Volume 3, issue 1, December 2005
83 articles in this issue
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Assessment of the structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in musculoskeletal patients
Authors
- Julie F Pallant
- Catherine M Bailey
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2005
- Article: 82
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Effects of psycho-educational intervention on health-related quality of life (QOL) of patients with chronic liver disease referring to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Farkhondeh Sharif
- Sadrollah Mohebbi
- Sakineh Gholamzadeh
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2005
- Article: 81
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Quality of life after acute myocardial infarction: A comparison of diabetic versus non-diabetic acute myocardial infarction patients in Quebec acute care hospitals
Authors
- Ewurabena Simpson
- Louise Pilote
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2005
- Article: 80
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The reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Restless Legs Syndrome Quality of Life questionnaire (RLSQoL) in a trial population
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Linda Abetz
- Robert Arbuckle
- Jeffrey Kirsch
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2005
- Article: 79
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Quality of life in post-menopausal osteoporosis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Maria Luisa Bianchi
- Maria Rosa Orsini
- Simonetta Betti
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2005
- Article: 78
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Health-related quality of life in urban surgical emergency department patients: Comparison with a representative German population sample
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Bruno Neuner
- Peter M Miller
- Claudia Spies
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2005
- Article: 77
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A review of the psychometric properties of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) family of measures
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jane E Pirkis
- Philip M Burgess
- Michelle K Williamson
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2005
- Article: 76
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Do proxies reflect patients' health concerns about urinary incontinence and gait problems?
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Takahiro Higashi
- Ron D Hays
- Neil S Wenger
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2005
- Article: 75
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Comparative assessment of three different indices of multimorbidity for studies on health-related quality of life
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Martin Fortin
- Catherine Hudon
- Hassan Soubhi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2005
- Article: 74
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The International Classification of Functioning as an explanatory model of health after distal radius fracture: A cohort study
Authors
- Jocelyn E Harris
- Joy C MacDermid
- James Roth
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2005
- Article: 73
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Quality of life in bipolar disorder: A review of the literature
Authors
- Erin E Michalak
- Lakshmi N Yatham
- Raymond W Lam
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2005
- Article: 72
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The visual analog rating scale of health-related quality of life: an examination of end-digit preferences
Authors
- Amir Shmueli
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2005
- Article: 71
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The European DISABKIDS project: development of seven condition-specific modules to measure health related quality of life in children and adolescents
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Rolanda M Baars
- Clare I Atherton
- the DISABKIDS group*
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 November 2005
- Article: 70
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Cross-cultural validation and analysis of responsiveness of the QUALIOST®: QUAlity of Life questionnaire In OSTeoporosis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Christine de la Loge
- Kate Sullivan
- Pierre Jean Meunier
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 November 2005
- Article: 69
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Evaluating change in health-related quality of life in adult rhinitis: Responsiveness of the Rhinosinusitis Disability Index
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Hubert Chen
- Patricia P Katz
- Paul D Blanc
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2005
- Article: 68
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The reliability, validity, and preliminary responsiveness of the Eye Allergy Patient Impact Questionnaire (EAPIQ)
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Michael Alexander
- William Berger
- Linda Abetz
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2005
- Article: 67
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The Oxford hip score: the patient's perspective
Authors
- Vikki Wylde
- Ian D Learmonth
- Victoria J Cavendish
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2005
- Article: 66
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Psychometric properties of the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25), Japanese version
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Yoshimi Suzukamo
- Tetsuro Oshika
- Shunichi Fukuhara
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 October 2005
- Article: 65
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Adolescent distinctions between quality of life and self-rated health in quality of life research
Authors
- Keith J Zullig
- Robert F Valois
- J Wanzer Drane
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 October 2005
- Article: 64
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Differential effect sizes of growth hormone replacement on quality of life, well-being and health status in growth hormone deficient patients: a meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Jan Berend Deijen
- Lucia I Arwert
- Madeleine L Drent
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 October 2005
- Article: 63
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Development and validation of a quality of life questionnaire for patients with colostomy or ileostomy
Authors
- Luis Prieto
- Hanne Thorsen
- Kristian Juul
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 October 2005
- Article: 62
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Patients' perspectives on how idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis affects the quality of their lives
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Jeffrey J Swigris
- Anita L Stewart
- Sandra R Wilson
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 October 2005
- Article: 61
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Ethnic differential item functioning in the assessment of quality of life in cancer patients
Authors
- Ian S Pagano
- Carolyn C Gotay
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 October 2005
- Article: 60
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The effect of patient characteristics on variability in pain and function over two years in early knee osteoarthritis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Przemyslaw T Paradowski
- Martin Englund
- Ewa M Roos
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 September 2005
- Article: 59
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Modification of the asthma quality of life questionnaire (standardised) for patients 12 years and older
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Elizabeth F Juniper
- Klas Svensson
- Elisabeth Ståhl
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 September 2005
- Article: 58
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Application of a disease-specific mapping function to estimate utility gains with effective treatment of schizophrenia
Authors
- Leslie A Lenert
- Marcia FT Rupnow
- Christine Elnitsky
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 September 2005
- Article: 57
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Health-related quality of life is related to COPD disease severity
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Elisabeth Ståhl
- Anne Lindberg
- Bo Lundbäck
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 September 2005
- Article: 56
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Response shift masks the treatment impact on patient reported outcomes (PROs): the example of individual quality of life in edentulous patients
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Lena Ring
- Stefan Höfer
- Ciaran A O'Boyle
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 September 2005
- Article: 55
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Development and validation of a psychosocial screening instrument for cancer
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Wolfgang Linden
- Dahyun Yi
- Richard Doll
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 September 2005
- Article: 54
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Engagement of patients in religious and spiritual practices: Confirmatory results with the SpREUK-P 1.1 questionnaire as a tool of quality of life research
Authors
- Arndt Büssing
- Peter F Matthiessen
- Thomas Ostermann
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 September 2005
- Article: 53
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In spite of good intentions: patients' perspectives on problematic social support interactions
Authors
- Carla Boutin-Foster
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 September 2005
- Article: 52
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Subjective assessments of comorbidity correlate with quality of life health outcomes: Initial validation of a comorbidity assessment instrument
Authors
- Elizabeth A Bayliss
- Jennifer L Ellis
- John F Steiner
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 September 2005
- Article: 51
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Health related quality of life in sickle cell patients: The PiSCES project
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Donna K McClish
- Lynne T Penberthy
- Wally R Smith
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 August 2005
- Article: 50
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Health-related quality of life and physical well-being among a 63-year-old cohort of women with androgenetic alopecia; a Finnish population-based study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Päivi Hirsso
- Ulla Rajala
- Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 August 2005
- Article: 49
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Usefulness of five-item and three-item Mental Health Inventories to screen for depressive symptoms in the general population of Japan
Authors
- Shin Yamazaki
- Shunichi Fukuhara
- Joseph Green
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 August 2005
- Article: 48
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Psychosocial and socioeconomic burden of vasomotor symptoms in menopause: A comprehensive review
Authors
- Wulf H Utian
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 05 August 2005
- Article: 47
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Health measurement using the ICF: Test-retest reliability study of ICF codes and qualifiers in geriatric care
Authors
- Jiro Okochi
- Sakiko Utsunomiya
- Tai Takahashi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 July 2005
- Article: 46
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Women's quality of life is decreased by acute cystitis and antibiotic adverse effects associated with treatment
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Erika J Ernst
- Michael E Ernst
- George R Bergus
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 July 2005
- Article: 45
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Methodology and measurement properties of health-related quality of life instruments: A prospective study of patients undergoing breast reduction surgery
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Achilleas Thoma
- Sheila Sprague
- William Furlong
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 July 2005
- Article: 44
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Injection Drug Use Quality of Life scale (IDUQOL): A validation study
Authors
- Anita M Hubley
- Lara B Russell
- Anita Palepu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 July 2005
- Article: 43
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Validation of a patient-administered questionnaire to measure the activity impairment experienced by women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection: the Activity Impairment Assessment (AIA)
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Diane J Wild
- Darren J Clayson
- Kathleen Gondek
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 July 2005
- Article: 42
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An investigation into the psychometric properties of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in patients with breast cancer
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jacqui Rodgers
- Colin R Martin
- Mark Verrill
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 July 2005
- Article: 41
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The Herdecke questionnaire on quality of life (HLQ): Validation of factorial structure and development of a short form within a naturopathy treated in-patient collective
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Thomas Ostermann
- Arndt Büssing
- Peter F Matthiessen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 July 2005
- Article: 40
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Cancer history and other personal factors affect quality of life in patients with hepatitis C
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Sara H Olson
- Sandy Iyer
- Robert C Kurtz
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 June 2005
- Article: 39
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Response shift and glycemic control in children with diabetes
Authors
- Julie A Wagner
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 June 2005
- Article: 38
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Order effects: a randomised study of three major cancer-specific quality of life instruments
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Yin-Bun Cheung
- Celestine Lim
- Joseph Wee
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 May 2005
- Article: 37
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Minimal Important Difference (MID) of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI): Results from patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Richard Shikiar
- Gale Harding
- Richard D Lennox
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 May 2005
- Article: 36
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Effects of a self-care program on quality of life of cirrhotic patients referring to Tehran Hepatitis Center
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Mitra Zandi
- Mohsen Adib-Hajbagheri
- Seyed Moayed Alavian
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 May 2005
- Article: 35
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Health-related quality of life measurement in pediatric clinical practice: An appraisal and precept for future research and application
Authors
- James W Varni
- Tasha M Burwinkle
- Mariella M Lane
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 16 May 2005
- Article: 34