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The HRQoL of Chinese patients undergoing haemodialysis

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2010
Background.  With the transition from infectious disease and acute illness to chronic disease and degenerative illness as leading causes of death, health‐related quality of life has become an important aspect in assessing the burden of chronic disease.
Hui-Dan, Yu, Marcia A, Petrini
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The contextual model of HRQoL: A paradigm for expanding the HRQoL framework

Quality of Life Research, 2005
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in most US populations. Unfortunately, ethnic minority status is associated with increased later stage at diagnosis, greater incidence for many cancer sites, differential treatments, greater mortality and morbidity.
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The HRQoL of renal transplant patients

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2004
Background.  After undergoing kidney transplant surgery, patients face many new challenges. For example, they face new pathologies associated with the complex medical regimens that they will need to follow rigorously for the rest of their lives. They live with the uncertainty and fear of organ rejection.
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Gesundheitsbezogene Lebensqualität (HRQoL)

2013
In klinischen Studien an Patienten mit Multipler Sklerose (MS) wird der Erfolg einer Therapie sehr haufig anhand von jahrlicher Schubrate, Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), oder/ und anhand von Aktivitatsparametern in der zerebralen Magnetresonanztomographie bewertet. Diese objektiven Endpunkte liefern wertvolle Information uber die bestmogliche
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Applying cognitive design principles to formatting HRQOL instruments

Quality of Life Research, 2000
Researchers developing or using health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments can benefit from knowledge of state-of-the-art formatting methods for self-administered questionnaires. Three objectives in formatting design are: (1) to reduce errors in respondent navigation through the questionnaire that lead to item non-response and question ...
P A, Mullin, K N, Lohr, B W, Bresnahan, P, McNulty   +3 more
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Symptoms and HRQOL Assessment

2011
Should symptoms be included in an HRQOL assessment? This chapter addresses this issue using the research literature based on the assessment of fatigue and pain. It will become apparent that it is possible to assess the qualitative consequences of a symptom without having to relate it to HRQOL.
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Functional Status and HRQOL

2011
This chapter reviews the meanings and uses of the term function, and as was found for the term health, documents that what was once a term with a literal meaning has evolved into a predominately figurative form of expression. This history is documented, as is the impact of these changes on the use of the term function as part of the phrase “functional ...
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Neurocognition and HRQOL Assessment

2011
Can a neurocognitive assessment be included in a qualitative assessment, and if not, how can it be made useful? This issue is addressed by focusing on some of the factors that impact performing a qualitative assessment on the neurocognitively compromised person.
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Health Status and HRQOL Assessment

2011
Should indicators of health status be included in a HRQOL assessment? To answer this question I first need to understand what the term health means in the phrase health status. Since the term disorder is also used to characterize a person’s health state, I also have to discuss what it means.
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Influencing Factors on HRQOL of Physically Disabled Persons

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influencing factors on health-related quality of life of physically disabled persons.Data was collected from 96 persons with a physical disability in three cities in Korea from June to September, 2003. Social support and depression were measured by a Social Support Questionnaire 6 (SSQ6) and Center for ...
Kye-Ha, Kim, Ok-Soo, Kim
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