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Impact of AferBio® on quality of life and chemotherapy toxicity in advanced lung cancer patients (AFERBIO study): protocol study for a phase II randomized controlled trial

BMC Cancer, 2019
Background Lung cancer patients undergoing palliative chemotherapy exhibit many symptoms related to the disease, such as adverse events and infectious complications during treatment, which impacts directly their health-related quality of life (HRQOL ...
Daniel D’Almeida Preto, Mariana Toledo Baston, Camilla Centurion Geraige, Sarah Bertazzi Augusto, Marco Antonio de Oliveira, Augusto Elias Mamere, Gustavo Dix Junqueira Pinto, Josiane Mourão Dias, Pedro Rafael Martins De Marchi, Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro Paiva, Carlos Eduardo Paiva   +10 more
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Physical activity and health related quality of life [PDF]

, 2012
Copyright @ 2012 Anokye et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution,
A Briggs, AC Cameron, Colin Green, D Gujarati, DCMS, DH, E Lindholm, EI Lubetkin, EQ Group, F Soltoft, FB Gillison, FJ Penedo, G O'Donovan, J Sorensen, K Burstrom, M Hamer, N Beyler, N Luo, Nana Kwame Anokye, NICE, P Dolan, Paul Trueman, PC Austin, R Bize, R Brand, R Craig, Rod S Taylor, S Beale, S Chatterjee, S Morris, S Petrou, S Saxena, SI Saarni, StataCorp, T Pavey, TH Sach, Toby G Pavey, W Greene, WJ Rejeski   +38 more
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Gender differences in health-related quality of life following total laryngectomy [PDF]

, 2010
Background: The impact of a total laryngectomy on an individual's life has primarily been measured from a male viewpoint reflecting the demographics of a diagnosis of laryngeal cancer.
Gibson, S., Hilari, K., Lee, M. T.
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Impact of metabolic comorbidity on the association between body mass index and heatlh-related quality of life: a Scotland-wide cross-sectional study of 5,608 participants [PDF]

, 2012
<p/>Background: The prevalence of obesity is rising in Scotland and globally. Overall, obesity is associated with increased morbidity, mortality and reduced health-related quality of life.
A Peeters, Daniel F Mackay, DS Morrison, E Lopez-Garcia, EA Sims, Elisabeth Fenwick, ES Ford, FB Hu, G Iacobellis, GA Bray, GA Colditz, H Jia, HA Doll, HL Wee, I Castres, J Brazier, Jill P Pell, JM Rippe, K Trakas, KM Flegal, KR Fontaine, KR Fontaine, LL Yan, MA Friedman, MA Friedman, MJ Garcia-Mendizabal, MK Hassan, N Stefan, N Vasiljevic, RF Kushner, RL Kolotkin, RP Wildman, RP Wildman, S Sarlio-Lahteenkorva, S Velho, SJ Olshansky, TG Bentley, TH Sach, WM Hopman, World Health Organization, Zia Ul-Haq   +40 more
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Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Quality of Life: What is the Difference? [PDF]

, 2016
The terms health, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and quality of life (QoL) are used interchangeably. Given that these are three key terms in the literature, their appropriate and clear use is important.
A Bowling, A Bowling, A Leplège, A Michalos, A Schrag, ALD Lau, CE Ferrans, D Felce, DL Patrick, E Nord, G Guyatt, GA Meeberg, GH Guyatt, GW Torrance, IB Wilson, J Brazier, J Brazier, J Brazier, JE Ware, JE Ware, JE Ware, John Brazier, JR Elkinton, K Kalantar-Zadeh, Kuyken W, Group TW, M Bergner, M Bergner, Milad Karimi, MR Gold, MR Hill, NK Wenger, O Cunillera, P Makai, P Moons, P Moons, R Baker, R Brooks, R Rabin, RA Cummins, RD Hays, RM Kaplan, S Ebrahim, S Fanshel, TM Gill, WJ Rejeski, WO Spitzer, World Health Organization   +46 more
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Making Rasch decisions: The use of Rasch analysis in the construction of preference based health related quality of life instruments [PDF]

, 2008
Objective: To set out the methodological process for using Rasch analysis alongside traditional psychometric methods in the development of a health state classification that is amenable to valuation.
Brazier, J., Coyne, K., Tsuchiya, A., Yang, Y., Young, T.   +4 more
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Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Literature Review [PDF]

, 2019
Background Improving value in healthcare means optimizing outcomes and minimizing costs. The emerging pay-for-performance era requires understanding of the effect of healthcare services on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
Desai, Virendra R., Gadgil, Nisha, Lam, Sandi K., Raskin, Jeffrey S., Saad, Shahbaz   +4 more
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“Oh my God I am alone”: young adult students’ experiences of living alone in a time of global uncertainty

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
This study explores young adult students’ experiences of living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing a vital research gap by investigating the collective influence of youth, student status, and solitary living on mental health.
Jenny M. Groarke, Lydia McKeown, Phoebe E. McKenna-Plumley, Lisa Graham-Wisener   +3 more
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
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[Health-related quality of life.].

Laeknabladid, 2015
With increasing technology in medicine and possibilities to extend life, interest for studying health-related quality of life, i.e. the subjective well-being of patients against the background of their diseases, accidents or treatment, has increased. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a self administered test for health-related quality of life ...
T, Helgason, J K, Bjornsson, K, Tomasson, S, Ingimarsson   +3 more
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