liz Gill
- Julie Ratcliffe
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 September 2015
- Article: 164
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The reciprocal effect of pain catastrophizing and satisfaction with participation in the multidisciplinary treatment of patients with chronic back pain
Authors
- Erik Farin
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 September 2015
- Article: 163
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Mode of allocation and social demographic factors correlate with impaired quality of life after liver transplantation
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Nils Heits
- Gunnar Meer
- Felix Braun
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 September 2015
- Article: 162
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When patients and surgeons disagree about surgical outcome: investigating patient factors and chart note communication
Authors
- Carolyn E. Schwartz
- Armon Ayandeh
- Joel A. Finkelstein
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 September 2015
- Article: 161
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Meaning in life and perceived quality of life in Switzerland: results of a representative survey in the German, French and Italian regions
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Mathieu Bernard
- Giliane Braunschweig
- Gian Domenico Borasio
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 September 2015
- Article: 160
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The negative impact of spasticity on the health-related quality of life of stroke survivors: a longitudinal cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Patrick J. Gillard
- Heidi Sucharew
- Brett Kissela
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 September 2015
- Article: 159
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Cross cultural adaptation of the English version of the IOF-QLQ to Polish, to assess the health-related quality-of-life of patients after a distal radius fracture
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski
- Brandon Michael Henry
- Zbigniew Dudkiewicz
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 September 2015
- Article: 158
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Validation of the Questionnaire to Identify Knee Symptoms (QuIKS) using Rasch analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Clayon B. Hamilton
- Monica R. Maly
- Bert M. Chesworth
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 September 2015
- Article: 157