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Measurement of Quality of Life I. A Methodological Framework
The Scientific World Journal, 2003 Despite the widespread acceptance of quality of life (QOL) as the ideal guideline in healthcare and clinical research, serious conceptual and methodological problems continue to plague this area.
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 ObjectiveTo determine the minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) for the breast cancer scale QLICP-BR (V2.0) among the Quality of Life Instruments system for cancer patients (QLICP), which consist of the general module of 32 items classifying ...
Fei Li +5 more
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Socioeconomic inequalities in the quality of life of older Europeans in different welfare regimes [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Whether socioeconomic inequalities in health and well-being persist into old age and are narrower in more generous welfare states is debated.
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor +12 more
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The Life Mission Theory II. The Structure of the Life Purpose and the Ego
The Scientific World Journal, 2003 Pursuing your life mission is often very difficult, and many frustrations are experienced along the way. Major failures to bring out our potential can cause us considerable emotional pain.
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Marine-Derived Compounds Targeting Topoisomerase II in Cancer Cells: A Review
Marine Drugs, 2022 Cancer affects more than 19 million people and is the second leading cause of death in the world. One of the principal strategies used in cancer therapy is the inhibition of topoisomerase II, involved in the survival of cells.
Giulia Greco +5 more
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Third European Quality of Life Survey – Quality of Life in Europe: Families in the Economic Crisis [PDF]
, 2013 [Excerpt] The European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) provides a reliable picture of the living conditions and the social situation of Europeans before and during the economic crisis. But how has the crisis affected families with children?
Ahrendt, Daphne +2 more
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Quality of life in patients with intermittent claudication [PDF]
, 2017 © 2017, The Author(s). Background: Intermittent claudication (IC) is a common condition that causes pain in the lower limbs when walking and has been shown to severely impact the quality of life (QoL) of patients.
Broadbent, E. +4 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser +6 more
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Holistic Medicine: Scientific Challenges
The Scientific World Journal, 2003 The field of holistic medicine is in need of a scientific approach. We need holistic medicine — and we even need it to be spiritual to include the depths of human existence — but we need it to be a little less “cosmic” in order to encompass the whole ...
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