Volume 7, issue 1, December 2009
106 articles in this issue
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Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection: its impact on quality of life
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Amare Deribew
- Markos Tesfaye
- Robert Colebunders
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 December 2009
- Article: 105
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Validation of a Chinese version of disease specific quality of life scale (HFS-36) for hemifacial spasm in Taiwan
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Yen-Chu Huang
- Jun-Yu Fan
- Yih-Ru Wu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 December 2009
- Article: 104
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Effect on Health-related Quality of Life of changes in mental health in children and adolescents
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Luis Rajmil
- Jorge A Palacio-Vieira
- Jordi Alonso
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2009
- Article: 103
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Quality of life data as prognostic indicators of survival in cancer patients: an overview of the literature from 1982 to 2008
Authors
- Ali Montazeri
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2009
- Article: 102
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Measurement properties of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory by cross-sectional and longitudinal designs
Authors
- Anne-Lise Tamber
- Kjersti T Wilhelmsen
- Liv Inger Strand
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2009
- Article: 101
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Adolescents' wellbeing and functioning: relationships with parents' subjective general physical and mental health
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- George Giannakopoulos
- Christine Dimitrakaki
- Yannis Tountas
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2009
- Article: 100
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Cardiac rehabilitation in Austria: long term health-related quality of life outcomes
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Stefan Höfer
- Werner Kullich
- Rudolf Müller
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2009
- Article: 99
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Development and psychometric assessment of the COPD and Asthma Sleep Impact Scale (CASIS)
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Robin F Pokrzywinski
- David M Meads
- Dennis A Revicki
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 December 2009
- Article: 98
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Health-related quality of life in children with cystic fibrosis: validation of the German CFQ-R
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Anne Schmidt
- Kerstin Wenninger
- Doris Staab
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 December 2009
- Article: 97
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Relationship between the EQ-5D index and measures of clinical outcomes in selected studies of cardiovascular interventions
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Kimberley A Goldsmith
- Matthew T Dyer
- Linda D Sharples
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 November 2009
- Article: 96
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Social and dental status along the life course and oral health impacts in adolescents: a population-based birth cohort
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Karen G Peres
- Marco A Peres
- Pedro C Hallal
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 November 2009
- Article: 95
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Urinary and sexual outcomes in long-term (5+ years) prostate cancer disease free survivors after radical prostatectomy
Authors (first, second and last of 16)
- Mauro Gacci
- Alchiede Simonato
- Marco Carini
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 November 2009
- Article: 94
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Comparing the content of participation instruments using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Vanessa K Noonan
- Jacek A Kopec
- Marcel F Dvorak
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 November 2009
- Article: 93
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Measuring disease-specific quality of life in rare populations: a practical approach to cross-cultural translation
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Victoria E Price
- Robert J Klaassen
- Nancy L Young
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2009
- Article: 92
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Fear of hypoglycaemia: defining a minimum clinically important difference in patients with type 2 diabetes
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Tom Stargardt
- Linda Gonder-Frederick
- Charles M Alexander
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 October 2009
- Article: 91
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Impact of gastroesophageal reflux disease on work absenteeism, presenteeism and productivity in daily life: a European observational study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Javier P Gisbert
- Alun Cooper
- Javier Nuevo
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 October 2009
- Article: 90
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Periodontal status, tooth loss and self-reported periodontal problems effects on oral impacts on daily performances, OIDP, in pregnant women in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Margaret N Wandera
- Ingunn M Engebretsen
- the PROMISE-EBF Study Group
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 October 2009
- Article: 89
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The AMC Linear Disability Score (ALDS): a cross-sectional study with a new generic instrument to measure disability applied to patients with peripheral arterial disease
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Rosemarie Met
- Jim A Reekers
- Rob J de Haan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 October 2009
- Article: 88
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Do neurooncological patients and their significant others agree on quality of life ratings?
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Johannes M Giesinger
- Miriam Golser
- Bernhard Holzner
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 October 2009
- Article: 87
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Self-efficacy instruments for patients with chronic diseases suffer from methodological limitations - a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Anja Frei
- Anna Svarin
- Milo A Puhan
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 26 September 2009
- Article: 86
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Associations between general self-efficacy and health-related quality of life among 12-13-year-old school children: a cross-sectional survey
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Lisbeth Gravdal Kvarme
- Kristin Haraldstad
- Gerd Karin Natvig
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 September 2009
- Article: 85
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Quality of life in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: A literature review
Authors
- Alejandra Caqueo-UrÃzar
- José Gutiérrez-Maldonado
- Claudia Miranda-Castillo
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 11 September 2009
- Article: 84
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Understanding and assessing the impact of treatment in diabetes: the Treatment-Related Impact Measures for Diabetes and Devices (TRIM-Diabetes and TRIM-Diabetes Device)
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Meryl Brod
- Mette Hammer
- Donald M Bushnell
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 September 2009
- Article: 83
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Prevalence of multiple chronic conditions in the United States' Medicare population
Authors
- Kathleen M Schneider
- Brian E O'Donnell
- Debbie Dean
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 September 2009
- Article: 82
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Valuation of transfusion-free living in MDS: results of health utility interviews with patients
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Agota Szende
- Caroline Schaefer
- Alan F List
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 September 2009
- Article: 81
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Sex differences in the relative contribution of social and clinical factors to the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 measure of health-related quality of life in older home care clients
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Colleen J Maxwell
- Jian Kang
- Walter P Wodchis
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 September 2009
- Article: 80
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Serbian KINDL questionnaire for quality of life assessments in healthy children and adolescents: reproducibility and construct validity
Authors
- Dejan Stevanovic
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 August 2009
- Article: 79
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Health-state utilities in a prisoner population: a cross-sectional survey
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Christopher AKY Chong
- Sicong Li
- Hla-Hla Thein
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 August 2009
- Article: 78
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Measuring adolescents' HRQoL via self reports and parent proxy reports: an evaluation of the psychometric properties of both versions of the KINDL-R instrument
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Michael Erhart
- Ute Ellert
- Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 August 2009
- Article: 77
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Validation of a short form Wisconsin Upper Respiratory Symptom Survey (WURSS-21)
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Bruce Barrett
- Roger L Brown
- Mozhdeh Bahrainian
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 August 2009
- Article: 76
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Utility of WHOQOL-BREF in measuring quality of life in Sickle Cell Disease
Authors
- Monika R Asnani
- Garth E Lipps
- Marvin E Reid
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 10 August 2009
- Article: 75
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Testing a model of association between patient identified problems and responses to global measures of health in low back pain patients: a prospective study
Authors
- Ricky Mullis
- Martyn Lewis
- Elaine M Hay
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 August 2009
- Article: 74
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Dental pain, oral impacts and perceived need for dental treatment in Tanzanian school students: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Kijakazi O Mashoto
- Anne N Åstrøm
- Joyce R Masalu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2009
- Article: 73
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A predictive model of Health Related Quality of life of parents of chronically ill children: the importance of care-dependency of their child and their support system
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Janneke Hatzmann
- Heleen Maurice-Stam
- Martha A Grootenhuis
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 July 2009
- Article: 72
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Health-related Quality of Life among hospitalized older people awaiting residential aged care
Authors
- Lynne C Giles
- Graeme Hawthorne
- Maria Crotty
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 July 2009
- Article: 71
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Frailty and health related quality of life in older Mexican Americans
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Meredith C Masel
- James E Graham
- Kenneth J Ottenbacher
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 July 2009
- Article: 70
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Effect of exacerbations on health status in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Koichi Nishimura
- Susumu Sato
- Toru Oga
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 July 2009
- Article: 69
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The impact of regular physical activity on fatigue, depression and quality of life in persons with multiple sclerosis
Authors
- Nicole M Stroud
- Clare L Minahan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 July 2009
- Article: 68
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Use of medications by people with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy persons: a population-based study of fatiguing illness in Georgia
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Roumiana S Boneva
- Jin-Mann S Lin
- William C Reeves
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 July 2009
- Article: 67
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Psychological wellbeing, physical impairments and rural aging in a developing country setting
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Melanie A Abas
- Sureeporn Punpuing
- Morven Leese
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 July 2009
- Article: 66
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Validity and reliability of a new, short symptom rating scale in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Marie Härdén
- Britta Nyström
- Nils Edvardsson
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 July 2009
- Article: 65
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Evaluation of the impact of fibromyalgia on patients' sleep and the content validity of two sleep scales
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Susan Martin
- Arthi Chandran
- Gergana Zlateva
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 July 2009
- Article: 64
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Measuring patient's expectation and the perception of quality in LASIK services
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Deng-Juin Lin
- Ing-Cheau Sheu
- Ming-Jen Chou
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 July 2009
- Article: 63
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The impact of itch symptoms in psoriasis: results from physician interviews and patient focus groups
Authors
- Denise Globe
- Martha S Bayliss
- David J Harrison
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 July 2009
- Article: 62
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Quality of life in Brazilian obese adolescents: effects of a long-term multidisciplinary lifestyle therapy
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Mara Cristina Lofrano-Prado
- Hanna Karen Moreira Antunes
- Ana R Dâmaso
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 July 2009
- Article: 61
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Impact of gastroesophageal reflux disease on patients' daily lives: a European observational study in the primary care setting
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Javier P Gisbert
- Alun Cooper
- Javier Zapardiel
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 July 2009
- Article: 60
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Reliability and validity of a new scale on internal coherence (ICS) of cancer patients
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Matthias Kröz
- Arndt Büssing
- Harald Matthes
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 June 2009
- Article: 59
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Rasch analysis of the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29)
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Melina Ramp
- Fary Khan
- Julie F Pallant
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 June 2009
- Article: 58
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Investigating the missing data mechanism in quality of life outcomes: a comparison of approaches
Authors
- Shona Fielding
- Peter M Fayers
- Craig R Ramsay
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 June 2009
- Article: 57