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Health‐related quality of life in narcolepsy [PDF]

Journal of Sleep Research, 2001
Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder characterised by symptoms of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy. The aim of this study was to describe the health‐related quality of life of people with narcolepsy residing in the UK. The study comprised a postal survey of 500 members of the UK narcolepsy patient association, which included amongst other ...
Emma Daniels, Ian Smith, John M. Shneerson, Martin A. King   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Valuing health‐related quality of life: An EQ‐5D‐5L value set for England

Health Economics, 2017
A new version of the EQ‐5D, the EQ‐5D‐5L, is available. The aim of this study is to produce a value set to support use of EQ‐5D‐5L data in decision‐making. The study design followed an international research protocol.
N. Devlin, K. Shah, Yan Feng, B. Mulhern, B. van Hout   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The unpredictably eruptive dynamics of spruce budworm populations in eastern Canada

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
We examine historical population data for spruce budworm from several locations through the period 1930–1997, and use density‐dependent recruitment curves to test whether the pattern of population growth over time is more consistent with Royama's (1984; Ecological Monographs 54:429–462) linear R(t) model of harmonic oscillation at Green River New ...
Barry J. Cooke, Jacques Régnière
wiley   +1 more source

Physical activity and health related quality of life [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2012
Research on the relationship between Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and physical activity (PA), to date, have rarely investigated how this relationship differ across objective and subjective measures of PA. The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between HRQoL and PA, and examine how this relationship differs across objective and ...
Anokye, Nana Kwame, Trueman, Paul, Green, Colin, Pavey, Toby G, Taylor, Rod S.   +4 more
openaire   +7 more sources

Geographic variation in walking activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
This study examined whether there is geographic variation in field populations, focusing on the moving activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Results showed significant differences in moving activity among field populations but no correlation with latitude or meteorological factors.
Kentarou Matsumura
wiley   +1 more source

“You’re just in such crisis mode…frantic to get through the next day”: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of adjustment experiences among carers of patients with advanced oesophago-gastric cancer

BMC Palliative Care
Background In advanced oesophago-gastric cancer, rapid disease progression and complex symptoms contribute to a distinct caring context. Yet little is known about how those providing informal care interpret and adjust to these experiences, despite ...
Cara Ghiglieri, Martin Dempster, Lisa Graham-Wisener   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

“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
doaj   +1 more source

Health-related quality of life in autoimmune hepatitis

World Journal of Hepatology, 2021
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a severe chronic autoimmune disease and has a significant impact on the patient's quality of life, in particular regarding psychological problems such as anxiety and depression. Consistent evidence on which patient-related, disease-related or physician-related factors cause health-related quality of life (HRQoL) impairment
Snijders, R.J.A.L.M., Milkiewicz, P., Schramm, C., Gevers, T.J.G.   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

occumb: An R package for site occupancy modeling of eDNA metabarcoding data

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
This study introduces a new R package, occumb, for the convenient application of site occupancy modeling using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding data. We outline a data analysis workflow, including data setup, model fitting, model assessment, and comparison of potential study settings based on model predictions, all of which can be performed using
Keiichi Fukaya, Yuta Hasebe
wiley   +1 more source

Health-Related Quality of Life and its Associated Factors in COVID-19 Patients

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2020
Objectives Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is one of the most important outcome measures for patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate HRQoL and related factors in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.
M. Arab-Zozani, F. Hashemi, H. Safari, Mahmood Yousefi, H. Ameri   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source