Psychometric properties of EQ-5D-5L for use in patients with Graves ’ disease
This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the EQ-5D-5 L in patients with Graves ’ disease (GD). (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Xiaodong Liu, Wendy WL Chan, Eric HM Tang, Alex HY Suen, Matrix MH Fung, Yu Cho Woo, Shirley YW Liu, Cindy LK Lam, Nan Luo, Carlos KH Wong and Brian HH Lang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the functional assessment of chronic illness therapy –fatigue (FACIT–F) among patients with breast cancer
Fatigue is the most frequent and distressing symptom affecting the physical, cognitive, and affective domains of breast cancer patients. The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy –Fatigue (FACIT–F) h... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tingting Cai, Jialin Chen, Feixia Ni, Rui Zhu, Fulei Wu, Qingmei Huang, Tingting Zhou, Yang Yang and Changrong Yuan Tags: Research Source Type: research

Distorted thoughts as a mediator of depressive symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder: a longitudinal study
This study aimed to investigate whe... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - August 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Adriana Munhoz Carneiro, Danilo Assis Pereira, Fernando Fernandes, Makilim Nunes Baptista, Andr é Russowsky Brunoni and Ricardo Alberto Moreno Tags: Research Source Type: research

Missingness in the expanded prostate cancer index short form (EPIC-26) – prevalence, patterns, and explanatory factors
Researchers and clinicians using common clinical assessments need to attend to the prevalence of missing data to ensure the validity of the information gathered. The Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Short Form (... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - August 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anna-Maija Talvitie, Mika Helminen, Hanna Ojala, Teuvo Tammela, Anssi Auvinen and Ilkka Pietil ä Tags: Research Source Type: research

Judicialization and cancer: quality of life of patients and caregivers in the COVID-19 pandemic
In Brazil, cancer patients and caregivers of cancer patients seek judicial intervention for free access to medications from the public health system. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic potentially affected the heal... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - August 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Leila Abou Salha, Jos é Elmo de Menezes, Danilo Rocha Dias, Virginia Visconde Brasil, Pedro Lopes Ferreira, Jolivê Mendes de Santana Filho and Maria Alves Barbosa Tags: Research Source Type: research

Estimating health related quality of life effects in vitiligo. Mapping EQ-5D-5 L utilities from vitiligo specific scales: VNS, VitiQoL and re-pigmentation measures using data from the HI-Light trial
Vitiligo is reported to affect 2% of the world ’s population and has a significant impact on health related quality of life (HRQoL). The relationship between HRQoL and clinical outcomes used in vitiligo require... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - August 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rabiah Begum, Ralph Crott, Reynaldo Martina, Eleni M. Loizidou and Iftekhar Khan Tags: Research Source Type: research

Education mediates the relationship of parental socioeconomic status with subjective adult oral health
Evidence shows that both socioeconomic status (SES) during childhood and education are associated with adult oral health. However, whether the range of opportunities families have regarding their children ’s ed... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - August 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Faten Haider, Eduardo Bernab é and Elsa Karina Delgado-Angulo Tags: Research Source Type: research

Translation and evaluation of the HeartQoL in patients with coronary heart disease in Iceland
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) reflects an individual ’s own perception of their symptom burden, functional limitations, prognosis, overall health and changes associated with treatment. The HeartQoL is ... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - August 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Margr ét Hrönn Svavarsdóttir, Brynja Ingadottir, Neil Oldridge and Kristofer Årestedt Tags: Research Source Type: research

Development and validation of a psoriasis treatment acceptability measure through group concept mapping
Psoriasis is a common autoimmune dermatologic condition which has a pronounced negative impact on patient quality of life and disease burden. Currently, there are a number of treatments available for psoriasis... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - August 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Stacie Hudgens, Amy Howerter, Shannon Keith, Colby Evans and Corey Pelletier Tags: Research Source Type: research

Distinct developmental trajectories of health-related quality of life for boys and girls throughout childhood and adolescence; a national level longitudinal study
To identify and describe distinct developmental trajectories of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a national level Australian population sample, overall and separately for boys and girls. (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - August 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rachel O ’Loughlin, Harriet Hiscock, Nancy Devlin and Kim Dalziel Tags: Research Source Type: research

Predictors of fear control related to COVID-19 among older population: an investigation on COVID-19 risk perception and health related quality of life during the pandemic
The aim of this study was to examine the role of demographic characteristics, general health and health related quality of life on the fear control. Also, the aim of study was to explore how older people perce... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - July 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Saeedeh Avazzadeh, Neda Gilani and Leila Jahangiry Tags: Research Source Type: research

Population norms for the EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L in Romania
The majority of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) don ’t have population norms in Romania. This is the case with the EQ-5D as well. Therefore, we aimed to estimate population norms for the Romanian vers... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - July 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Elena Olariu, Raluca Caplescu, Luke Vale, Ileana Gabriela Niculescu-Aron, Yemi Oluboyede and Marian Sorin Paveliu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a self-reporting tool to assess health-related quality of life for Egyptians with extremity bone sarcomas in childhood or adolescence
Validated self-reporting tools are required to evaluate the functional outcome and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for those who had extremity bone sarcomas in their childhood or adolescence. Our study ... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - July 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nesma Farid, Sungsoo Chun, Omneya Hassanain, Mohamed Salama, Elham Esam, Fatima Adel, Ismail Rashad and Ahmed Mohamed El Ghoneimy Tags: Research Source Type: research

Initial validation of the Multidimensional Adolescent Functioning Scale (MAFS) in Spanish-speaking students from Chilean secondary schools
Psychosocial functioning is closely associated with psychopathology and wellbeing in different populations, particularly adolescents. Despite its relevance, measures assessing psychosocial functioning in healt... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Daniel N úñez, César Villacura-Herrera, Jorge Gaete, Daniela Meza, Javiera Andaur, Johanna T.W. Wigman and Jo Robinson Tags: Research Source Type: research

Core patient-reported outcome measures for chronic pain patients treated with spinal cord stimulation or dorsal root ganglia stimulation
Neurostimulation is a highly effective therapy for the treatment of chronic Intractable pain, however, due to the complexity of pain, measuring a subject ’s long-term response to the therapy remains difficult. ... (Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - July 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Frank Huygen, Jonathan M. Hagedorn, Steven Falowski, David Schultz, Jan Vesper, Robert D. Heros, Denis G. Patterson, Soroush Dehghan, Erika Ross, Anahita Kyani, Misagh B. Mansouri and Jan Willem Kallewaard Tags: Research Source Type: research