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  1. Self-compassion is a key psychological construct for assessing clinical outcomes in mindfulness-based interventions. The aim of this study was to validate the Spanish versions of the long (26 item) and short (...

    Authors: Javier Garcia-Campayo, Mayte Navarro-Gil, Eva Andrés, Jesús Montero-Marin, Lorena López-Artal and Marcelo Marcos Piva Demarzo
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2014 12:4
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  2. Chronic illnesses are diseases of long duration and generally of slow progression. They cause significant quality of life impairment. The aim of this study was to analyse psychosocial predictors of quality of ...

    Authors: Estela Vilhena, José Pais-Ribeiro, Isabel Silva, Luísa Pedro, Rute F Meneses, Helena Cardoso, António Martins da Silva and Denisa Mendonça
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2014 12:3
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  3. Although recommended for use in studies investigating falls in the elderly, the European Quality of Life Group instrument, EQ-5D, has not been widely used to assess the impact of falls on quality of life. The ...

    Authors: Ulrich Thiem, Renate Klaaßen-Mielke, Ulrike Trampisch, Anna Moschny, Ludger Pientka and Timo Hinrichs
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2014 12:2
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  4. To evaluate the translation of the IPSS (Hong Kong Chinese version 1) and to assess the applicability, validity, reliability and sensitivity of the instrument in both males and females with LUTS in Chinese pop...

    Authors: Edmond PH Choi, Cindy LK Lam and Weng-Yee Chin
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2014 12:1
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  5. Sapropterin dihydrochloride effectively lowers plasma phenylalanine (Phe) for at least a third of phenylketonuria (PKU) patients, with potential for increased dietary Phe tolerance and decreased medical food r...

    Authors: Teresa D Douglas, Usha Ramakrishnan, Julie A Kable and Rani H Singh
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:218
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  6. Improvements in the clinical condition of patients with type 2 diabetes are often accompanied by improvements in health-related quality of life and other patient-reported outcomes (PROs), but data assessing in...

    Authors: Matthew Reaney, Chantal Mathieu, Claes-Göran Östenson, Stephan Matthaei, Thure Krarup, Jacek Kiljański, Carole Salaun-Martin, Hélène Sapin, Michael Theodorakis and Bruno Guerci
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:217
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  7. Sense of Coherence (SOC) is a measure of an individual’s capacity to use various coping mechanisms and resources when faced with a stressor. Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent and disabling conditions i...

    Authors: Neale R Chumbler, Kurt Kroenke, Samantha Outcalt, Matthew J Bair, Erin Krebs, Jingwei Wu and Zhangsheng Yu
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:216
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  8. The aim of the study was to analyse the psychometric properties of the EQ-5D in patients with social phobia.

    Authors: Michael Sonntag, Alexander Konnopka, Falk Leichsenring, Simone Salzer, Manfred E Beutel, Stephan Herpertz, Wolfgang Hiller, Jürgen Hoyer, Peter Joraschky, Björn Nolting, Karin Pöhlmann, Ulrich Stangier, Bernhard Strauss, Ulrike Willutzki, Jörg Wiltink, Eric Leibing…
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:215
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  9. Pregnancy is a specific condition that is neither a disease nor a normal state of health. The attention has been devoted to the relation between the normal, physiological process of pregnancy and the quality o...

    Authors: Eva Vachkova, Stanislav Jezek, Jiri Mares and Marketa Moravcova
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:214
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  11. Zheng represents pattern differentiation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), as the basic unit and a key concept in TCM therapeutic theory, is based on the physiology and pathology of TCM. None of the outcome...

    Authors: Darong Wu, Chujun Huang, Xiumei Mo, Junfeng Liu, Jianxiong Cai, Chi Liu, Haili Zhu, Hongyi Li and Dacan Chen
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:212
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  12. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized trials that include patient-reported outcomes (PROs) often provide crucial information for patients, clinicians and policy-makers facing challenging health ca...

    Authors: Bradley C Johnston, Donald L Patrick, Kristian Thorlund, Jason W Busse, Bruno R da Costa, Holger J Schünemann and Gordon H Guyatt
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:211
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  13. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) play an increasingly important role in clinical practice and research. Modern psychometric methods such as item response theory (IRT) enable the creation of item banks that sup...

    Authors: Jordi Alonso, Susan J Bartlett, Matthias Rose, Neil K Aaronson, John E Chaplin, Fabio Efficace, Alain Leplège, Aiping LU, David S Tulsky, Hein Raat, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, Dennis Revicki, Caroline B Terwee, Jose M Valderas, David Cella and Christopher B Forrest
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:210
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  14. Despite welcomed changes in societal attitudes and practices towards sexual minorities, instances of heteronormativity can still be found within healthcare and research. The Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (S...

    Authors: Philip Lindner, Christopher Martell, Jan Bergström, Gerhard Andersson and Per Carlbring
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:209
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  15. Diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-d) significantly diminishes the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients. Psychological and social impacts are common with many IBS-d patients repor...

    Authors: David A Andrae, Donald L Patrick, Douglas A Drossman and Paul S Covington
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:208
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  16. Sleep-disordered breathing adversely affects daytime alertness and cognition. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients have several typical symptoms including habitual snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, fati...

    Authors: Serena Iacono Isidoro, Adriana Salvaggio, Anna Lo Bue, Salvatore Romano, Oreste Marrone and Giuseppe Insalaco
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:207
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  17. Quality of life (QoL), which can be examined using self-reports or parental reports, might help healthcare providers understand obese children’s subjective well-being in several domains of life. Community-base...

    Authors: Chia-Ting Su, Jung-Der Wang and Chung-Ying Lin
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:206
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  19. Celiac Disease (CD) is an increasingly common autoimmune disorder. It requires a strict lifelong adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD) which can influence health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This study ass...

    Authors: Emma Altobelli, Riccardo Paduano, Teresa Gentile, Claudia Caloisi, Ciro Marziliano, Stefano Necozione and Ferdinando di Orio
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:204
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  21. Self-efficacy is needed for effectuating lifestyle changes, and it is therefore an important target related to health. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the General Self-...

    Authors: Tore Bonsaksen, Anders Kottorp, Caryl Gay, May Solveig Fagermoen and Anners Lerdal
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:202
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  22. The Otitis Media-6 questionnaire (OM-6) is the most frequently used instrument to measure health related quality of life in children with otitis media. The main objectives of this study are 1) to translate and...

    Authors: Christian Hamilton Heidemann, Christian Godballe, Anette Drøhse Kjeldsen, Eva Charlotte Jung Johansen, Christian Emil Faber and Henrik Hein Lauridsen
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:201
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  23. Limited utility data on patients suffering from overactive bladder (OAB) are available in the literature. The objectives of this study were to estimate utility values in patients with OAB using the generic EQ-...

    Authors: Katia Desroziers, Samuel Aballéa, Khaled Maman, Jameel Nazir, Isaac Odeyemi and Zalmai Hakimi
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:200
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  24. The SF-36 physical functioning scale (PF-10) and the Health Assessment Questionnaire disability index (HAQ-DI) are the most frequently used instruments for measuring self-reported physical function in rheumato...

    Authors: Peter M ten Klooster, Martijn AH Oude Voshaar, Barbara Gandek, Matthias Rose, Jakob B Bjorner, Erik Taal, Cees AW Glas, Piet LCM van Riel and Mart AFJ van de Laar
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:199
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  25. This study aimed to translate the ‘Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL™ 3.0) Cardiac Module’ into Portuguese, adapt it to Brazilian culture, and assess its psychometric properties (validity and reprod...

    Authors: Anabela do Nascimento Moraes, Maria Teresa Ramos Ascensão Terreri, Maria Odete Esteves Hilário and Cláudio Arnaldo Len
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:198
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  26. Very few studies on the impact of implant therapy on Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) in partially edentulous patients have been published.

    Authors: Mathieu Fillion, Dominique Aubazac, Marion Bessadet, Marlène Allègre and Emmanuel Nicolas
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:197
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  27. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by irreversible, progressive obstruction of lung airflow. Dyspnea (shortness of breath [SOB]) is the COPD symptom which most negatively impacts pat...

    Authors: Teresa K Wilcox, Wen-Hung Chen, Kellee A Howard, Ingela Wiklund, Jean Brooks, Michael L Watkins, Charlotte E Cates, Maggie M Tabberer and Courtney Crim
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:196
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  28. HIV is a stigmatizing medical condition. The concept of HIV stigma is multifaceted, with personalized stigma (perceived stigmatizing consequences of others knowing of their HIV status), disclosure concerns, ne...

    Authors: Maria Wiklander, Lise-Lott Rydström, Britt-Marie Ygge, Lars Navér, Lena Wettergren and Lars E Eriksson
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:195
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  29. Preeclampsia is a frequent obstetric complication which affects the mother`s and the fetus’s health and can be life threatening. It also has an impact on psychological outcomes. There may be protective variabl...

    Authors: Eva Mautner, Christina Stern, Maria Deutsch, Eva Nagele, Elfriede Greimel, Uwe Lang and Mila Cervar-Zivkovic
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:194
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  30. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a childhood disorder that is often life-altering for children and their parents. Health related quality of life (HRQL) has never been chronologically monitored in children with...

    Authors: Marion Strullu, Josué Rakotonjanahary, Eliane Tarral, Christophe Savagner, Caroline Thomas, Françoise Méchinaud, Yves Reguerre, Sylvaine Poignant, Arnaud Boutet, Joachim Bassil, Dominique Médinger, Emmanuel Quemener, Nancy L Young, Petronela Rachieru, Robert J Klaassen and Isabelle Pellier
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:193
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  31. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation of the spine and large joints. Fatigue is a common symptom that many AS patients find significantly impacts their health-rela...

    Authors: April N Naegeli, Emuella Flood, Jennifer Tucker, Jennifer Devlen and Emily Edson-Heredia
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:192
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  32. The concepts of medication adherence and Treatment satisfactions are commonly used in clinical research for assessing pharmaceutical care and improving treatment outcomes. Generally, one would expect a positiv...

    Authors: Sa’ed H Zyoud, Samah W Al-Jabi, Waleed M Sweileh and Donald E Morisky
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:191
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  33. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are confronted with reduced daily activities (DA) and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) caused by dyspnea and systemic effects such as skeleta...

    Authors: Saskia WM Weldam, Jan-Willem J Lammers, Rogier L Decates and Marieke J Schuurmans
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:190
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  34. The aim of this study is to examine the associations between health utility (HU), health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and patient characteristics in postmenopausal osteoporotic (PMO) women.

    Authors: Russel Burge, Wei Shen, April N Naegeli, Jahangir Alam, Stuart Silverman, Deborah T Gold and Tsehua Shih
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:189
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  35. Maintaining glaucoma patients’ quality of life (QoL) has become one of the most important goals for treatments. The purpose of this study is to develop a Chinese version of Glaucoma Quality of Life-15 item Que...

    Authors: Chuandi Zhou, Jing Yao, Shaohong Qian and Peixia Wu
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:188
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  36. Severely obese individuals who seek lifestyle interventions have impaired quality of life (QoL). Research suggests that physical activity (PA) plays a role in weight reduction and improved health in this group...

    Authors: Randi Jepsen, Eivind Aadland, John R Andersen and Gerd K Natvig
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:187
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  37. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological condition that affects 3%–7% of the pediatric population and significantly compromises the quality of life (QoL) of these individuals. The a...

    Authors: Juliana CB Marques, Jorge A Oliveira, Juliana B Goulardins, Roseane O Nascimento, Allana MV Lima and Erasmo B Casella
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:186
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  38. Current evidence supports the use of pedometers as effective motivational tools to promote physical activity and improve health-related quality of life in the general population. The aims of this study are to ...

    Authors: Suliman Mansi, Stephan Milosavljevic, Steve Tumilty, Paul Hendrick and G David Baxter
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:185
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  39. To inform clinical guidelines and patient care we need high quality evidence on the relative benefits and harms of intervention. Patient reported outcome (PRO) data from clinical trials can “empower patients t...

    Authors: Melanie Calvert, Michael Brundage, Paul B Jacobsen, Holger J Schünemann and Fabio Efficace
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:184
    Content type: Review Published on:

  40. The construct of total wellness includes a holistic approach to the body, mind and spirit components of life. While the health benefits of reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity are well ...

    Authors: Faisal A Barwais, Thomas F Cuddihy and L Michaud Tomson
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:183
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  41. Sensory hyperreactivity (SHR) is one explanation for airway symptoms induced by chemicals and scents. Little is known about health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and coping, in this group of patients. A study...

    Authors: Marja-Leena Kristofferzon and Ewa Ternesten-Hasséus
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:182
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  42. The percentage of people aged 65 or older living in Poland is 13.6%, but 17.2% in Łódź. The aim of the study was to identify factors correlating with the self-rated quality of life of elderly inhabitants of ci...

    Authors: Marek Bryła, Monika Burzyńska and Irena Maniecka-Bryła
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:181
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  43. Patients with strabismus experience visual dysfunction, self-image disorders, low self-esteem, and social and emotional barriers, which adversely influence their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Current...

    Authors: Zong-Hua Wang, Wei Bian, Hui Ren, Rosemary Frey, Ling-Fei Tang and Xian-Yuan Wang
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:180
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  44. There is a need for a validated short instrument that can be used in routine practice to quantify potential short-term change in Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in patients with chronic obstructive pulm...

    Authors: Gregory Ninot, Franck Soyez and Christian Préfaut
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:179
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  45. The aim of this study was to investigate if and how the personality traits Negative Affectivity (NA) and self-esteem influenced the Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) in patients receiving oral rehab...

    Authors: Esben Boeskov Özhayat
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:178
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  46. There is a need for short, specific instruments that assess quality of life (QOL) adequately in the older adult population. The aims of the present study were to obtain evidence on the validity of the inferenc...

    Authors: Francisco Félix Caballero, Marta Miret, Mick Power, Somnath Chatterji, Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Seppo Koskinen, Matilde Leonardi, Beatriz Olaya, Josep Maria Haro and José Luis Ayuso-Mateos
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:177
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  47. The aims of the present study are to investigate whether there are differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between girls and boys in two different age groups, to study how much of children’s vari...

    Authors: Pia Svedberg, Mårten Eriksson and Eva Boman
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:176
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  48. The aim of the current study was to quantify the burden of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with respect to health-related quality of life, work productivity and activity impairment, and healthcare resource u...

    Authors: Elizabeth Marrett, Marco daCosta DiBonaventura and Qiaoyi Zhang
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:175
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  50. Informal caregivers provide a significant part of the total care needed by ill or disabled persons. Although informal care is often the preferred option of those who provide and those who receive informal care...

    Authors: Renske J Hoefman, Job van Exel and Werner BF Brouwer
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:173
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