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Effects of Use of Alternative Therapies on Quality of Life and Healthcare Spending
The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2007Osteoarthritis (OA) is a costly disease that causes much morbidity and mortality in the world, and it was the sixth leading cause of disability in developed countries. We aim to study the utilization pattern of alternative therapies and their effects on quality of life and personal health spending in Chinese OA patients in Hong Kong.
Lau, WCS +5 more
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Quality of Life assessment: A paradigm shift in healthcare?
The Irish Journal of Psychology, 1997The assessment of patient quality of life is assuming increasing importance in medicine and healthcare. In addition to their biological effects, illnesses, diseases and their treatments can have significant impact on mobility, mood, life satisfaction, cognition and the ability to fulfil occupational, social and family roles.
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Work‐related quality of life of
AimsTo describe perceived work‐related quality of life of Ugandan healthcare workers. A secondary aim was to seek participant input on ways to improve work environments.BackgroundPoor patient outcomes, decreased employee motivation and decisions to leave the organization have been linked to poor work conditions.
Jackline G. Opollo +2 more
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Pediatric Research, 2020
Children with serious illness suffer from symptoms at the end of life that often fail to be relieved. An overview is required of healthcare interventions improving and decreasing quality of life (QOL) for children with serious illness at the end of life.A systematic review was performed in five databases, January 2000 to July 2018 without language ...
Kim Beernaert +9 more
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Children with serious illness suffer from symptoms at the end of life that often fail to be relieved. An overview is required of healthcare interventions improving and decreasing quality of life (QOL) for children with serious illness at the end of life.A systematic review was performed in five databases, January 2000 to July 2018 without language ...
Kim Beernaert +9 more
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2004
Objectives: To describe the health status of veterans receiving care in a veterans integrated service network (VISN).Design: Cross‐sectional survey with prospective follow‐up.Setting: Former Upper Midwest VISN 13 (now a part of VISN 23), a regional Veterans Affairs (VA) network comprising five inpatient facilities and associated outpatient clinics ...
Robert A. Petzel +7 more
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Objectives: To describe the health status of veterans receiving care in a veterans integrated service network (VISN).Design: Cross‐sectional survey with prospective follow‐up.Setting: Former Upper Midwest VISN 13 (now a part of VISN 23), a regional Veterans Affairs (VA) network comprising five inpatient facilities and associated outpatient clinics ...
Robert A. Petzel +7 more
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Healthcare law and ethics, 7: quality and quantity of life
British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 2016The assessment of quality versus quantity or length of life using assessment tools such as QALYs can have implications for often costly treatment, with many of these implications having an ethical component. This article will briefly explain what a QALY is, placing this within notes on the meaning of quality, quality of life versus length of life and ...
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Quality of Life Research, 2016
To provide a qualitative investigation of aspects that matter to patients regarding quality of life (QOL) and other perceived treatment effects of anthroposophic healthcare (AH). It is a first step in the development of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) for AH.
Evi B. Koster +2 more
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To provide a qualitative investigation of aspects that matter to patients regarding quality of life (QOL) and other perceived treatment effects of anthroposophic healthcare (AH). It is a first step in the development of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) for AH.
Evi B. Koster +2 more
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Stress Vulnerability and Quality of Life in Healthcare Workers
Personality and Individual Differences, 2016Shulamith Kreitler, F. Barak, A. Toren
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A bridge to improving healthcare outcomes and quality of life
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2004Tilman B. Drüeke, Sharon M. Moe
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Access to healthcare improves the quality of life of children
The Journal of Pediatrics, 2006openaire +2 more sources