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A review of RCTs in four medical journals to assess the use of imputation to overcome missing data in quality of life outcomes [PDF]

, 2008
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AM Wood, AR Donders, B Winblad, BG Feagan, C Ballard, Craig R Ramsay, D Curran, D Moher, DL Fairclough, EM Hunkeler, G Molenberghs, GL Gadbury, Graeme Maclennan, J Fairbank, JA Blumenthal, JG Wright, Jonathan A Cook, JR Carpenter, JR Korzenik, JR Ware, KJ Thomas, KS Nair, L Petersen, L- Yu, LL Hsieh, M Buszewicz, M Liu, MA Berry, MG Kenward, PM Fayers, R Brooks, RC Petersen, RJ McManus, RJA Little, SA Kaplan, Shona Fielding, SJ Meggitt, T Kennedy   +37 more
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An occupational therapy intervention for residents with stroke related disabilities in UK care homes (OTCH): cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of an established programme of occupational therapy in maintaining functional activity and reducing further health risks from inactivity in care home residents living with stroke sequelae.
Barton, Garry, Burton, C. R., Burton, Christopher R., Fletcher-Smith, J., Fletcher-Smith, Joanna, Irvine, L., Irvine, Lisa, Lett, K., Mant, J., Mant, Jonathan, Masterson-Algar, Patricia, Peryer, G., Peryer, Guy, Rashid, Farzana, Roalfe, A. K., Roalfe, Andrea K., Sackley, Catherine M., Sharp, L., Sharp, Leslie, Sheehan, B., Sheehan, Bart, Stant, K. E., Stant, Katie E., Steel, Kerry, Steele, K., Walker, M. F., Walker, Marion F., Watkins, C. L., Watkins, Caroline L., Wheatley, K., Wheatley, Keith, Wilde, K., Wilde, Kate, Williams, Jane   +33 more
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERLY PEOPLE: A CROSS SECTION STUDY

Sanamed, 2017
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activitylevel and health related quality of life in elderly people. Design: Between January and April 2017, a cross-sectional study of 114 elderly people (73 males and 41 ...
Walid Kamal M. Abdelbasset, Gopal Nambi S   +1 more
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Evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Families for Health V2 for the treatment of childhood obesity : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Effective programs to help children manage their weight are required. Families for Health focuses on a parenting approach, designed to help parents develop their parenting skills to support lifestyle change within the family.
Griffiths, Frances, Hamborg, Thomas, Khan, Kamran, Kirby, J. (Joanna), Lang, R. (Rebecca), Petrou, Stavros, Poole, Francine, Reddington, Kate, Robertson, Wendy, Rye, G. (Gloria), Simkiss, Douglas E., Stallard, Nigel, Stewart-Brown, Sarah L., Thorogood, Margaret   +13 more
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Maternal tobacco exposure and health-related quality of life during pregnancy: a national-based study of pregnant women in China

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2021
Background With the increase of the number of smokers, tobacco exposure among pregnant women is becoming more and more common. Pregnant women exposed to first-hand smoke and second-hand smoke are susceptible to physiological and psychological health ...
Weiwei Sun, Xinyu Huang, Huailiang Wu, Casper J. P. Zhang, Zongzhi Yin, Qianqian Fan, Huiyun Wang, Pallavi Jayavanth, Babatunde Akinwunmi, Yanxin Wu, Zilian Wang, Wai-kit Ming   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Statistical analysis of EQ-5D profiles: does the use of value sets bias inference? [PDF]

, 2008
Health state profile data, such as those provided by the EQ-5D, are widely collected in clinical trials, population surveys and a growing range of other important health sector applications.
Devlin, N., Parkin, D., Rice, N.
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibition with simvastatin in acute lung injury to reduce pulmonary dysfunction (HARP-2) trial : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2012
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common devastating clinical syndrome characterized by life-threatening respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and multiple organ failure.
A Mercat, AM Cheung, C Brun-Buisson, C Rossi, Cecilia M O’Kane, Christine McNally, Daniel F McAuley, DJ Kor, Excellence NIfHaC, F Gao Smith, Gavin D Perkins, GD Rubenfeld, GR Bernard, Grainne Crealey, Irish Critical Care Trials Group, John G Laffey, KF Schulz, LA Curtis, Lynn Murphy, M Shyamsundar, MA Matthay, Mark Cross, Michael Stevenson, MS Herridge, RG Brower, S Harvey, SE Erickson, T Craig, The ARDS Network investigators, The EuroQol Group, TR Craig, TW Felton   +31 more
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Short-term results of open inguinal hernia repair with self-gripping Parietex ProGrip mesh in China: A retrospective study of 90 cases

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2016
Objectives: This study investigated short-term outcomes of Lichtenstein hernia repair using self-gripping Parietex ProGrip mesh in Chinese patients with inguinal hernias.
Yinlong Wang, Xin Zhang
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Mapping clinical outcomes to generic preference-based outcome measures: development and comparison of methods

Health Technology Assessment, 2020
Background: Cost-effectiveness analysis using quality-adjusted life-years as the measure of health benefit is commonly used to aid decision-makers. Clinical studies often do not include preference-based measures that allow the calculation of quality ...
Mónica Hernández Alava, Allan Wailoo, Stephen Pudney, Laura Gray, Andrea Manca   +4 more
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Evaluation of the quality of recovery and the postoperative health status after elective surgery [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2018
Purpose: Postoperative recovery is a complex process with physiologic, functional, and psychologic dimensions. Postoperative quality of recovery is considered as a crucial outcome following surgery and anesthesia.
Sofia M. Ferraz, João P. Moreira, Leonor C. Mendes, Tania M. Amaral, Ana R. Andrade, Alice R. Santos, Fernando J. Abelha   +6 more
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