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The relationship between EQ-5D, HAQ and pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: further validation and development of the limited dependent variable, mixture model approach [PDF]

, 2013
Objective: To provide robust estimates of EQ-5D as a function of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Allan Wailoo, Bansback, Brazier, Brazier, Chen, EuroQol Group, Fred Wolfe, Harrison, Harrison, Hernández Alava, Hurst, Kaleb Michaud, Lindgren, Marra, McLachlan, Mónica Hernández Alava, Scott, Torrance, Wailoo, Wolfe, Wolfe   +20 more
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Responsiveness of the EuroQoL 5-Dimension (EQ-5D) questionnaire in patients with spondyloarthritis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background Spondyloarthritis (SpA) has a significant impact on patients’ quality of life due to functional impairments. Generic health instruments like the EuroQoL 5-dimension (EQ-5D) is important for cost-utility analysis of health care interventions ...
Helen Hoi Lun Tsang, Carlos King Ho Wong, Prudence Wing Hang Cheung, Chak Sing Lau, Ho Yin Chung, Jason Pui Yin Cheung   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing the performance of the SF-6D and the EQ-5D in different patient groups [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction: This research aims to explore the performance of the SF-6D and the EQ-5D in patients suffering from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cataracts, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Ferreira, Lara N., Ferreira, Pedro L., Pereira, Luis N.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Euthanasia, religiosity and the valuation of health states: results from an Irish EQ5D5L valuation study and their implications for anchor values

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2018
Background The Quality Adjusted Life Year influences the allocation of significant amounts of healthcare resources. Despite this surprisingly little research effort has been devoted to analysing how beliefs and attitudes to hastening death influence ...
Luke Barry, Anna Hobbins, Daniel Kelleher, Koonal Shah, Nancy Devlin, Juan Manuel Ramos Goni, Ciaran O’Neill   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence for Action on HIV Treatment and Care Systems in low and middle-income countries: background and introduction.

, 2012
Despite the unprecedented scale-up of treatment for HIV in low and middle-income countries over the past decade, 49% of adults and 77% of children in need of HIV treatment still do not have access to it.
Hakim, James, Ross, David A, South, Annabelle, Weller, Ian   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Dimensions of quality of life in patients with heart failure and sarcopenia: a scoping review protocol

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
Objective: To map the dimensions of quality of life in patients with heart failure (HF) and sarcopenia. Methods: The scoping review will adhere to the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis methodology and will be reported following the Preferred Reporting ...
Valéria Gonçalves da Silva, Ana Carla Dantas Cavalcanti, Helena Cramer Veiga Rey, Eliza de Oliveira Barauna, Simone Pereira Lermontov   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Responsiveness of quality of life instruments : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Statistics in Statistics at Massey University [PDF]

, 2001
Quality of life (QoL) is a phrase that is intuitively meaningful. As a concept it distinguishes between the mere duration of life and a life that is in some sense 'worthwhile'.
Weatherall, Mark
core  

Risk Factors for Relapse in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis Among Patients With Relapse After Induction of Remission With Rituximab

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of the study was to determine risk factors for relapse of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) after reinduction of remission with rituximab and discontinuation of maintenance therapy. Methods This is a post hoc analysis of the RITAZAREM clinical trial.
Ellen Romich, Joshua F. Baker, Thomas R. Riley IV, Ian Green, Rennie L. Rhee, Carol A. McAlear, Ulrich Specks, Rona M. Smith, David R. Jayne, Peter A. Merkel, for the RITAZAREM Investigators, Reem Al‐jayyousi, Yoshihiro Arimura, Jacqueline Andrews, Simon Bond, Marianna Nodale, Annette Bruchfeld, Brian Camilleri, Simon Carette, Chee Kay Cheung, Michael Clarkson, Janak de Zoysa, Vimal Derebail, Tim Doulton, Tomomi Endo, Eri Muso, Tatsuo Tsukamoto, Alastair Ferraro, Lindsy Forbess, Shouichi Fujimoto, Shunsuke Furuta, Ora Gewurz‐Singer, Yoshitomo Hamano, Lorraine Harper, Toshiko Ito‐Ihara, Rachel B. Jones, Nader Khalidi, Rainer Klocke, Curry L. Koening, Yoshinori Komagata, Hajime Kono, Shunya Uchida, Carol A. Langford, Peter Lanyon, Sarah Lawman, Raashid Luqmani, Larry W. Moreland, Kim Mynard, Patrick Nachman, Christian Pagnoux, Chen Au Peh, Charles Pusey, Dwarakanathan Ranganathan, Ken‐ei Sada, Richard Smith, Richard Watts, Robert Spiera, Antoine G. Sreih, Kazuo Suzuki, Vladamir Tesar, Augusto Vaglio, Giles Walters, Caroline Wroe   +62 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analgesic Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation at Different Stimulus Parameters for Neuropathic Pain: A Randomized Study

Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021
Abstract Objectives The aim of the present study was to investigate the analgesic effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the primary motor cortex (M1‐rTMS) using different stimulation parameters to explore the optimal stimulus condition for treating neuropathic pain.
Nobuhiko Mori, Koichi Hosomi, Asaya Nishi, Satoru Oshino, Haruhiko Kishima, Youichi Saitoh   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transitioning between the EQ-5D youth and adult descriptive systems in a group of adolescents

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Purpose To investigate whether the same health state results in the same distribution of responses on the EQ-5D youth and adult descriptive systems. Methods Adolescents aged 13–18 years with a range of health conditions and from the general school going ...
Janine Verstraete, Paul Kind, Mathieu F. Janssen, Zhihao Yang, Elly Stolk, Abraham Gebregziabiher   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source