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Allergy and Health‐Related Quality of Life

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2000
OBJECTIVEWe asked patients with allergies to complete the SF‐36 Health Survey, a health‐related quality‐of‐life (QOL) measure, to determine the impact of allergy on QOL.STUDY DESIGN AND SETTINGIn total, 377 adults—140 men (37%) and 237 women (63%)—seen in a tertiary care private neurotologic practice allergy clinic completed the questionnaire before ...
M J, Derebery, K I, Berliner
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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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Health-Related Quality of Life in Sarcoidosis

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2020
AbstractHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) describes an individual's perception of the impact of health, disease, and treatment on their quality of life (QoL). It is a reflection of how the manifestation of an illness and its treatment is personally experienced.
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Neurology

Archives of Neurology, 2000
In a climate of growing concern about costs of health care, professional accountability, and the effectiveness and efficiency of treatment, neurologists should understand measures of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and appreciate both their values and their limits.To provide a critical review of current concepts in the measurement of HRQoL, with
Meyers, AR, Gage, H, Hendricks, A
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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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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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