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Misperception of Body Weight After Childhood Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Misperception of body weight can negatively impact the weight management efforts of childhood cancer survivors (CCSs). Both being overweight or underweight are associated with chronic health conditions commonly observed in CCS; therefore, accurate weight perception is critical for reducing long‐term health risks.
Fabiën N. Belle, Tomáš Sláma, Eva Haegler‐Laube, Reto D. Kurmann, Gabriela M. Kuster, Christoph Saner, Eva Scheler, Yara Shoman, Christina Schindera   +8 more
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Measurement of Quality of Life VI. Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALY) is an Unfortunate Use of the Quality-of-Life Concept

The Scientific World Journal, 2003
The QALY (quality-adjusted life years) attempts to incorporate the dimension of quality of life into the evaluation by adjusting life years by a quality factor.
Soren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick, Niels Jorgen Andersen   +2 more
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Tracking Health Related Quality of Life From Diagnosis to Follow‐Up Among Australian Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is one of the most treatable forms of paediatric cancer; however, there is a substantial burden of treatment‐related toxicities (TRTs). In addition, the long‐term changes in children's health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) due to toxic treatments are not well understood.
Clare Ghows, Clarissa E. Schilstra, Karen McCleary, Nancy E. Briggs, Rishi S. Kotecha, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Shanti Ramachandran, Ruelleyn Cockcroft, Rachel Conyers, Siobhan Cross, Luciano Dalla‐Pozza, Peter Downie, Tamas Revesz, Michael Osborn, Frank Alvaro, Claire E. Wakefield, Glenn M. Marshall, Toby Trahair, Marion K. Mateos, Joanna E. Fardell   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost-Utility Analysis of Colorectal Cancer Screening Starting at Age 45 Compared to Age 50 in Colombia

Revista Colombiana de Gastroenterología
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the four cancers with the highest incidence and mortality in Colombia. CRC screening is currently recommended in national guidelines starting at age 50.
Gerardo Andrés Puentes Leal, Marcela Pérez Rodríguez , Esperanza Peña Torres   +2 more
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Overcoming hurdles: measurement of health-related outcomes associated with national level medicines usage in Ireland

Drugs in Context, 2020
Public discourse on medicine provision predominantly focuses on overall expenditure. However, current literature suggests measurement of alternative indicators can provide a method to benchmark or ameliorate medicine provision.
Gary L O’Brien, Muireann McAlister, Stephen Byrne, James Gallagher   +3 more
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The impact of childhood RSV infection on children's and parents' quality of life: a prospective multicenter study in Spain

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background  Several immunisation candidates against RSV are in late-stage clinical trials. To evaluate the benefits of a potential vaccination programme, both economic and health benefits will be needed.
Eva Díez-Gandía, Carla Gómez-Álvarez, Mónica López-Lacort, Cintia Muñoz-Quiles, Isabel Úbeda-Sansano, Javier Díez-Domingo, Alejandro Orrico-Sánchez, Study collaborators   +7 more
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Consensus Standards and Recommendations for Developmental and Cognitive Surveillance, Screening, and Evaluation in Sickle Cell Disease: Executive Summary From the National Alliance of Sickle Cell Centers Neurocognitive Workgroup

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive difficulties are prevalent among individuals with sickle cell disease and warrant prompt identification and support. This Special Report provides an executive summary of standards and recommendations for surveillance, screening, and evaluation for development and cognition across the lifespan developed by ...
Alyssa M. Schlenz, Donna Murdaugh, Andrew M. Heitzer, Jennifer N. Longoria, Wendy Santos‐Modesitt, Arianna Martin, Judy Cavazos, Jeff Schatz, Catherine R. Hoyt, Alison King, Eboni I. Lance, Steven Hardy, Marsha Treadwell   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phase Angle as an Early Functional Biomarker of Cancer‐Related Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in low‐and middle‐income countries. Cancer treatment may impair nutritional status, alter body composition, and exacerbate cancer‐related fatigue (CRF).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Junior, Luiz Claudio Barreto Silva Neto, Fabiano Kenji Haraguchi, Letícia Batista de Azevedo, Marcelo Brenner Nascimento Carlini, Raphael Manhães Pessanha, Mariana Rabello Laignier, Wesley Rocha Grippa, Tania Mara Lopes Bitti Bortolini, Gláucia Zouain‐Figueiredo, Regina Aparecida Garcia de Lima, Liliana Vasquez   +11 more
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Impact of Inactivated Influenza Vaccination on Health‐Related Quality of Life Among Japanese Healthcare Workers

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease
Background Influenza vaccinations are recommended for healthcare workers (HCWs). Quantification of the personal risks of vaccination compared to vaccine benefits can help guide more accurate benefit‐risk assessment and cost‐effectiveness analysis of ...
Taito Kitano, Sayaka Yoshida
doaj   +1 more source

QALY: Quality Adjusted Life Year

Medicine Science | International Medical Journal, 2012
Nufusun yaslanmasi ve yaslilik donemi hastaliklar ile kronik hastaliklarin one cikmasi verilen saglik hizmetlerinin sadece saglik duzeyi uzerine degil yasam kalitesine etkisinin de onemli bir cikti olarak degerlendirilmesini getirmistir. Aslinda bu yaklasim Dunya Saglik Orgutunun (WHO), 1946 yilinda sagligi “yalnizca hastalik ve sakatligin ...
Selale Sahin, Selime Toprak, Erdinc Unal
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