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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Issue 1/2021

Content (273 Articles)

Care Research

Validity and reliability of the Self-Care Activities Screening Scale (SASS-14) during COVID-19 lockdown

Martín Martínez, Elkin O. Luis, Edwin Yair Oliveros, Pablo Fernández-Berrocal, Ainize Sarrionandia, Marta Vidaurreta, Elena Bermejo-Martins

Open Access Burnout Syndrome Research

Psychometric properties of a new self-report measure of medical student stress using classic and modern test theory approaches

Matthew J. Mosquera, Aaron Kaat, Melinda Ring, Gaurava Agarwal, Sydney Glickson, David Victorson

Open Access Diarrhea Research

Chinese pediatric Tuina on children with acute diarrhea: a randomized sham-controlled trial

Taoying Lu, Lingjia Yin, Ruoqing Chen, Huiyan Zhang, Jianxiong Cai, Meiling Li, Lin Dai, Conghao Zhu, Yongping Zhang, Feng Xiang, Li Wang, Lu Li, Lixin Wang, Darong Wu

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

Developing a short-form version of the HIV Disability Questionnaire (SF-HDQ) for use in clinical practice: a Rasch analysis

Kelly K. O’Brien, Mendwas Dzingina, Richard Harding, Wei Gao, Eve Namisango, Lisa Avery, Aileen M. Davis

Open Access Endometriosis Research

Patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives on item importance, scoring, and clinically meaningful differences for the Endometriosis Symptom Diary (ESD) and Endometriosis Impact Scale (EIS)

Helen Kitchen, Christian Seitz, Andrew Trigg, Natalie Aldhouse, Thomas Willgoss, Heinz Schmitz, Adam Gater, Christoph Gerlinger, Claudia Haberland

Open Access Research

Lifestyle-related behaviors and health-related quality of life among children and adolescents in China

Zhenzhen Qin, Na Wang, Robert S. Ware, Yugen Sha, Fei Xu

Open Access Fatigue Research

Response shift in health-related quality of life measures in the presence of formative indicators

Silvia Testa, Daniela Di Cuonzo, Giuliana Ritorto, Laura Fanchini, Sara Bustreo, Patrizia Racca, Rosalba Rosato

Open Access Thalassemia Research

EQ-5D-3L health state utility values in transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients in Malaysia: a cross-sectional assessment

Asrul Akmal Shafie, Irwinder Kaur Chhabra, Jacqueline Hui Yi Wong, Noor Syahireen Mohammed

Open Access Fee Schedule for Physicians Research

Job satisfaction and its associated factors among optometrists in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo, Eldad Agyei-Manu, David Ben Kumah, Anthony Danso-Appiah, Abubakar Sadik Mohammed, Akosua Kesewah Asare, Emmanuel Kofi Addo

Open Access Research

Validation of the WHOQOL-Bref: psychometric properties and normative data for the Norwegian general population

Mary H. Kalfoss, Randi J. Reidunsdatter, Christian A. Klöckner, Marianne Nilsen

Open Access Research

The English and Chinese language versions of the Short Form 12-item Health Survey are equivalent

Daniel Y. T. Fong, Janet Y. H. Wong, Edmond P. H. Choi, K. F. Lam, C. Kwok

Open Access Miscarriage Research

Quality of life, social support and self-efficacy in women after a miscarriage

Grażyna Iwanowicz-Palus, Mariola Mróz, Agnieszka Bień

Open Access Research

Translation and validation of the Traditional Chinese version of the COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity-Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (Version 2)

Dorothy N. S. Chan, Kai Chow Choi, Marques S. N. Ng, Weijie Xing, Bernard M. H. Law, Pui Shan Ho, Cecilia Au, Mandy Chan, Man Tong, Wai Man Ling, Maggie Chan, Suzanne S. S. Mak, Raymond J. Chan, Winnie K. W. So

Open Access Research

A study of patients’ quality of life more than 5 years after trauma: a prospective follow-up

Fanny Vardon-Bounes, Romain Gracia, Timothée Abaziou, Laure Crognier, Thierry Seguin, François Labaste, Thomas Geeraerts, Bernard Georges, Jean-Marie Conil, Vincent Minville

Open Access Review

An assessment of the use of patient reported outcome measurements (PROMs) in cancers of the pelvic abdominal cavity: identifying oncologic benefit and an evidence-practice gap in routine clinical practice

Miss Charlotte L. Moss, Ajay Aggarwal, Asad Qureshi, Benjamin Taylor, Teresa Guerrero-Urbano, Mieke Van Hemelrijck

Open Access Research

Factors associated with health-related quality of life of military policemen in Salvador, Brazil: cross-sectional study

Carla Requião Barreto, Fernando Martins Carvalho, Liliane Lins-Kusterer

Open Access Study protocol

Impact of a transition education program on health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease: study design for a randomised controlled trial

Oscar Werner, Charlene Bredy, Kathleen Lavastre, Sophie Guillaumont, Gregoire De La Villeon, Marie Vincenti, Cristelle Gerl, Yves Dulac, Nathalie Souletie, Philippe Acar, Laurence Pages, Marie-Christine Picot, Gerard Bourrel, Agnes Oude Engberink, Elodie Million, Hamouda Abassi, Pascal Amedro

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Health-related quality of life of patients with HIV/AIDS at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Ethiopia

Yared Belete Belay, Eskinder Eshetu Ali, Beate Sander, Gebremedhin Beedemariam Gebretekle

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Research

Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the LMC Skills, Confidence & Preparedness Index (SCPI) in patients with type 2 diabetes

Ximin Wang, Weibo Lyu, Ronnie Aronson, Aihua Li, Gendi Lu, Weijin Xu, Yang Cao, Ying Yu, Liting Wang, Huiting Lin

Open Access Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Qualitative evaluation of the Autism Behavior Inventory: use of cognitive interviewing to establish validity of a caregiver report scale for autism spectrum disorder

Gahan Pandina, Seth Ness, Jeremiah Trudeau, Sonja Stringer, Naomi Knoble, William R. Lenderking, Abigail Bangerter

Open Access Radiotherapy Research

Translation and cross-cultural adaption of the Chinese version of the Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey version 2.0: a tool for oral symptom assessment in head and neck cancer patients

Min Jin, Li Sun, Rui Meng, Wenjing Wang, Rui Sun, Jing Huang, You Qin, Bian Wu, Qian Ding, Gang Peng, Tao Zhang, Kunyu Yang

Care Research

Perceived social support and quality of life among adolescents in residential youth care: a cross-sectional study

Marianne Tevik Singstad, Jan Lance Wallander, Hanne Klæboe Greger, Stian Lydersen, Nanna Sønnichsen Kayed

Open Access Research

Factors associated with child delivery expenditure during the transition to the national implementation of the two-child policy in China

Shuang Zang, Jing OuYang, Meizhen Zhao, Yalan Zhu, Jia Liu, Xin Wang

Open Access Diabetes Review

Heath related quality of life and associated factors among diabetes patients in sub-Saharan countries: a systemic review and meta-analysis

Biruk Shalmeno Tusa, Adisu Birhanu Weldesenbet, Assefa Tola Gemada, Bedasa Taye Merga, Lemma Demissie Regassa

Open Access Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Impact of antipsychotics in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Gian Loreto D’Alò, Franco De Crescenzo, Laura Amato, Fabio Cruciani, Marina Davoli, Francesca Fulceri, Silvia Minozzi, Zuzana Mitrova, Gian Paolo Morgano, Franco Nardocci, Rosella Saulle, Holger Jens Schünemann, Maria Luisa Scattoni, Raffaella Tancredi, Angelo Massagli, Giovanni Valeri, Corrado Cappa, Serafino Buono, Giuseppe Maurizio Arduino, Alessandro Zuddas, Laura Reali, Massimo Molteni, Claudia Felici, Concetta Cordò, Lorella Venturini, Cristina Bellosio, Emanuela Di Tommaso, Sandra Biasci, Clelia M. Duff, Simona Vecchi

Open Access Care Review

Transitions of care interventions to improve quality of life among patients hospitalized with acute conditions: a systematic literature review

Tolu O. Oyesanya, Callan Loflin, Lindsey Byom, Gabrielle Harris, Kaitlyn Daly, Lesley Rink, Janet Prvu Bettger

Open Access Research

Physician-perceived utility of the EORTC QLQ-GINET21 questionnaire in the treatment of patients with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours: a multicentre, cross-sectional survey (QUALINETS)

Marta Benavent, Javier Sastre, Ignacio García Escobar, Angel Segura, Jaume Capdevila, Alberto Carmona, Isabel Sevilla, Teresa Alonso, Guillermo Crespo, Lourdes García, Neus Canal, Guillermo de la Cruz, Javier Gallego

Open Access Research

The impact of pain on the quality of life of patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis: a multicenter cross-sectional study from Palestine

Aseel F. Samoudi, Maha K. Marzouq, Ahmad M. Samara, Sa’ed H. Zyoud, Samah W. Al-Jabi

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Research

Construct validity of the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status Scale in adult subjects with COVID-19

Felipe V. C. Machado, Roy Meys, Jeannet M. Delbressine, Anouk W. Vaes, Yvonne M. J. Goërtz, Maarten van Herck, Sarah Houben-Wilke, Gudula J. A. M. Boon, Stefano Barco, Chris Burtin, Alex van ’t Hul, Rein Posthuma, Frits M. E. Franssen, Yvonne Spies, Herman Vijlbrief, Fabio Pitta, Spencer A. Rezek, Daisy J. A. Janssen, Bob Siegerink, Frederikus A. Klok, Martijn A. Spruit

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Responsiveness of PROMIS and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) Depression Scales in three clinical trials

Kurt Kroenke, Timothy E. Stump, Chen X. Chen, Jacob Kean, Teresa M. Damush, Matthew J. Bair, Erin E. Krebs, Patrick O. Monahan

Open Access Research

Association of health checkups with health-related quality of life among public servants: a nationwide survey in Taiwan

Dann-Pyng Shih, Hsien-Wen Kuo, Wen-Miin Liang, Ping-Yi Lin, Pochang Tseng, Jong-Yi Wang

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of WHOQOL-HIV Bref among people living with HIV/AIDS in Pakistan

Ali Ahmed, Muhammad Saqlain, Nasim Akhtar, Furqan Hashmi, Ali Blebil, Juman Dujaili, Malik Muhammad Umair, Allah Bukhsh

Open Access Celiac Disease Research

The Persian Translation and validation of the celiac disease quality of life questionnaire (CDQOL)

Zeinab Nikniaz, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Saeedeh Ghaffarifar, Zahra Ravand, Zahra Akbari Namvar, Masood Shirmohammadi

Open Access Research

Phenotypes of adults with congenital heart disease around the globe: a cluster analysis

Edward Callus, Silvana Pagliuca, Sara Boveri, Federico Ambrogi, Koen Luyckx, Adrienne H. Kovacs, Silke Apers, Werner Budts, Junko Enomoto, Maayke A. Sluman, Jou-Kou Wang, Jamie L. Jackson, Paul Khairy, Stephen C. Cook, Shanthi Chidambarathanu, Luis Alday, Katrine Eriksen, Mikael Dellborg, Malin Berghammer, Bengt Johansson, Andrew S. Mackie, Samuel Menahem, Maryanne Caruana, Gruschen Veldtman, Alexandra Soufi, Susan M. Fernandes, Kamila White, Shelby Kutty, Philip Moons

Open Access Allergic Rhinitis Research

Translation, adaption and validation of the total nasal symptom score (TNSS) for Lithuanian population

Laura Tamasauskiene, Edita Gasiuniene, Brigita Sitkauskiene

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Long-term quality of life and sexual function of elderly people with endometrial or ovarian cancer

Ariane Mamguem Kamga, Leila Bengrine-Lefevre, Valérie Quipourt, Laure Favier, Ariane Darut-Jouve, Sophie Marilier, Patrick Arveux, Isabelle Desmoulins, Tienhan Sandrine Dabakuyo-Yonli

Open Access Anxiety Research

Attachment: the mediating role of hope, religiosity, and life satisfaction in older adults

Saeed Pahlevan Sharif, Mohammadreza Amiri, Kelly-Ann Allen, Hamid Sharif Nia, Fatemeh Khoshnavay Fomani, Yasaman Hatef Matbue, Amir Hossein Goudarzian, Sedigheh Arefi, Ameneh Yaghoobzadeh, Hassam Waheed

Resilience and mental health among juveniles: role of strategies for coping with stress

Karol Konaszewski, Małgorzata Niesiobędzka, Janusz Surzykiewicz

Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire: translation and validation to the Portuguese language

Joana Roseira, Helena T. Sousa, Ana Marreiros, Luís F. Contente, Fernando Magro

Open Access Care Research

The supportive supervisory scale: psychometric properties in Chinese health care aides samples

Li Tian, Haixia Li, Bei Dong, Congyan Xie, Hong Wang, Lu Lin

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Health-related quality of life and self-reported cognitive function in patients with delayed neurocognitive recovery after radical prostatectomy: a prospective follow-up study

Ursula Kahl, Sarah Callsen, Stefanie Beck, Hans Pinnschmidt, Franziska von Breunig, Alexander Haese, Markus Graefen, Christian Zöllner, Marlene Fischer

Open Access Leukemia Research

Assessment of the health utility of patients with leukemia in China

Xueyun Zeng, Mingjie Sui, Rui Liu, Xinyu Qian, Wenfeng Li, Erwei Zheng, Jinjin Yang, Jinmei Li, Weidong Huang, Hongbin Yang, Hongjuan Yu, Nan Luo

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Sexual function, mental health, and quality of life under strain of COVID-19 pandemic in Iranian pregnant and lactating women: a comparative cross-sectional study

Negin Mirzaei, Shahideh Jahanian Sadatmahalleh, Mahnaz Bahri Khomami, Ashraf Moini, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad

Open Access Research

The relationship of self-reported and device-based measures of physical activity and health-related quality of life in adolescents

Kathrin Wunsch, Claudio R. Nigg, Susanne Weyland, Darko Jekauc, Claudia Niessner, Alexander Burchartz, Steffen Schmidt, Ann-Katrin Meyrose, Kristin Manz, Franz Baumgarten, Alexander Woll

Open Access Fatigue Research

Validation of a three-item Fatigue Severity Scale for patients with substance use disorder: a cohort study from Norway for the period 2016–2020

Jørn Henrik Vold, Rolf Gjestad, Christer F. Aas, Eivind Meland, Kjell Arne Johansson, Lars Thore Fadnes

Open Access Research

Factor structure and psychometric properties of a Polish adaptation of the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale

Karol Konaszewski, Małgorzata Niesiobędzka, Janusz Surzykiewicz

Open Access Research

Effect of malocclusion severity on oral health related quality of life in Malay adolescents

Marghana Elyaskhil, Noor Ayuni Ahmad Shafai, Norehan Mokhtar

Open Access Research

The role of antimicrobial resistance on long-term mortality and quality of life in critically ill patients: a prospective longitudinal 2-year study

Triantafyllia Koukoubani, Demosthenes Makris, Zoe Daniil, Theoniki Paraforou, Vasiliki Tsolaki, Epaminondas Zakynthinos, John Papanikolaou

Open Access Research

Associations of resilience with quality of life levels in adults experiencing homelessness and mental illness: a longitudinal study

Cilia Mejia-Lancheros, Julia Woodhall-Melnik, Ri Wang, Stephen W. Hwang, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Anna Durbin

Open Access Research

Psychometric validation of the French self and proxy versions of the PedsQL™ 4.0 generic health-related quality of life questionnaire for 8–12 year-old children

Pascal Amedro, Helena Huguet, Valerie Macioce, Raphael Dorka, Annie Auer, Sophie Guillaumont, Pascal Auquier, Hamouda Abassi, Marie-Christine Picot

Open Access Research

EQ-5D-5L reference values for the German general elderly population

Ole Marten, Wolfgang Greiner

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Anxiety and depression are risk factors for recurrent pregnancy loss: a nested case–control study

Yanxia Wang, Zhaoyan Meng, Jianyin Pei, Liu Qian, Baohong Mao, Yamei Li, Jing Li, Zhirong Dai, Jianing Cao, Chunhua Zhang, Lina Chen, Yuxia Jin, Bin Yi

Open Access Research

Confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance of the English, Mandarin, and Malay versions of the SF-12v2 within a representative sample of the multi-ethnic Singapore population

Jue Hua Lau, Edimansyah Abdin, Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Saleha Shafie, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Shazana Shahwan, Julian Thumboo, Siow Ann Chong, Mythily Subramaniam

Open Access Research

Psychometric properties of the EQ-5D-5L for aboriginal Australians: a multi-method study

Pedro Henrique Ribeiro Santiago, Dandara Haag, Davi Manzini Macedo, Gail Garvey, Megan Smith, Karen Canfell, Joanne Hedges, Lisa Jamieson

Open Access Research

Health-related quality of life among patients with bipolar disorder in rural southwestern Uganda: a hospital based cross sectional study

Lucas Anyayo, Scholastic Ashaba, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Samuel Maling, Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu

Quality of life in young and middle age adult temporomandibular disorders patients and asymptomatic subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lucas Bozzetti Pigozzi, Duziene Denardini Pereira, Marcos Pascoal Pattussi, Carmen Moret-Tatay, Tatiana Quarti Irigaray, João Batista Blessmann Weber, Patrícia Krieger Grossi, Márcio Lima Grossi

Open Access Stroke Research

Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Trunk Impairment Scale in people with a stroke

Jie Zhao, Janita Pak Chun Chau, Yuli Zang, Kai Chow Choi, Rong He, Yali Zhao, Xiaoqi Xiang, Qin Li, David R. Thompson

Open Access Research

Cross-cultural adaptation, validity and reliability of the Chinese Version of Miller Behavioral Style Scale

Qiqi Zhuo, Changsheng Cui, Hongmin Liang, Yangjuan Bai, Qiulan Hu, Ardani Latifah Hanum, Mingfang Yang, Yanjiao Wang, Wei Wei, Lan Ding, Fang Ma

Open Access Urinary Incontinence Research

Identification of the Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 and the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 cutoff scores in urinary incontinent women

Katarzyna Skorupska, Magdalena Emilia Grzybowska, Agnieszka Kubik-Komar, Tomasz Rechberger, Pawel Miotla

Open Access Hypertension Research

Detecting response shift in health-related quality of life measurement among patients with hypertension using structural equation modeling

Hao Chen, Lin Zhu, Rui Zhou, Panpan Liu, Xiaoyang Lu, Donald L. Patrick, Todd C. Edwards, Hongmei Wang

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Psycho-sexual influence of sterilization on women’s quality of life: a path model

Samaneh Youseflu, Shahideh Jahanian Sadatmahalleh

Open Access Malnutrition Research

A poorer nutritional status impacts quality of life in a sample population of elderly cancer patients

Tatiane Correia Rios, Lucivalda Pereira Magalhães de Oliveira, Maria Lúcia Varjão da Costa, Ramona Souza da Silva Baqueiro Boulhosa, Anna Karla Carneiro Roriz, Lilian Barbosa Ramos, Allain Amador Bueno

Open Access Diabetes Research

Validation of living with chronic illness scale in a type 2 diabetes mellitus population

Jorge Caro-Bautista, Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez, David Perez-Manchon, Eva Timonet-Andreu, Gloria Carvajal-Carrascal, Alejandra Fuentes-Ramírez, Silvia Corchon, Marta Aranda-Gallardo, Leire Ambrosio

Open Access Review

Health state utility values in major depressive disorder treated with pharmacological interventions: a systematic literature review

James Brockbank, Taryn Krause, Emily Moss, Anne Milthers Pedersen, Michael Frank Mørup, Outi Ahdesmäki, Jake Vaughan, Thor-Henrik Brodtkorb

Open Access Anxiety Research

Validation of the Portuguese version of Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS)

Sandra Maurício, Isabel Rebêlo, Catarina Madeira, Filipa Resende, Susana Esteves

Open Access Research

EQ-5D self-reported health in Barbados and Jamaica with EQ-5D-5L population norms for the English-speaking Caribbean

Henry Bailey, Mathieu F. Janssen, Althea La Foucade, Girjanauth Boodraj, Marjorie Wharton, Philip Castillo

Open Access Review

Quality of life among cancer inpatients 80 years and older: a systematic review

Jorunn Drageset, Reidun Karin Sandvik, Leslie Sofia Pareja Eide, Gunhild Austrheim, Mary Fox, Elisabeth Grov Beisland

Quality of life in primary sclerosing cholangitis: a systematic review

Elena Marcus, Paddy Stone, Anna-Maria Krooupa, Douglas Thorburn, Bella Vivat

Content validity of preference-based measures for economic evaluation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Ava Mehdipour, Sachi O’Hoski, Marla K. Beauchamp, Joshua Wald, Ayse Kuspinar

Open Access Caries Research

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Mexican version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS)

Alba Lilia Brambila Montoya, Jessica Klöckner Knorst, Isaac Murisi Pedroza Uribe, Rubén Alberto Bayardo González, Thiago Machado Ardenghi, Carmen Celina Alonso Sánchez

Open Access Insomnia Research

Prevalence of mental health problems in frontline healthcare workers after the first outbreak of COVID-19 in China: a cross-sectional study

Wen-Ping Guo, Qing Min, Wei-Wei Gu, Liang Yu, Xiao Xiao, Wei-Bing Yi, Hong-Liang Li, Bei Huang, Jun-Li Li, Ya-Jun Dai, Jian Xia, Jie Liu, Bei Li, Ben-Hong Zhou, Minglun Li, Hong-Xi Xu, Xuan-Bin Wang, Wen-Yuan Shi

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

Daily emotional inertia and long-term subjective well-being among people living with HIV

Marcin Rzeszutek, Ewa Gruszczyńska, Ewa Firląg-Burkacka

Open Access Research

Validation of the German version of the Family Reported Outcome Measure (FROM-16) to assess the impact of disease on the partner or family member

Susanne A. Elsner, Sam S. Salek, Andrew Y. Finlay, Anna Hagemeier, Catherine J. Bottomley, Alexander Katalinic, Annika Waldmann

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Impact of subthreshold depression on health-related quality of life in patients with Parkinson’s disease based on cognitive status

Aline Schönenberg, Hannah M. Zipprich, Ulrike Teschner, Julian Grosskreutz, Otto W. Witte, Tino Prell

Open Access Editorial

The way forward to a renewed and improved Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Mark Oremus, Oliver Rivero-Arias

Open Access Atrial Fibrillation Correction

Correction to: Health-related quality of life in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients with controlled or uncontrolled anticoagulation status

José Felipe Varona, José Miguel Seguí‑Ripoll, Cristina Lozano‑Duran, Luis Miguel Cuadrado‑Gómez, Juan Bautista Montagud‑Moncho, Antonio Ramos‑Guerrero, José Carlos Mirete‑Ferrer, Esther Donado, Javier García‑Alegría

Open Access Research

Happiness, quality of working life, and job satisfaction among nurses working in emergency departments in Iran

Somayeh Javanmardnejad, Razieh Bandari, Majideh Heravi-Karimooi, Nahid Rejeh, Hamid Sharif Nia, Ali Montazeri

Open Access Knee Osteoarthritis Research

Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Fremantle Knee Awareness Questionnaire in Italian subjects with painful knee osteoarthritis

Marco Monticone, Cristiano Sconza, Igor Portoghese, Tomohiko Nishigami, Benedict M. Wand, Gregorio Sorrentino, Giulia Lemorini, Stefano Respizzi, Andrea Giordano, Franco Franchignoni

Open Access Research

Intragenerational social mobility and self-rated oral health in the british cohort study

Aina Najwa Mohd Khairuddin, Eduardo Bernabé, Elsa Karina Delgado-Angulo

Open Access Care Research

The patient enablement instrument for back pain: reliability, content validity, construct validity and responsiveness

A. Molgaard Nielsen, J. Hartvigsen, A. Kongsted, B. Öberg, P. Enthoven, A. Abbott, H. H. Lauridsen

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Perceived Risk of HIV Scale in Brazilian Portuguese

Thiago S. Torres, Paula M. Luz, Luana M. S. Marins, Daniel R. B. Bezerra, Celline C. Almeida-Brasil, Valdilea G. Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Daphna Harel, Brett D. Thombs

Open Access Research

Association of health literacy and medication adherence with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with ischemic heart disease

Muzna Suhail, Hamid Saeed, Zikria Saleem, Saman Younas, Furqan Khurshid Hashmi, Fawad Rasool, Muhammad Islam, Imran Imran

Open Access Research

Translation and validation of the Japanese version of the measure of moral distress for healthcare professionals

Tomoko Fujii, Shinshu Katayama, Kikuko Miyazaki, Hiroshi Nashiki, Takehiro Niitsu, Tetsuhiro Takei, Akemi Utsunomiya, Peter Dodek, Ann Hamric, Takeo Nakayama

Open Access Intellectual Disability Short report

Evaluating quality of life in families with Williams Syndrome patients

Esther Moraleda Sepúlveda, Patricia López Resa

Open Access Research

Determining the psychometric properties of a novel questionnaire to measure “preparedness for the future” (Prep FQ)

Daren K. Heyland, J. Paige Pope, Xuran Jiang, Andrew G. Day

Open Access Research

Development and validation of behavioral intention measures of an E-vapor product: intention to try, use, dual use, and switch

Stacey A. McCaffrey, Jessica Parker Zdinak, Stephanie Plunkett, Elizabeth Becker, Jennifer N. Lewis, Ryan A. Black

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

The differences in health-related quality of life between younger and older adults and its associated factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Indonesia

Yunita Sari, Atyanti Isworo, Arif Setyo Upoyo, Agis Taufik, Rahmi Setiyani, Keksi Girindra Swasti, Haryanto Haryanto, Saldy Yusuf, Nasruddin Nasruddin, Ridlwan Kamaluddin

Open Access Rheumatoid Arthritis Research

Effects of illness perceptions on health-related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in China

Juan Wang, Zhe Yang, Yan Zheng, Yaling Peng, Qing Wang, Hongli Xia, Yan Wang, Jin Ding, Ping Zhu, Lei Shang, Zhaohui Zheng

Open Access Review

Relationship between both cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness and health-related quality of life in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Alberto Bermejo-Cantarero, Celia Álvarez-Bueno, Vicente Martínez-Vizcaino, Andrés Redondo-Tébar, Diana P. Pozuelo-Carrascosa, Mairena Sánchez-López

Open Access Research

Typology of changes in quality of life over 12 months among currently or formerly homeless individuals using different housing services in Quebec, Canada

Gesthika Kaltsidis, Guy Grenier, Zhirong Cao, Nadia L’Espérance, Marie-Josée Fleury

Open Access Research

Research trends and hotspots of health-related quality of life: a bibliometric analysis from 2000 to 2019

Si Zheng, Anqi He, Yan Yu, Lingling Jiang, Jing Liang, Peigang Wang

Open Access Research

Psychometric properties of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in Uganda

Allen Naamala, Lars E. Eriksson, Jackson Orem, Gorrette K. Nalwadda, Zarina Nahar Kabir, Lena Wettergren

Open Access Care Research

Integrating Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) into routine nurse-led primary care for patients with multimorbidity: a feasibility and acceptability study

Ian Porter, Antoinette Davey, Jaheeda Gangannagaripalli, Jonathan Evans, Charlotte Bramwell, Philip Evans, Chris Gibbons, Jose M. Valderas

Open Access Orthosis Research

The client satisfaction with device: a Rasch validation of the Arabic version in patients with upper and lower limb amputation

Hadeel R. Bakhsh, Nilüfer Kablan, Walaa Alammar, Yaşar Tatar, Giorgio Ferriero

Open Access Fatigue Research

The relation between EQ-5D and fatigue in a Dutch general population sample: an explorative study

I. Spronk, S. Polinder, G. J. Bonsel, M. F. Janssen, J. A. Haagsma

Open Access Research

Resilience and pain catastrophizing among patients with total knee arthroplasty: a cohort study to examine psychological constructs as predictors of post-operative outcomes

Vesta C. Nwankwo, William A. Jiranek, Cynthia L. Green, Kelli D. Allen, Steven Z. George, Janet Prvu Bettger

Research

Translation and adaptation of the German version of the Veterans Rand—36/12 Item Health Survey

Ines Buchholz, You-Shan Feng, Maresa Buchholz, Lewis E. Kazis, Thomas Kohlmann

Open Access Research

Development of the gait outcomes assessment list for lower-limb differences (GOAL-LD) questionnaire: a child and parent reported outcome measure

Jennifer A. Dermott, F. Virginia Wright, Nancy M. Salbach, Unni G. Narayanan

Open Access Fatty Liver Research

Health-related quality of life in Chinese population with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a national multicenter survey

Rui Huang, Jian-Gao Fan, Jun-Ping Shi, Yi-Min Mao, Bing-Yuan Wang, Jing-Min Zhao, Lun-Gen Lu, Bi-Hui Zhong, Zheng-Sheng Zou, You-Qing Xu, Yi-Nong Ye, Long-Gen Liu, Lian-Jie Lin, Jian-Ping Li, Hui-Ying Rao, Lai Wei

Open Access Research

Psychometric properties of the Persian translation of maternal postpartum quality of life questionnaire (MAPP-QOL)

Tahereh Mokhtaryan-Gilani, Giti Ozgoli, Nourossadat Kariman, Hamid Sharif Nia, Mahbobeh Ahmadi Doulabi, Malihe Nasiri

Open Access Care Research

Biomarkers-based personalized follow-up in chronic heart failure improves patient’s outcomes and reduces care associate cost

Antonio Leon-Justel, Jose I. Morgado Garcia-Polavieja, Ana Isabel Alvarez-Rios, Francisco Jose Caro Fernandez, Pedro Agustin Pajaro Merino, Elena Galvez Rios, Ignacio Vazquez-Rico, Jose Francisco Diaz Fernandez

Open Access Anaphylaxis Research

Drug Hypersensitivity Quality of Life Questionnaire: validation procedures and first results of the Portuguese version

E. Dias de Castro, J. Barbosa, A. M. Mesquita, A. Caires, L. Ribeiro, J. R. Cernadas, I. Baiardini

Open Access Research

Impact of sleep duration, physical activity, and screen time on health-related quality of life in children and adolescents

Carlos K. H. Wong, Rosa S. Wong, Jason P. Y. Cheung, Keith T. S. Tung, Jason C. S. Yam, Michael Rich, King-Wa Fu, Prudence W. H. Cheung, Nan Luo, Chi Ho Au, Ada Zhang, Wilfred H. S. Wong, Jiang Fan, Cindy L. K. Lam, Patrick Ip

Open Access Research

Psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-BREF(PT) in a sample of elderly citizens

Margarida Goes, Manuel Lopes, João Marôco, Henrique Oliveira, César Fonseca

Open Access Care Research

Development and preliminary psychometric investigation of the German Satisfaction with Comprehensive Cancer Care (SCCC) Questionnaire

Peter Esser, Leon Sautier, Susanne Sarkar, Georgia Schilling, Carsten Bokemeyer, Uwe Koch, Michael Friedrich, Gautier Defossez, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf

Open Access Cervical Myelopathy Research

Predictors for quality of life improvement after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a prospective multi-center study

Hiroyuki Inose, Takashi Hirai, Toshitaka Yoshii, Atsushi Kimura, Katsushi Takeshita, Hirokazu Inoue, Asato Maekawa, Kenji Endo, Takuya Miyamoto, Takeo Furuya, Akira Nakamura, Kanji Mori, Shunsuke Kanbara, Shiro Imagama, Shoji Seki, Shunji Matsunaga, Atsushi Okawa

Open Access Hypoglycemia Research

The influence of hypoglycemia on the specific quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a comparative cross-sectional study of diabetics with and without hypoglycemia in Xi’an, China

Chao Wu, Yi-Ling Ge, Xin-Yan Zhang, Ming-Chao Liu, Chun-Ni Heng, Lin-Yuan Zhang, Yan-Ling Du, Shi-Zhe He, Lei Shang, Hong-Juan Lang

Maternal tobacco exposure and health-related quality of life during pregnancy: a national-based study of pregnant women in China

Weiwei Sun, Xinyu Huang, Huailiang Wu, Casper J. P. Zhang, Zongzhi Yin, Qianqian Fan, Huiyun Wang, Pallavi Jayavanth, Babatunde Akinwunmi, Yanxin Wu, Zilian Wang, Wai-kit Ming

Open Access Research

Validation and clinical evaluation of a Polish translation of the Wisconsin Upper Respiratory Symptom Survey for Kids (WURSS-K)

Katarzyna Ostrzyżek-Przeździecka, Mariusz Panczyk, Aleksandra Ratajczak, Michał Bronikowski, Wojciech Feleszko

Open Access Daclatasvir Research

Impact of sofosbuvir and daclastavir on health-related quality of life in patients co-infected with hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus

Evy Yunihastuti, Fhadilla Amelia, Arini Ika Hapsari, Bramantya Wicaksana, Veritea Natali, Alvina Widhani, Andri Sanityoso Sulaiman, Teguh Harjono Karjadi

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Evaluation of the EQ-5D-3L and 5L versions in low back pain patients

A. M. Garratt, H. Furunes, C. Hellum, T. Solberg, J. I. Brox, K. Storheim, L. G. Johnsen

Open Access Research

Exploring the influencing factors of quality of life among the empty nesters in Shanxi, China: a structural equation model

Chichen Zhang, Yuan Cai, Yaqing Xue, Xiao Zheng, Xiaozhao Yang, Jiao Lu, Lihong Hou, Mimi Li

Lung Cancer Research

Measurement properties of the 12-item Short Form Health Survey version 2 in Australians with lung cancer: a Rasch analysis

Sze-Ee Soh, Renata Morello, Darshini Ayton, Susannah Ahern, Ri Scarborough, Claire Zammit, Margaret Brand, Robert G. Stirling, John Zalcberg

Open Access Review

Exploring what is important to patients with regards to quality of life after experiencing a lower limb reconstructive procedure: a qualitative evidence synthesis

H. Leggett, A. Scantlebury, A. Byrne, M. Harden, C. Hewitt, G. O’Carroll, H. Sharma, C. McDaid, Joy Adamson, Kim Cocks, Joel Gagnier, Paul Harwood, David Ferguson, Reggie Hamdy, Nando Ferriera

Open Access Prostatitis Review

A systematic review of cross-cultural adaptation of the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index

Rong-liang Dun, Jennifer Tsai, Xiao-hua Hu, Jian-min Mao, Wen-jing Zhu, Guang-chong Qi, Yu Peng

Open Access Research

The association of quality of life and personality characteristics with adolescent metabolic syndrome: a cohort study

Xiaohua Liang, Peng Zhang, Shunqing Luo, Guifang Zhang, Xian Tang, Lingjuan Liu

Open Access Insulins Letter to the Editor

The influences of the environment and information on the complications of diabetes on patient outcomes

Kazuoki Inoue, Jun Watanabe, Eiichi Kakehi

Open Access Research

EQ-5D Brazilian population norms

Marisa Santos, Andrea L. Monteiro, Bráulio Santos

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Validation of a novel online depression symptom severity rating scale: the R8 Depression

Yuki Takao, Eduardo Figueroa, Kevin Fernand Jean Berna, Youjin Jo, Lee Andrew Kissane, Kimio Yoshimura, Richard Tranter, Richard J Porter

Open Access Commentary

Enabling patient-reported outcome measures in clinical trials, exemplified by cardiovascular trials

Theresa M. Coles, Adrian F. Hernandez, Bryce B. Reeve, Karon Cook, Michael C. Edwards, Marc Boutin, Elizabeth Bush, Arnold Degboe, Lothar Roessig, Amy Rudolph, Pauline McNulty, Nikunj Patel, Trish Kay-Mugford, Margaret Vernon, Michael Woloschak, Gustavo Buchele, John A. Spertus, Matthew T. Roe, Denise Bury, Kevin Weinfurt

Open Access Research

Pediatric patients’ reasons for visiting dentists in all WHO regions

Katrin Bekes, Mike T. John, Ksenija Rener-Sitar, Mohammad H. Al-Harthy, Ambra Michelotti, Daniel R. Reissmann, Julijana Nikolovska, Sahityaveera Sanivarapu, Folake B. Lawal, Thomas List, Sanja Peršić Kiršić, Ljiljana Strajnić, Rodrigo Casassus, Kazuyoshi Baba, Martin Schimmel, Ama Amuasi, Ruwan D. Jayasinghe, Sanela Strujić-Porović, Christopher C. Peck, Han Xie, Karina Haugaard Bendixen, Miguel Angel Simancas-Pallares, Eka Perez-Franco, Mohammad Mehdi Naghibi Sistani, Patricia Valerio, Natalia Letunova, Nazik Nurelhuda, David W. Bartlett, Ikeoluwa A. Oluwafemi, Saloua Dghoughi, Joao N. A. R. Ferreira, Pathamas Chantaracherd, Stella Sekulić

Open Access Vaginism Research

The role of personal factors in quality of life among Iranian women with vaginismus: a path analysis

Atefeh Velayati, Shahideh Jahanian Sadatmahalleh, Saeideh Ziaei, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad

Open Access Research

Evaluating the impact of social deprivation on Press Ganey® Outpatient Medical Practice Survey Scores

Andrew R. Stephens, Jared W. Potter, Andrew R. Tyser, Nikolas H. Kazmers

Open Access Research

Importance of personality and coping expectancy on patient-reported hearing disability, quality of life and distress level: a study of patients referred to an audiology service

Øyvind Nordvik, Peder O. Laugen Heggdal, K. Jonas Brännström, Anne Kari Aarstad, Hans Jørgen Aarstad

Open Access Research

Development and validity assessment of a Japanese version of the Exercise Adherence Rating Scale in participants with musculoskeletal disorders

Hiroshi Takasaki, Shota Kawazoe, Takahiro Miki, Hiroki Chiba, Emma Godfrey

Open Access Care Research

Impact of day care services on physical and cognitive functions in old people with dementia in a medical center in central Taiwan

Cheng-Fu Lin, Jia-Jyun Wu, Yu-Hui Huang, Li-Ying Ju, Shih-Yi Lin, Ying-Chyi Chou, Chu-Sheng Lin

Open Access Research

The association between family impact and health-related quality of life of children with idiopathic central precocious puberty in Chongqing, China

Hong Yang, Shunqing Luo, Xiaohua Liang, Qin Lin, Ting Cheng, Li Zeng, Fang Tang, Di Wu

Open Access Care Research

Same same-but different: using qualitative studies to inform concept elicitation for quality of life assessment in telemedical care: a request for an extended working model

Klara Greffin, Silke Schmidt, Neeltje van den Berg, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Oliver Ritter, Michael Oeff, Georg Schomerus, Holger Muehlan

Open Access Research

Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) among Hong Kong Chinese childhood cancer survivors

K. Y. Ho, Katherine K. W. Lam, W. Xia, J. O. K. Chung, Ankie T. Cheung, Laurie L. K. Ho, S. Y. Chiu, Godfrey C. F. Chan, William H. C. Li

Open Access Care Research

A psychometric evaluation of the Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of Heart Failure Index in a Thai population

Nittaya Srisuk, Nutchanath Wichit, David R. Thompson, Chantal F. Ski

Open Access Breast Cancer Research

Psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale in breast cancer survivors

Min Kyeong Jang, Sue Kim, Chang Gi Park, Eileen G. Collins, Lauretta T. Quinn, Nancy W. Glynn, Carol Estwing Ferrans

Open Access Fatigue Research

Construct validity of the Suboptimal Health Status Questionnaire-25 in a Ghanaian population

Eric Adua, Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah, Kwasi Frimpong, Esther Adama, Shantha P. Karthigesu, Enoch Odame Anto, Emmanuel Aboagye, Yuxiang Yan, Youxin Wang, Xuerui Tan, Wei Wang

Open Access Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

Health-related quality of life in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using EQ-5D-5L

Qian-Qian Wei, Yanbing Hou, Yongping Chen, Ruwei Ou, Bei Cao, Lingyu Zhang, Tianmi Yang, Huifang Shang

Open Access Research

Health-related quality of life in different trimesters during pregnancy

Huailiang Wu, Weiwei Sun, Hanqing Chen, Yanxin Wu, Wenjing Ding, Shangqiang Liang, Xinyu Huang, Haitian Chen, Qing Zeng, Zhuyu Li, Peng Xiong, Jian Huang, Babatunde Akinwunmi, Casper J. P. Zhang, Wai-Kit Ming

Open Access Diabetes Research

Cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Kinyarwanda version of the problem areas in diabetes (PAID) questionnaire

Charilaos Lygidakis, Jean Paul Uwizihiwe, Michela Bia, Per Kallestrup, Damas Dukundane, Brenda Asiimwe-Kateera, Simon Pierre Niyonsenga, Claus Vögele

Open Access Muscular Dystrophy Research

Development of a Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) and a Caregiver Global Impression of Change (CaGI-C) measure for ambulant individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Hannah Staunton, Claire Trennery, Rob Arbuckle, Maitea Guridi, Elena Zhuravleva, Pat Furlong, Ryan Fischer, Rebecca Hall

Open Access Research

Psychometric analysis of the Brazilian-version Kidscreen-27 questionnaire

Pablo Magno da Silveira, Alexsandra da Silva Bandeira, Marcus Vinicius Veber Lopes, Adriano Ferreti Borgatto, Kelly Samara da Silva

Open Access Care Research

Mothers’ quality of life delivering kangaroo mother care at Malawian hospitals: a qualitative study

Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando, Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella, Tamanda Hiwa, Sangwani Salimu, Mwai Banda, Marianne Vidler, Elizabeth Molyneux, Queen Dube, David M. Goldfarb, Kondwani Kawaza

Cardiomyopathy Study protocol

Health-related quality of life and physical activity in children with inherited cardiac arrhythmia or inherited cardiomyopathy: the prospective multicentre controlled QUALIMYORYTHM study rationale, design and methods

Pascal Amedro, Oscar Werner, Hamouda Abassi, Aymeric Boisson, Luc Souilla, Sophie Guillaumont, Johanna Calderon, Anne Requirand, Marie Vincenti, Victor Pommier, Stefan Matecki, Gregoire De La Villeon, Kathleen Lavastre, Alain Lacampagne, Marie-Christine Picot, Constance Beyler, Christophe Delclaux, Yves Dulac, Aitor Guitarte, Philippe Charron, Isabelle Denjoy-Urbain, Vincent Probst, Alban-Elouen Baruteau, Philippe Chevalier, Sylvie Di Filippo, Jean-Benoit Thambo, Damien Bonnet, Jean-Luc Pasquie

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Examination of the psychometric properties of the persian version of the COVID-19-impact on Quality of Life Scale

Ali Hasanpour Dehkordi, Marzieh Aslani, Abbas Ebadi, Selman Repišti, Borhan Moradveisi, Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh

Diabetes Research

Adaptation and psychometric validation of Diabetes Health Profile (DHP-18) in patients with type 2 diabetes in Quito, Ecuador: a cross-sectional study

Ikram Benazizi, Mari Carmen Bernal-Soriano , Yolanda Pardo , Aida Ribera, Andrés Peralta-Chiriboga, Montserrat Ferrer, Alfonso Alonso-Jaquete, Jordi Alonso, Blanca Lumbreras , Lucy Anne Parker

Open Access Research

Validity and reliability of the Norwegian version of the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire in people on sick leave

Alexander Tingulstad, Maurits W. Van Tulder, Tarjei Rysstad, Anne Therese Tveter, Jonathan C. Hill, Margreth Grotle

Open Access Caries Research

Role of family functioning and health-related quality of life in pre-school children with dental caries: a cross-sectional study

Sobia Bilal, Anshad Mohamed Abdulla, Niekla Survia Andiesta, Muneer Gohar Babar, Allan Pau

Open Access Research

Feasibility, reliability and validity of the health-related quality of life instrument Child Health Utility 9D (CHU9D) among school-aged children and adolescents in Sweden

Kristina Lindvall, Masoud Vaezghasemi, Inna Feldman, Anneli Ivarsson, Katherine J. Stevens, Solveig Petersen

Open Access Heart Surgery Research

Predictors of long-term HRQOL following cardiac surgery: a 5-year follow-up study

Daiva Grazulyte, Ieva Norkiene, Evaldas Kazlauskas, Inga Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene, Smilte Kolevinskaite, Donata Ringaitiene, Jurate Sipylaite

Open Access Care Research

Quality of life and fear of COVID-19 in 2600 baccalaureate nursing students at five universities: a cross-sectional study

E. G. Beisland, K. H. Gjeilo, J. R. Andersen, O. Bratås, B. Bø, K. Haraldstad, I. H. H. Hjelmeland, M. M. Iversen, B. Løyland, T. M. Norekvål, K. Riiser, G. Rohde, K. H. Urstad, I. Utne, T. N. Flølo

Open Access Research

Health-related quality of life in a general population sample in Kazakhstan and its sociodemographic and occupational determinants

Denis Vinnikov, Aizhan Raushanova, Zhanna Romanova, Zhangir Tulekov

Open Access Research

Content validation of the Well-being of Older People measure (WOOP)

Mariska Q. N. Hackert, Job van Exel, Werner B. F. Brouwer

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

The prevalence and socio-behavioural and clinical covariates of oral health related quality of life in Ugandan mothers with and without HIV-1

Nancy Birungi, Lars Thore Fadnes, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen, James Kashugyera Tumwine, Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm

Open Access Pulmonary Hypertension Research

Development of the Pulmonary Hypertension Functional Classification Self-Report: a patient version adapted from the World Health Organization Functional Classification measure

Kristin B. Highland, Rebecca Crawford, Peter Classi, Ross Morrison, Lynda Doward, Andrew C. Nelsen, Howard Castillo, Stephen C. Mathai, Hilary M. DuBrock

Open Access Celiac Disease Research

Determinants of health-related quality of life in patients with celiac disease: a structural equation modeling

Zeinab Nikniaz, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi, Masood Shirmohammadi, Leila Nikniaz

Open Access Dyspnea Research

Patient-reported outcomes in coronary artery disease: the relationship between the standard, disease-specific set by the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) and the generic health-related quality of life instrument 15D

Laura Lappalainen, Harriet Stenvall, Piia Lavikainen, Heikki Miettinen, Janne Martikainen, Harri Sintonen, Anna-Maija Tolppanen, Risto P. Roine, Juha Hartikainen

Open Access Care Research

Anxiety, trauma and well-being in health-care professionals during COVID-19 first wave in Spain: the moderating role of personal protection equipment availability

Miriam Bajo, Pilar Gallego, Maria Stavraki, Grigorios Lamprinakos, Pablo Luna, Darío Díaz

Open Access Insomnia Research

General Spanish population normative data analysis for the EORTC QLQ-C30 by sex, age, and health condition

Juan Ignacio Arraras, Sandra Nolte, Gregor Liegl, Matthias Rose, Ana Manterola, Jose Juan Illarramendi, Uxue Zarandona, Mikel Rico, Lucia Teiejria, Gemma Asin, Irene Hernandez, Marta Barrado, Ruth Vera, Fabio Efficace, Johannes M. Giesinger

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Quality of life among cancer inpatients 80 years and older: a systematic review

Jorunn Drageset, Reidun Karin Sandvik, Leslie Sofia Pareja Eide, Gunhild Austrheim, Mary Fox, Elisabeth Grov Beisland

The association between physical activity, sedentary time and health-related quality of life in cancer survivors

Rui Yan, Beibei Che, Binghui Lv, Peng Wu, Xinyuan Lu, Yaxuan Zhang, Jiwei Wang, Jinming Yu

Open Access Care Research

Validation of the German version of the needs assessment tool: progressive disease-heart failure

Valentina Gonzalez-Jaramillo, Jelena Guyer, Nora Luethi, Piotr Sobanski, Rut Zbinden, Eveline Rodriguez, Lukas Hunziker, Steffen Eychmüller, Maud Maessen

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Psychometric characteristics of the Iranian Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) in caregivers of elderly patients with Alzheimer

Akram Shafiezadeh, Majideh Heravi-Karimooi, Amin Mirzaee, Nahid Rejeh, Hamid Sharif Nia, Ali Montazeri

Open Access Enterostomy Research

Risk factors for poor health-related quality of life in patients with colon cancer include stoma and smoking habits

Catarina Tiselius, Andreas Rosenblad, Eva Strand, Kenneth Smedh

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Treatment adequacy and remission of depression and anxiety disorders and quality of life in primary care older adults

Catherine Lamoureux-Lamarche, Djamal Berbiche, Helen-Maria Vasiliadis

Mental and physical health, and long-term quality of life among service members injured on deployment

Cameron T. McCabe, Jessica R. Watrous, Susan L. Eskridge, Michael R. Galarneau

Open Access Research

Valuing child and adolescent health: a qualitative study on different perspectives and priorities taken by the adult general public

Philip A. Powell, Donna Rowen, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Aki Tsuchiya, John E. Brazier

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Health-related quality of life in men with localized prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy: validation of an abbreviated version of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite for Clinical Practice in Spain

Almudena Zapatero, Xavier Maldonado Pijoan, Antonio Gómez-Caamaño, José Pardo Masferrer, Víctor Macías Hernández, Asunción Hervás Morón, Julia Luisa Muñoz García, Amalia Palacios Eito, Paloma Anguita-Alonso, Cristina González-Junco, José López Torrecilla

Open Access Multiple Sclerosis Research

Viability of a MSQOL-54 general health-related quality of life score using bifactor model

Andrea Giordano, Silvia Testa, Marta Bassi, Sabina Cilia, Antonio Bertolotto, Maria Esmeralda Quartuccio, Erika Pietrolongo, Monica Falautano, Monica Grobberio, Claudia Niccolai, Beatrice Allegri, Rosa Gemma Viterbo, Paolo Confalonieri, Ambra Mara Giovannetti, Eleonora Cocco, Maria Grazia Grasso, Alessandra Lugaresi, Elisa Ferriani, Ugo Nocentini, Mauro Zaffaroni, Alysha De Livera, George Jelinek, Alessandra Solari, Rosalba Rosato

Open Access Research

Health-related quality of life in men and women who experienced cardiovascular diseases: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

Sara Jalali-Farahani, Parisa Amiri, Hanieh Fakhredin, Kiana Torshizi, Leila Cheraghi, Davood Khalili, Fereidoun Azizi

Open Access Research

Psychometric properties of the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system scale v1.2: global health (PROMIS-GH) in a Dutch general population

Leonardo Pellicciari, Alessandro Chiarotto, Emanuele Giusti, Martine H. P. Crins, Leo D. Roorda, Caroline B. Terwee

Open Access Research

Dizziness and health-related quality of life among older adults in an urban population: a cross-sectional study

Ellen Lindell, Lena Kollén, Mia Johansson, Therese Karlsson, Lina Rydén, Madeleine Mellqvist Fässberg, Hanna Falk Erhag, Ingmar Skoog, Caterina Finizia

Open Access Research

Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the resilience scale for children with cancer

Joyce Oi Kwan Chung, William Ho Cheung Li, Xia Wei, Ankie Tan Cheung, Laurie Long Kwan Ho, Godfrey Chi-Fung Chan

Open Access Esophagus Resection Research

Responsiveness and convergent validity of QLU-C10D and EQ-5D-3L in assessing short-term quality of life following esophagectomy

Norma B. Bulamu, Ravi Vissapragada, Gang Chen, Julie Ratcliffe, Louise A. Mudge, B. Mark Smithers, Elizabeth A. Isenring, Lorelle Smith, Glyn G. Jamieson, David I. Watson, Louise A. Mudge, Justin Bessell, Andrew Barbour, Elizabeth A. Isenring, Ahmad Aly, Stephen Archer, Mohammed Ballal, Jessica Barbon, Katie Benton, Melissa Bond, Melissa Berryman, Tim Bright, Richard Cade, Anna Cardamis, Rosemary Carroll, Kara Cashman, Larissa Chan, Brooke Chapman, Sally Chapman, Derek Chen, Jacob Chisholm, Wendy Davidson, Peter Devitt, Cuong Dong, Ra’eesa Doola, Suzanne Edwards, Krishna Epari, Maree Farley, Julie Farrow, Maree Ferguson, David Fletcher, Kerry Forbes, Katherine Fullerton, Philip Game, Susan Gan, David Gotley, Belinda Gout, Jodi Gray, Susan Heaney, Glyn G. Jamieson, Mary Anne Johnson, Megan Johnstone, Sanjeeva Kariyawasam, Jonathan Karnon, Amber Kelaart, Liz Kellett, Erin Kennedy, Rhiannon Krane, Sylvia Lemass, Jenelle Loeliger, Andrew Lord, John Ludbrook, Catherine McFarlane, Michelle McPhee, Selena Yue-Xian Ooi, Leonie Pearce, Kate Pettigrew, Emma Putrus, Georgina Rassias, Alison Shanks, Jon Shenfine, Emma Louise Smith, Lorelle Smith, Justin Singleton, B. Mark Smithers, Rebecca Lindstrom-Sowman, John Spillane, Liliana Sputore, Belinda Steer, Tom Sullivan, Laisa Teleni, Deb Tolcher, Janine Thomas, Sarah Thompson, Tina Thorpe, David I. Watson, Cheryl Watterson, Vanessa Wills, Anita Wilton, Kellie Wright, Tim Wright

Open Access Research

Investigating the response scale of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in German cancer patients and a population survey

Michael Koller, Karolina Müller, Sandra Nolte, Heike Schmidt, Christina Harvey, Ulrike Mölle, Andreas Boehm, Daniel Engeler, Jürg Metzger, Monika Sztankay, Bernhard Holzner, Mogens Groenvold, Dagmara Kuliś, Andrew Bottomley

Open Access Stroke Research

Stroke risk and its association with quality of life: a cross-sectional study among Chinese urban adults

Huiqing Yao, Juhua Zhang, Yanmei Wang, Qingqing Wang, Fei Zhao, Peng Zhang

Open Access Hip-TEP Research

Evaluation of the Oxford Hip Score: Does it still have content validity? Interviews of total hip arthroplasty patients

Camilla Holmenlund, Søren Overgaard, Randi Bilberg, Claus Varnum

Open Access Schizophrenia Research

EQ-5D-5L in Schizophrenia: differences between patients and nurses’ reports

Fredrick Dermawan Purba, Yusi Anggriani, Tri Murtini

Open Access Ticagrelor Research

Comparison of ticagrelor with clopidogrel on quality of life in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Hyeyeon Moon, Yoon-Sung Jo, Soo-Jin Kim, Sua Jo, Kyungil Park

Open Access Research

Measuring self-reported ability to perform activities of daily living: a Rasch analysis

Eva Ejlersen Wæhrens, Anders Kottorp, Kristina Tomra Nielsen

Open Access Hypertension Research

The influencing factors of health-related quality of life among rural hypertensive individuals: a cross-sectional study

Shengxiang Sang, Ning Kang, Wei Liao, Xueyan Wu, Ze Hu, Xiaotian Liu, Chongjian Wang, Hongjian Zhang

Open Access Targeted Therapy Research

Evaluating health related quality of life in outpatients receiving anti-cancer treatment: results from an observational, cross-sectional study

Hae-Jin Suh Oh, Ángeles Flórez Menéndez, Víctor Sacristán Santos, Ángeles Rodríguez Martínez, Francisca Fernández Ribeiro, Lucía Vilanova-Trillo, Manuel Constenla Figueiras, Manuel Pereiro Ferreiros

Open Access Review

Association between spirituality/religiousness and quality of life among healthy adults: a systematic review

Cezimar Correia Borges, Patrícia Roberta dos Santos, Polissandro Mortoza Alves, Renata Custódio Maciel Borges, Giancarlo Lucchetti, Maria Alves Barbosa, Celmo Celeno Porto, Marcos Rassi Fernandes

Open Access Atopic Dermatitis Research

Psychometric properties of the itch numeric rating scale, skin pain numeric rating scale, and atopic dermatitis sleep scale in adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis

Jonathan I. Silverberg, Amy DeLozier, Luna Sun, Jacob P. Thyssen, Brian Kim, Gil Yosipovitch, Fabio P. Nunes, P. Cristian Gugiu, Helen A. Doll, Lawrence F. Eichenfield

Open Access Addiction Research

Using the Rasch measurement theory to assess the psychometric properties of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-10 in adolescents

Hanne Søberg Finbråten, Annette Løvheim Kleppang, Anne Mari Steigen

Open Access Review

Instruments to assess quality of life in people with mental health problems: a systematic review and dimension analysis of generic, domain- and disease-specific instruments

F. C. W. van Krugten, K. Feskens, J. J. V. Busschbach, L. Hakkaart-van Roijen, W. B. F. Brouwer

Open Access Radiotherapy Research

Quality of life and health-related utility after trans-oral surgery for head and neck cancers

Enea Parimbelli, Christian Simon, Federico Soldati, Lorry Duchoud, Gian Luca Armas, John R. de Almeida, Silvana Quaglini

Insomnia Research

Patient-reported outcomes in patients with hematological relapse or progressive disease: a longitudinal observational study

Mia Sommer, Lene Kongsgaard Nielsen, Lars Børty Nielsen, Rasmus Froberg Brøndum, Marlene Maria Nielsen, Anne Stoffersen Rytter, Charles Vesteghem, Marianne Tang Severinsen, Tarec Christoffer El-Galaly, Martin Bøgsted, Mette Grønkjær, Lone Jørgensen

Self-management behavior and fasting plasma glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus over 60 years old: multiple effects of social support on quality of life

Xinye Qi, Jiao Xu, Guiying Chen, Huan Liu, Jingjing Liu, Jiahui Wang, Xin Zhang, Yanhua Hao, Qunhong Wu, Mingli Jiao

Open Access Research

How different domains of quality of life are associated with latent dimensions of mental health measured by GHQ-12

Fatemeh Nouri, Awat Feizi, Hamidreza Roohafza, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Nizal Sarrafzadegan

Open Access Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Research

Comparing measurement properties of EQ-5D-Y-3L and EQ-5D-Y-5L in paediatric patients

Titi Sahidah Fitriana, Fredrick Dermawan Purba, Rina Rahmatika, Riski Muhaimin, Nur Melani Sari, Gouke Bonsel, Elly Stolk, Jan J. V. Busschbach

Open Access Research

Content validation of observer-reported sickle cell pain diaries (SCPD-CS and SCPD-CN): results from interviews with caregivers

Michelle K. White, April M. Foster, Miranda Bailey, Denise D’Alessio, Avery Rizio, Patricia Stebbins, Danielle St. Pierre, Cory Saucier

Open Access Research

New resilience instrument for family caregivers in cancer: a multidimensional item response theory analysis

Mu Zi Liang, Ying Tang, Peng Chen, Jian Liang, Zhe Sun, Guang Yun Hu, Yuan Liang Yu, Zeng Jie Ye

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS): performance in a clinical sample in relation to PHQ-9 and GAD-7

Neha Shah, Mizaya Cader, Bill Andrews, Rose McCabe, Sarah L. Stewart-Brown

Open Access Arterial Diseases Research

Quality of life in patients with stable coronary artery disease submitted to percutaneous, surgical, and medical therapies: a cohort study

Lucas Molinari Veloso da Silveira, Adriana Silveira Almeida, Felipe C. Fuchs, Aline Gonçalves Silva, Marcelo Balbinot Lucca, Samuel Scopel, Sandra C. Fuchs, Flávio D. Fuchs

Open Access Research

The relationship between health literacy and health-related quality of life among school-aged children in regional China

Huifen Qiao, Xiaorong Wang, Zhenzhen Qin, Na Wang, Ning Zhang, Fei Xu

Open Access Research

Psychosocial wellbeing among children and adults with arthrogryposis: a scoping review

Sarah Cachecho, Jill Boruff, Trudy Wong, Francis Lacombe, Noemi Dahan-Oliel

Open Access Research

Assessing the relative importance of key quality of life dimensions for people with and without a disability: an empirical ranking comparison study

Matthew Crocker, Claire Hutchinson, Christine Mpundu-Kaambwa, Ruth Walker, Gang Chen, Julie Ratcliffe

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Effect of the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown on mental health among post-secondary students in the Grand Est region of France: results of the PIMS-CoV19 study

Cédric Baumann, Hélène Rousseau, Cyril Tarquinio, Martine Batt, Pascale Tarquinio, Romain Lebreuilly, Christine Sorsana, Karine Legrand, Francis Guillemin, Stéphanie Bourion-Bédès

Open Access Research

A pilot study on the validity and psychometric properties of the electronic EQ-5D-5L in routine clinical practice

Cindy Lo Kuen Lam, Emily Tsui Yee Tse, Carlos King Ho Wong, Joyce Sau Mei Lam, Sikky Shiqi Chen, Laura Elizabeth Bedford, Jason Pui Yin Cheung, Calvin Kalun Or, Paul Kind

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Evaluation of health-related quality of life of Covid-19 patients: a hospital-based study in South Central Ethiopia

Abdene Weya Kaso, Gebi Agero, Zewdu Hurisa, Taha Kaso, Helen Ali Ewune, Alemayehu Hailu

Open Access Affective Disorder Research

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a population at risk of type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in two Latin American cities

Luis A. Anillo Arrieta, Tania Acosta Vergara, Rafael Tuesca, Sandra Rodríguez Acosta, Karen C. Flórez Lozano, Pablo Aschner, Rafael Gabriel, Sandra De La Rosa, Julieth P. Nieto Castillo, Noël C. Barengo

Open Access Vulgar Psoriasis Research

Impact of moderate-to-severe psoriasis on quality of life in China: a qualitative study

Hua Zhong, Huan Yang, Zhuxin Mao, Xiaoyun Chai, Shunping Li

Open Access Anemia Research

Predictors of poor health-related quality of life among hemodialysis patients with anemia in Jordan

Osama Y. Alshogran, Esraa A. Shatnawi, Shoroq M. Altawalbeh, Anan S. Jarab, Randa I. Farah