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Gothenburg Empowerment Scale (GES): psychometric properties and measurement invariance in adults with congenital heart disease from Belgium, Norway and South Korea
Patient empowerment is associated with improvements in different patient-reported and clinical outcomes. However, despite being widely researched, high quality and theoretically substantiated disease-generic m... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - October 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mariela Acu ña Mora, Koen Raymaekers, Liesbet Van Bulck, Eva Goossens, Koen Luyckx, Adrienne H. Kovacs, Brith Andresen, Ju Ryoung Moon, Alexander Van De Bruaene, Jessica Rassart and Philip Moons Tags: Research Source Type: research

Quality of life instruments in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review of measurement properties
To identify the most frequently used atrial fibrillation-specific quality of life (QoL) instruments across atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation studies and to perform a systematic review of the most frequently us... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - October 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alicia Sale and Jessica Yu Tags: Review Source Type: research

Quarantining: a mentally distressful but physically comfortable experience in South Korea
This study aimed to measure the impact of the COVID-19 quarantine on health-related quality of life... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - October 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hye-Young Kwon, Yongjoo Kim, Seung-Young Lee and Chang-Bo Kim Tags: Research Source Type: research

Shoulder pain, shoulder disability, and depression as serial mediators between stress and health-related quality of life among middle-aged women
This study analyzed the mediating effects of shoulder pain, disability, and depression on the relationship between stress and health-related quality of life among middle-aged women using a serial mediation mod... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - October 13, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jihyun Oh and Myung Kyung Lee Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cough suppression and HRQoL in adult people with cystic fibrosis: an unexplored correlation
Cough suppression assessed by embarrassment about coughing has been shown in adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) and negatively affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and clinical indicators of disea... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - October 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ute Niehammer, Mathis Steindor, Svenja Stra ßburg, Sivagurunathan Sutharsan, Christian Taube, Matthias Welsner, Raphael Hirtz and Florian Stehling Tags: Research Source Type: research

Comparing the psychometric properties of EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L proxy ratings by informal caregivers and a health professional for people with dementia
Assessing health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among persons with dementia poses several challenges due to cognitive decline and limited perception. As a result, proxy ratings by family members or health pro... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - October 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Bernhard Michalowsky, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Wiebke Mohr, Anika R ädke and Feng Xie Tags: Research Source Type: research

Assessing the psychometric performance of EQ-5D-5L in dementia: a systematic review
EQ-5D is widely used for valuing changes in quality of life for economic evaluation of interventions for people with dementia. There are concerns about EQ-5D-3L in terms of content validity, poor inter-rater a... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - September 28, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anju D. Keetharuth, Hannah Hussain, Donna Rowen and Allan Wailoo Tags: Review Source Type: research

Measuring COVID-19 health literacy: validation of the COVID-19 HL questionnaire in Spain
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of health literacy to make informed preventive decisions. A specific COVID-19 health literacy questionnaire (CHL-Q) is included in the COVID-19 Snapshot Mon... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - September 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mar ía Falcón, Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez, Martina Fernández-Gutiérrez, María Romay-Barja, Pilar Bas-Sarmiento and Maria João Forjaz Tags: Research Source Type: research

Feasibility and acceptability of electronic EQ-5D-5L for routine measurement of HRQOL in patients with chronic musculoskeletal problems in Hong Kong primary care
Information on HRQOL can enhance patient diagnosis and management but it is rarely available in routine clinical practice. This mixed-method study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of the electronic ... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - September 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Amy Pui Pui Ng, Kiki Sze Nga Liu, Will Ho Gi Cheng, Carlos King Ho Wong, John King Yiu Cheng, Joyce Sau Mei Lam, Calvin Kalun Or, Emily Tsui Yee Tse and Cindy Lo Kuen Lam Tags: Research Source Type: research

Health-related quality of life from 20 to 32 years of age in very low birth weight individuals: a longitudinal study
Preterm birth with very low birth weight (VLBW, birth weight   (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - September 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Elias Kj ølseth Berdal, Arnt Erik Karlsen Wollum, Ingrid Marie Husby Hollund, Johanne Marie Iversen, Eero Kajantie and Kari Anne I. Evensen Tags: Research Source Type: research

The significance of the social and material environment to place attachment and quality of life: findings from a large population-based health survey
There is an international public health interest in sustainable environments that promote human wellbeing. An individual ’s bond to places, understood as place attachment (PA), is an important factor for qualit... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - September 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jan Georg Friesinger, Siri H åvås Haugland and John-Kåre Vederhus Tags: Research Source Type: research

EQ-5D-5L measurement properties are superior to EQ-5D-3L across the continuum of health using US value sets
The objective of this study was to compare the measurement properties of the US EQ-5D-3L, EQ-5D-5L, and -5L to -3L crosswalk value sets (3L; 5L; 5L  > 3L) across the spectrum of health. (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - September 9, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ruixuan Jiang, Kim Rand, Maja Kuharic and A. Simon Pickard Tags: Research Source Type: research

Health-related quality of life in severe psychotic disorders during integrated care: 5-year course, prediction and treatment implications (ACCESS II)
Studies on outcomes mapping Quality of Life (QoL) as patient-reported outcome over a longer period in severe psychotic disorders are scarce. However, such data would be particularly important for structuring, ... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - September 8, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anja Christine Rohenkohl, Anne Daubmann, J ürgen Gallinat, Anne Karow, Vivien Kraft, Friederike Rühl, Daniel Schöttle, Martin Lambert and Romy Schröter Tags: Research Source Type: research

Predictors of problems reported on the EQ-5D-3L dimensions among people with impaired vision in northern Portugal
The EQ-5D index often fails to detect the effect of ophthalmic diseases and sight loss. Investigating predictors of individual EQ-5D health dimensions might reveal the underlying reasons. The aim of this study... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - September 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Antonio Filipe Macedo, Amanda Hellstr öm, Robert Massof, Hanna Tuvesson, Mikael Rask, Pedro Lima Ramos, Jalal Safipour, Ina Marteinsdottir, Evalill Nilsson, Cecilia Fagerström and Kristofer Årestedt Tags: Research Source Type: research

Comparison of two rating scales with the orofacial esthetic scale and practical recommendations for its application
We compared measurement properties of 5-point and 11-point response formats for the orofacial esthetic scale (OES) items to determine whether collapsing the format would degrade OES score precision. (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - September 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Swaha Pattanaik, Mike T. John, Seungwon Chung and San Keller Tags: Research Source Type: research