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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
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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

Mapping EQ-5D utilities to GBD 2010 and GBD 2013 disability weights : results of two pilot studies in Belgium [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Utilities and disability weights (DWs) are metrics used for calculating Quality-Adjusted Life Years and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), respectively.
Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Gielens, Leslie, Haagsma, Juanita A, Maertens de Noordhout, Charline, Plasmans, Marjanne HD, Speybroeck, Niko   +5 more
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Development and validation of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) [PDF]

, 2018
OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a new scale to assess treatment burden (the effort of looking after one's health) for patients with multimorbidity. DESIGN: Mixed-methods. SETTING: UK primary care.
Chaplin, Katherine, Duncan, Polly, Gaunt, Daisy, Man, Mei-See, Murphy, Mairead, Salisbury, Chris   +5 more
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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
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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
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Analysing randomised controlled trials with missing data : Choice of approach affects conclusions [PDF]

, 2012
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Fayers, Peter, Fielding, Shona, Ramsay, Craig R.   +2 more
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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