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Characteristics affecting health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Japanese patients with reflux oesophagitis and the effect of lansoprazole on HRQOL [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Medical Economics, 2009
A survey of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in the Japanese general population has suggested that HRQOL is affected by sex and age. We investigated whether there is any effect of baseline patients' characteristics on HRQOL of patients with reflux oesophagitis (RE), and its changes with lansoprazole (LPZ) treatment.This was a post hoc analysis of
Michio, Hongo   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life Among Community-Dwelling Thai Older Adults in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand

open access: yesRisk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2022
Thin Nyein Nyein Aung,1,2 Saiyud Moolphate,3 Yuka Koyanagi,4 Chaisiri Angkurawaranon,1,2 Siripen Supakankunti,5 Motoyuki Yuasa,6,7 Myo Nyein Aung6– 8 1Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand;
Aung TNN   +6 more
doaj  

The Impact of Socio-Economic and Home Environmental Factors on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Among Children Aged 11–14

open access: yesMedicina, 2019
Background and Objectives: Oral diseases are known to negatively impact physical, functional, and emotional well-being, and thus adversely affect quality of life.
Shahenaz Najjar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meaningful values in the Short Form Health Survey-36 after total knee arthroplasty – an alternative to the EuroQol five-dimension index as a measure for health-related quality of life: minimal clinically important difference, minimal important change, patient-acceptable symptom state thresholds, and responsiveness

open access: yesBone & Joint Research, 2022
Aims: To identify the responsiveness, minimal clinically important difference (MCID), minimal clinical important change (MIC), and patient-acceptable symptom state (PASS) thresholds in the 36-item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36) (v2) for ...
Nick D. Clement   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploration of the Effects of Playing Wii on Children's Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) During Hospitalization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Color poster with text, photographs, and tables.Advances in medical research have resulted in increased survival of children with chronic conditions, specifically pediatric oncology and cystic fibrosis (CF).
Goldberg, Melissa, Pozega, Lori
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Biopsychosocial Determinants of Hand Function and Its Trajectories Over Five Years in Patients With Hand Osteoarthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate hand function trajectories over five years in primary hand osteoarthritis (OA). Additionally, determinants of baseline and longitudinal hand function were assessed. Methods A total of 538 patients with both baseline and five‐year study visits were analyzed.
Annemiek V. E. M. Olde Meule   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Short‐Term Functional Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can accumulate functional status (FS) impairment. We evaluated the association between neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, as measured by the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), and FS in a national SLE sample.
Baljeet Rai   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring quality of life in clinical research – Part 3

open access: yesPerspectives in Clinical Research
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important outcome in cancer research, as it captures the impact of disease and treatment on patients’ daily functioning and well-being. Building on earlier discussions of HRQOL concepts and measurement methods,
Dagmara Kuliś   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of smoking with poor health-related quality of life among health-profession students in China: A 31-university multilevel, multivariable analysis

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2022
Introduction While many studies have confirmed that smoking is causally associated with various diseases, some have found an association between smoking and human functional impairment. Relationships between smoking and poor healthrelated quality of life
Tingzhong Yang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Caregiver Perspectives on the Burden of Disease and Treatment in Uncontrolled Gout

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Uncontrolled gout (UG) refers to persistently elevated serum urate (SU) levels >6 mg/dL and ongoing gout symptoms despite use of urate‐lowering therapy (ULT). The objective of this study was to evaluate the burden associated with informal caregiving for individuals with UG.
Angelo Gaffo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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