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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. There is limited evidence on the association between oral health and general health in middle-income countries. This study analysed data from 60,569 adult students enrolled at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open Unive...

    Authors: Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Tewarit Somkotra, Sam-ang Seubsman and Adrian C Sleigh
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:172
  31. The aim of our study was to investigate anticipated adaptation among patients in the subacute phase of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).

    Authors: Yvette Edelaar-Peeters and Anne M Stiggelbout
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:171
  32. While factors associated with health-related quality of life for people with chronic diseases including diabetes are well researched, far fewer studies have investigated measures of disease-specific quality of...

    Authors: Maria Donald, Jo Dower, Joseph R Coll, Peter Baker, Bryan Mukandi and Suhail AR Doi
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:170
  33. Recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis (RVVC) is a chronic condition causing discomfort and pain. Health status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in RVVC were never previously described using validated que...

    Authors: Samuel Aballéa, Florent Guelfucci, Julian Wagner, Amine Khemiri, Jean-Paul Dietz, Jack Sobel and Mondher Toumi
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:169
  34. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is a short instrument, developed to assess perceived social support. The original English version has been widely used. The original scale has dem...

    Authors: Maria Ekbäck, Eva Benzein, Magnus Lindberg and Kristofer Årestedt
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:168
  35. The availability of the tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (TKI), imatinib, and later introduction of second generation TKIs, dasatinib and nilotinib, have not only improved clinical outcomes of patients with chronic m...

    Authors: Ishan Hirji, Shaloo Gupta, Amir Goren, Diana R Chirovsky, Alyson B Moadel, Eduardo Olavarria, Timothy W Victor and Catherine C Davis
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:167
  36. Most patients are anxious before surgery. The level of preoperative anxiety depends on several factors and merits an objective evaluation. The Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) is a ...

    Authors: Axel Maurice-Szamburski, Anderson Loundou, Xavier Capdevila, Nicolas Bruder and Pascal Auquier
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:166
  37. Studies of lifestyle intervention programs in morbid obesity report large variations in weight loss outcomes. This is reported not only between but also within standardized programs. Such reports point to part...

    Authors: Tor-Ivar Karlsen, Maryon Søhagen and Jøran Hjelmesæth
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:165
  38. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) may provide valuable information to clinicians and patients when choosing initial antiretroviral therapy.

    Authors: Kit N Simpson, Kristin A Hanson, Gale Harding, Seema Haider, Margaret Tawadrous, Alexandra Khachatryan, Chris L Pashos and Albert W Wu
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:164
  39. Home-based care in oncology is mainly reserved for patients at the end of life. Regulations regarding home delivery of cytotoxics differ across Europe, with a notable lack of practice guidelines in most countr...

    Authors: Rohit Lal, Nawel Bourayou, Gunnar Hillerdal, Marianne Nicolson, Anders Vikstrom, Maria Lorenzo, Yulia D’yachkova, Susana Barriga and Carla Visseren-Grul
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:163
  40. To prospectively determine health status and health utility and its predictors in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

    Authors: Jens Peter Reese, Gabriele Wienemann, Axel John, Alexandra Linnemann, Monika Balzer-Geldsetzer, Ulrich Otto Mueller, Christian Eienbröker, Björn Tackenberg and Richard Dodel
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:162
  41. The Living with Pulmonary Hypertension questionnaire (LPH) was adapted from the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire for use in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Study objective...

    Authors: Nicola Bonner, Linda Abetz, Juliette Meunier, Mirko Sikirica and Stephen C Mathai
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:161
  42. Experiencing potentially traumatic events is associated with psychological distress. However, some survivors also experience positive personal and psychological changes in the aftermath of trauma.

    Authors: Ines Blix, Marianne Bang Hansen, Marianne Skogbrott Birkeland, Alexander Nissen and Trond Heir
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:160
  43. The Happiness Route is an innovative intervention that uses a happiness-based approach for people with an accumulation of risk factors for low well-being: socially isolated people with health impairments and a...

    Authors: Laura A Weiss, Gerben J Westerhof and Ernst T Bohlmeijer
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:159
  44. The development in therapeutic strategies has increased survival of children affected by inborn errors of metabolism with restricted diet (IEMRD). These diseases have mild- and long-term consequences on the he...

    Authors: Alexandre Fabre, Karine Baumstarck, Aline Cano, Anderson Loundou, Julie Berbis, Brigitte Chabrol and Pascal Auquier
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:158
  45. Under the circumstance of global population aging, the issue on how to facilitate the quality of life (QOL) for older people brings us grand challenge. On the way to solve this problem, it is inextricable to m...

    Authors: Rong Liu, Shaomin Wu, Yuantao Hao, Jing Gu, Jiqian Fang, Nanqiao Cai and Jinxin Zhang
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:156
  46. Sudden, unwelcome and repetitive thoughts about a traumatic event – intrusive thoughts – could relate to how men assess their quality of life after prostate-cancer diagnosis. We aimed to study the prevalence o...

    Authors: Thordis Thorsteinsdottir, Maria Hedelin, Johan Stranne, Heiddis Valdimarsdóttir, Ulrica Wilderäng, Eva Haglind and Gunnar Steineck
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:154
  47. We examined the relationship between health literacy (HL) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as well as relationship differentials by ethnicity among rural women from a Chinese poor minority area.

    Authors: Cuili Wang, Hui Li, Lingui Li, Dongjuan Xu, Robert L Kane and Qingyue Meng
    Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013 11:153

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