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  1. The main objective of the current study was to develop and validate a French exercise stereotype scale for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in order to gain visibility to the possible barriers and facilitators f...

    Authors: Laura Gray, Charlène Falzon, Alessandro Bergamaschi, Laura Schuft, Jacques Durant, Eric Rosenthal, Christian Pradier, Martin Duracinsky, Isabelle Rouanet, Serge S. Colson and Fabienne d’Arripe-Longueville
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:157
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  2. Multimorbidity has a high prevalence in the primary care context and it is frequently associated with worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Few studies evaluated the variables that could have a potenti...

    Authors: Filipe Prazeres and Luiz Santiago
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:156
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  3. In high and upper-middle income countries poly-victimisation (exposure to multiple forms of victimisation) is associated with worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among adolescents. There is a lack of ...

    Authors: Minh T. H. Le, Sara Holton, Huong T. Nguyen, Rory Wolfe and Jane Fisher
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:155
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  4. Parkinson’s caregivers are frequently affected by a range of physical and psychological factors affecting to the quality of life (QoL) of patients and caregivers. However, while there are well-validated QoL in...

    Authors: Rosario Ferrer-Cascales, María José Cabañero-Martínez, Miriam Sánchez-SanSegundo, Nereida Congost-Maestre and Crispin Jenkinson
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:154
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  5. The aim of this study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients in Turkey and to study related factors.

    Authors: Zehra Karacaer, Banu Cakir, Hakan Erdem, Kenan Ugurlu, Gul Durmus, Nevin Koc Ince, Cinar Ozturk, Rodrigo Hasbun, Ayse Batirel, Esmeray Mutlu Yilmaz, Ilkay Bozkurt, Mustafa Sunbul, Aynur Aynioglu, Aynur Atilla, Ayse Erbay, Ayse Inci…
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:153
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  6. Multiple variables have been studied in relation to health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but research has not integrated the contributions of different variables in a single model that allows to compare the...

    Authors: Helena Garrido-Hernansaiz, Elsa Heylen, Shalini Bharat, Jayashree Ramakrishna and Maria L. Ekstrand
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:152
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  7. In the context of health-related quality of life (HrQoL) assessment in pediatric short stature, the present study aimed to examine the levels of agreement/disagreement between parents’ and children’s reports o...

    Authors: Julia Quitmann, Anja Rohenkohl, Rachel Sommer, Monika Bullinger and Neuza Silva
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:150
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  8. Reduced health-related quality of life in the physical domain (HRQOLphysical) has been reported to increase risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, the mechanism underlying this phenomenon is still uncle...

    Authors: Wan-Chun Lu, Nian-Sheng Tzeng, Yu-Chen Kao, Chin-Bin Yeh, Terry B. J. Kuo, Chuan-Chia Chang and Hsin-An Chang
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:149
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  9. Fatigue has not been investigated in long-term Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors. This study aimed to assess fatigue through a specific instrument, namely the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy...

    Authors: Savino Spadaro, Maurizia Capuzzo, Giorgia Valpiani, Sara Bertacchini, Riccardo Ragazzi, Francesca Dalla Corte, Simona Terranova, Elisabetta Marangoni and Carlo Alberto Volta
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:148
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  10. The aim of the current study was to validate the self-report section of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons questionnaire (ASES-p) into Spanish.

    Authors: Kalliopi Vrotsou, Ricardo Cuéllar, Félix Silió, Miguel Ángel Rodriguez, Daniel Garay, Gorka Busto, Ziortza Trancho and Antonio Escobar
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:147
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  11. Because the world population is aging, it has become increasingly important to focus on and meet the healthcare needs of elderly individuals. This study aims to evaluate the relationships among common symptoms...

    Authors: Sujeong Mun, Kihyun Park, Younghwa Baek, Siwoo Lee and Jong-hyang Yoo
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:146
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  12. Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) is a promising, though expensive treatment for severely ill patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). A high burden of disease in terms of quality of life (QoL) a...

    Authors: Elisabeth M. P. Laurenssen, Hester V. Eeren, Martijn J. Kikkert, Jaap Peen, Dieuwertje Westra, Jack J. M. Dekker and Jan J. V. Busschbach
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:145
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  13. Patients with postural tachycardia syndrome often appear depressive and report diminished quality of life (QOL). In the current study, we first evaluated if the maximal heart rate (HR) increment after standing...

    Authors: Jangsup Moon, Do-Yong Kim, Jung-Ick Byun, Jun-Sang Sunwoo, Jung-Ah Lim, Tae-Joon Kim, Jung-Won Shin, Woo-Jin Lee, Han Sang Lee, Jin-Sun Jun, Kyung-Il Park, Keun-Hwa Jung, Soon-Tae Lee, Ki-Young Jung, Kon Chu and Sang Kun Lee
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:144
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  14. S1 Using computerized adaptive testing

    Authors: Tim Croudace, John Brazier, Nils Gutacker, Andrew Street, Dan Robotham, Samantha Waterman, Diana Rose, Safarina Satkunanathan, Til Wykes, Nasrin Nasr, Pamela Enderby, Jill Carlton, Donna Rowen, Jackie Elliott, John Brazier, Katherine Stevens…
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14(Suppl 1):137
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 14 Supplement 1

  15. Migraine is characterized by headache with symptoms such as intense pain, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, and phonophobia that significantly impact individuals’ lives. The objective of this study was to develop...

    Authors: Sally Mannix, Anne Skalicky, Dawn C. Buse, Pooja Desai, Sandhya Sapra, Brian Ortmeier, Katherine Widnell and Asha Hareendran
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:143
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  16. Long-term health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of pediatric patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is increasingly studied worldwide. However, few studies have been performed in China,...

    Authors: Ying Chang, Yanhui Luo, Yuchen Zhou, Ruixin Wang, Na Song, Guanghua Zhu, Bin Wang, Maoquan Qin, Jun Yang, Yuan Sun, Chunfu Li and Xuan Zhou
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:142
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  18. The Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP) is an instrument designed to measure the self-reported oral health-related quality of life of children between the ages of 8 and 15, including domains for oral heal...

    Authors: Ryan Richard Ruff, Lacey Sischo and Hillary L. Broder
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:140
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  19. Initiation and titration of human regular U-500 insulin (U-500R) with a dosing algorithm of either thrice daily (TID) or twice daily (BID) improved glycemic control with fewer injections in patients with type ...

    Authors: Samaneh Kabul, Robert C. Hood, Ran Duan, Amy M. DeLozier and Julie Settles
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:139
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  20. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) were developed for primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. However, ICD recipients’ mortality is significantly predicted by their quality of life...

    Authors: Chi-Wen Kao, Miao-Yi Chen, Ting-Yu Chen and Pai-Hui Lin
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:138
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  21. The 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) is a commonly used screening instrument for measuring mental disorders. However, few studies have measured the mental health of Chinese professionals or explor...

    Authors: Ying Liang, Lei Wang and Xican Yin
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:136
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  23. Many intervention-based studies aiming to improve mental health do not include a multi-attribute utility instrument (MAUI) that produces quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and it limits the applicability of t...

    Authors: Marie Lindkvist and Inna Feldman
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:134
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  24. Although a five level version of the widely-used EuroQol 5 dimensions (EQ-5D) instrument has been developed, population norms are not yet available for Australia to inform the future valuation of health in eco...

    Authors: Nikki McCaffrey, Billingsley Kaambwa, David C. Currow and Julie Ratcliffe
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:133
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  25. Vision-related quality of life (vrQoL) is advancing more and more into the focus of interest in ophthalmological clinical research. However, to date only little information is available about vrQoL from large ...

    Authors: Thomas Bertelmann, Nicolas Feltgen, Martin Scheffler, Ulrich Hufenbach, Annette Wiedon, Helmut Wilhelm and Focke Ziemssen
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:132
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  26. Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures can be used to support label claims if they adhere to US Food & Drug Administration guidance. The process of developing a new PRO measure is expensive and time-consuming...

    Authors: Ingela Wiklund, Milena Anatchkova, Hafiz Oko-Osi, Robyn von Maltzahn, Dina Chau, Fady I. Malik, Donald L. Patrick, John Spertus and John R. Teerlink
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:131
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  27. The Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) is a self-report questionnaire measuring distress, depression, anxiety and somatization with separate scales. The 4DSQ has extensively been validated in clinic...

    Authors: Berend Terluin, Niels Smits, Evelien P. M. Brouwers and Henrica C. W. de Vet
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:130
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  28. Little is known about the association between diabetes and health related quality of life (HRQL) in lower-middle income countries. This study aimed to investigate HRQL among individuals with and without diabet...

    Authors: Novie Safita, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Clara K. Chow, Louis Niessen, Andreas Lechner, Rolf Holle and Michael Laxy
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:129
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  29. Resilience has been defined as the capacity or the ability to rebound from and positively adapt to significant stressors, despite experiences of significant adversity or trauma. To capture to what extent an in...

    Authors: José-Antonio López-Pina, Ana-Belén Meseguer-Henarejos, Juan-José Gascón-Cánovas, Dérlis-Julián Navarro-Villalba, Vaughn G. Sinclair and Kenneth A. Wallston
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:128
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  30. Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NET) are often slow-growing and patients may live for years with metastasised disease. Hence, along with increasing overall and progression-free survival, tre...

    Authors: Caroline Martini, Eva-Maria Gamper, Lisa Wintner, Bernhard Nilica, Barbara Sperner-Unterweger, Bernhard Holzner and Irene Virgolini
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:127
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  31. The Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY) is a measure that combines life extension and health improvement in a single score, reflecting preferences around different types of health gain. It can therefore be used ...

    Authors: Rebecca Johnson, David Jenkinson, Chris Stinton, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Jason Madan, Sarah Stewart-Brown and Aileen Clarke
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:126
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  32. The quality of life in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis is compromised despite of the substantial achievements in treatments. Quality of life in hemodialysis patients have been shown to be associated wi...

    Authors: Raoping Wang, Chunyuan Tang, Xiaofan Chen, Chunping Zhu, Wanna Feng, Pengsheng Li and Ciyong Lu
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:125
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  33. People with troublesome tinnitus often experience emotional distress. Therefore a psychometrically sound instrument which can evaluate levels of distress and change over time is necessary to understand this ex...

    Authors: L. Handscomb, D. A. Hall, D. J. Hoare and G. W. Shorter
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:124
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    The Erratum to this article has been published in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2017 15:91

  34. The pediatric quality of life (QoL) questionnaire, the child-rated Kid-KINDL, has wording effects. However, no studies have examined for its parallel questionnaire, the parent-proxy Kid-KINDL. This study aimed...

    Authors: Chih-Ting Lee, Chung-Ying Lin, Meng-Che Tsai, Carol Strong and Yi-Ching Lin
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:123
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  35. The World Health Organization (WHO) incorporated well-being into its definition of health in 1948. The significance given to this concept is due to its role in the assessment of people’s quality of life and he...

    Authors: Nouh Harsha, Luay Ziq, Rula Ghandour and Rita Giacaman
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:122
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  36. While the impact of knee pain and knee osteoarthritis (OA) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been investigated in the literature, there is a lack of knowledge on the impact of different definitions...

    Authors: Aliasghar A. Kiadaliri, Carl Johan Lamm, Maria Gerhardsson de Verdier, Gunnar Engström, Aleksandra Turkiewicz, L. Stefan Lohmander and Martin Englund
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:121
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  37. In high income countries, injuries account for 40 % of all child deaths, representing the leading cause of child mortality and a major source of morbidity. The need for studies across age groups, and use of he...

    Authors: Amy Schneeberg, Takuro Ishikawa, Sami Kruse, Erica Zallen, Craig Mitton, Julie A. Bettinger and Mariana Brussoni
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:120
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  38. Few studies have assessed whether the amelioration of the clinical signs of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) achieved by treatment leads to improvement in the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients...

    Authors: Huang-Tz Ou, Pei-Chi Chen, Meng-Hsing Wu and Chung-Ying Lin
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:119
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    The Correction to this article has been published in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2018 16:217

    The Erratum to this article has been published in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:135

  39. To examine the subjective well-being (SWB) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) compared with the healthy controls, and to explore the associations between SWB and demographic characteristics, disease-...

    Authors: Mengmeng Wang, Sheng Wang, Xu Zhang, Qing Xia, Guoqi Cai, Xiao Yang, Xiaona Li, Li Wang, Lihong Xin, Shengqian Xu, Jianhua Xu, Zongwen Shuai and Faming Pan
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:118
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  40. It is well known that informal caregiving negatively affects caregivers’ mental health, while social activities improve mental health outcomes among middle-aged and elderly individuals. The goal of the present...

    Authors: Takashi Oshio and Mari Kan
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:117
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  41. Infant feeding regimens, including breastfeeding, formula-feeding, or a combination of the two, may influence infant health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, few studies have examined this association.

    Authors: Nicholas P. Hays, Meng Mao, Lan Zhang, John Ge, Robert Northington, Manjiang Yao and Sheri Volger
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:116
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  42. Considering the chronic and debilitating nature of HIV infection, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important patient-reported clinical outcome to better understand the effects of this infection and...

    Authors: Sherly George, Colm Bergin, Susan Clarke, Grainne Courtney and Mary B. Codd
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:115
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  43. Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) is highly curable with well-established treatment regimens; however, the impact on patient’s health-related quality of life (HRQL) from diagnosis through survivorship is unclear. This sys...

    Authors: Nadine Linendoll, Tully Saunders, Rebecca Burns, Jonathan D. Nyce, Kristen B. Wendell, Andrew M. Evens and Susan K. Parsons
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:114
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  44. Patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) experienced poor physical health which was found to be associated with higher hospital readmission rates and increased mortality. The study aimed to identify the inde...

    Authors: Wenru Wang, Ying Jiang and Chi-Hang Lee
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:113
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  45. Litter is known about the well-being of nursing home (NH) residents in Singapore. This study aimed to identify predictors of self-reported quality of life (QOL) of NH residents in Singapore.

    Authors: Pei Wang, Philip Yap, Gerald Koh, Jia An Chong, Lucy Jennifer Davies, Mayank Dalakoti, Ngan Phoon Fong, Wei Wei Tiong and Nan Luo
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:112
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  47. Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and other forms of precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) have impaired quality of life (QoL). The Cambridge Pulmonary Hypertension Outcome Review (CAMPHOR...

    Authors: Abílio Reis, James Twiss, Margarida Vicente, Fabienne Gonçalves, Luísa Carvalho, José Meireles, Alzira Melo, Stephen P. McKenna and Luís Almeida
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:110
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  48. Quality of life (QoL) measurements reported in observational studies are often biased, since patients who failed to improve are more likely to be unable to respond due to death or impairment. In order to obser...

    Authors: Klaus Kaier, Anja Gutmann, Hardy Baumbach, Constantin von zur Mühlen, Philip Hehn, Werner Vach, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Manfred Zehender, Christoph Bode and Jochen Reinöhl
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:109
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  49. Quality of life (QoL) in old age is of major importance because the global population is aging rapidly. Offspring support, including financial and emotional support, is important in later life and directly aff...

    Authors: Yeong Jun Ju, Kyu-Tae Han, Tae-Hoon Lee, Woorim Kim, Juyeong Kim and Eun-Cheol Park
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:108
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  50. To systematically identify and appraise evidence on associations between psychological factors (moods, beliefs, personality) and Health-related QoL (HRQoL) and/or global QoL in patients with Amyotrophic Latera...

    Authors: Annerieke C. van Groenestijn, Esther T. Kruitwagen-van Reenen, Johanna M. A. Visser-Meily, Leonard H. van den Berg and Carin D. Schröder
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2016 14:107
    Content type: Review Published on:
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