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Indonesia youth population norms for EQ-5D-Y-3 L, EQ-5D-Y-5 L and the PedsQL generic core scale: lower health related quality of life relates to high economic status and stress

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background The availability of population norms from generic health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments can support the interpretation of health outcomes.
Titi Sahidah Fitriana, Fredrick Dermawan Purba, Elly Stolk, Jan J. V. Busschbach   +3 more
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Health-related effects of early part-time sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: a randomized controlled trial

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2013
OBJECTIVE: Previously we reported that early part-time sick leave enhances return to work (RTW) among employees with musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). This paper assesses the health-related effects of this intervention.
Rahman Shiri, Johanna Kausto, Kari-Pekka Martimo, Leena Kaila-Kangas, Esa-Pekka Takala, Eira Viikari-Juntura   +5 more
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Health-related quality of life in patients treated with atypical antipsychotics [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2020
Objective: To assess health-related quality of life and associated factors in patients treated with atypical antipsychotics, as well as to determine utility values using the EuroQol-5D-3L instrument.
Juliana L. de Almeida, Isabella de Figueiredo Zuppo, Saulo Castel, Edna A. Reis, Helian N. de Oliveira, Cristina M. Ruas   +5 more
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Defining Health-Related Quality of Life in Localized and Advanced Stages of Breast Cancer – the First Step towards Hereditary Cancer Genetic Counseling

Acta Clinica Croatica, 2020
The important goal in breast cancer treatment is to improve patient quality of life. Due to the huge economic burden, it is necessary to estimate the health state utility values for different breast cancer stages accurately.
Tamara Žigman, Ivana Lukša, Gloria Mihaljević, Maša Žarković, Iva Kirac, Danko Velimir Vrdoljak, Ljiljana Šerman   +6 more
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Adding a fatigue item to the EQ-5D-5L improves its psychometric performance in the general population

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2022
Background Fatigue is a common and often disturbing sequela of serious chronic health conditions. In the widely applied HRQL instrument, the EQ-5D, this aspect is not included directly, for its assumed lack of additional information.
Inge Spronk, Suzanne Polinder, Gouke J. Bonsel, M. F. Janssen, Juanita A. Haagsma   +4 more
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Highly active antiretroviral treatment and health related quality of life in South African adults with human immunodeficiency virus infection: A cross-sectional analytical study

BMC Public Health, 2007
Background Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is an important outcome in times of Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART). We compared the HRQoL of HIV positive patients receiving HAART with those awaiting treatment in public sector facilities
Fairall Lara R, Booysen Frikkie, Meyer Kobus, Bachmann Max O, Louwagie Goedele M, Heunis Christo   +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
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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
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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
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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
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