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Health-related quality of life in sarcoidosis

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2014
The review presents an overview of the scientific publications in the field of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in sarcoidosis.Literature on HRQL in sarcoidosis is limited. HRQL was mainly used as a primary or secondary endpoint in intervention studies.
Korenromp, Ingrid H.E., van de Laar, Mart A F J   +1 more
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Obesity and health‐related quality of life

Obesity Reviews, 2001
SummaryAlthough it is well documented that obesity is strongly associated with morbidity and mortality, less is known about the impact of obesity on functional status and health‐related quality of life (HRQL). However, in recent years research has been conducted to estimate the impact of obesity on HRQL, and to determine the effects of weight reduction
K R, Fontaine, I, Barofsky
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Asthma

Allergy & Clinical Immunology International - Journal of the World Allergy Organization, 1999
One aim of caring for adults and children with asthma should be the identification and treatment of the functional impairments that are troublesome to these patients in their daily lives. Studies have shown that correlations between measures of clinical asthma severity and control and health-related quality of life (HRQL) impairment are only weak to ...
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Culture

Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 2010
To clarify the relationship between quality of life (QOL) and culture.Journal articles, proceedings, and clinical experience.QOL is a subjective, multidimensional experience of well-being that is culturally constructed as individuals seek safety and security, a sense of integrity and meaning in life, and a sense of belonging in one's social network.In ...
Marjorie, Kagawa-Singer, Geraldine V, Padilla, Kimlin, Ashing-Giwa   +2 more
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DEPRESSION AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 2002
Chronic medical conditions drastically affect the lives of those afflicted, leading to pain, disability, and disruption. Comorbid depression can exacerbate the effects of medical illness and may be an independent source of suffering and disability.
Bradley N, Gaynes, Barbara J, Burns, Dan L, Tweed, Pennifer, Erickson   +3 more
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Health-related quality of life in narcolepsy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2006
To describe health-related quality of life in Norwegian patients with narcolepsy compared with data from the general population.Seventy-seven patients with narcolepsy with cataplexy were included in the final analysis. Health-related quality of life was assessed by SF-36 questionnaire.Men and women with narcolepsy had lower scores in all SF-36 domains,
S, Ervik, M, Abdelnoor, M S, Heier, M, Ramberg, G, Strand   +4 more
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Osteoporosis

Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 1998
The increasing prevalence and complexity of osteoporosis mandates that healthcare providers take a comprehensive view of the scientific investigation, treatment, and management of the disease. Despite recent pharmacologic advances, the enhancement of quality of life for patients with osteoporosis remains an elusive goal.
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Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life

Respiratory Care, 2001
In addition to mortality, morbidity, and patient satisfaction, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an outcome of health care as well as a consequence of illness or injury. Consequently, instruments to assess HRQOL have become important outcome measures for the evaluation of health care.
S C, Mishoe, J R, Maclean
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???Death??? and the Valuation of Health-Related Quality of Life

Medical Care, 2001
Despite evidence to the contrary, a common assumption in the area of health status measurement is that the state "dead" is the worst possible health state and by definition should be assigned a value of 0. However, the value of the state "dead" and the notion of states worse than "dead" have never been fully addressed as a research topic.
Macran, S., Kind, P.
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Hepatic Encephalopathy and Health-Related Quality of Life

Clinics in Liver Disease, 2012
The impact of overt hepatic encephalopathy on health-related quality of life is well defined, but it remains to be demonstrated how much the presence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) might impair patients' perceived health status. MHE reduces cognitive abilities, with specific impairment in manual abilities, which can lead to a depressed mood ...
Bianchi, Giampaolo, Giovagnoli, Marco, Sasdelli, Anna Simona, Marchesini, Giulio   +3 more
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