Cultural Issues in Using the SF-36 Health Survey in Asia: Results from TaiwanHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes - Tập 1 - Trang 1-9 - 2003
Hsu-Min Tseng, Jui-fen Rachel Lu, Barbara Gandek
The feasibility of using the SF-36 in non-Western cultures is important for researchers seeking to understand cultural influences upon health status perceptions. This paper reports on the performance of the Taiwan version of the SF-36, including the implications of cultural influences. A total of 1191 volunteered subjects from the general population answered the translated SF-36 Taiwan version, wh...... hiện toàn bộ
Not all developmental assets are related to positive health outcomes in college studentsHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes - Tập 9 - Trang 1-10 - 2011
Keith J Zullig, Daniel A Teoli, Rose Marie Ward
The purpose of this investigation was to model the relationships between developmental assets, life satisfaction, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among a stratified, random sample (n = 765, 56% response rate) of college students. Structural equation modeling techniques were employed to test the relationships using Mplus v4.21; Model evaluations were based on 1) theoretical salience, 2) ...... hiện toàn bộ
When insulin degludec enhances quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative investigationHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes - Tập 16 - Trang 1-7 - 2018
James Weatherall, William H. Polonsky, Sally Lanar, Naomi Knoble, Jonas Håkan-Bloch, Elisabeth Constam, Athena Philis-Tsimikas, Alexia Marrel
Anecdotal reports suggest that insulin degludec (IDeg) may offer unique health-related quality of life (HRQoL) benefits. As the nature of these benefits remain unclear, this study utilized qualitative research methods to investigate and elucidate the experience of “feeling better” after initiating IDeg. Twenty adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who reported “feeling better” on IDeg for > 3 months p...... hiện toàn bộ
Quality of life assessment in women with breast cancer: benefits, acceptability and utilizationHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes - - 2007
Sheila Perry, Theresa L. Kowalski, Chih Hung Chang
Abstract
In 2006, breast cancer was the third leading cause of death in American women; however, more women survive breast cancer than any other type of cancer. As the disease progresses, it is important to know how one's health-related quality of life (QOL) is affected for those who receive treatment, those who survive, and those who remain disease-free....... hiện toàn bộ
Quality of life and the related factors in spouses of veterans with chronic spinal cord injuryHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes - - 2013
Mohammad H. Ebrahimzadeh, Bibi-Soheila Shojaei, Farideh Golhasani-Keshtan, Seyed Hossein Soltani-Moghaddas, Asieh Sadat Fattahi, S M Mazloumi
Abstract
Background
The quality of life (QOL) of caregivers of individuals with chronic spinal cord injuries may be affected by several factors. Moreover, this issue is yet to be documented fully in the literature.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the health ...... hiện toàn bộ
Validation of a vision-related activity scale for patients with retinitis pigmentosaHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes - Tập 18 - Trang 1-11 - 2020
Francisco M. Costela, Konrad Pesudovs, Michael A. Sandberg, Carol Weigel-DiFranco, Russell L. Woods
There have been few systematic reports of vision-related activity limitations of people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). We report a merging of data from the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ) obtained in five previous studies. We asked whether the Vision Function Scale (VFS; Pesudovs et al., 2010) which was developed for cataract patients would apply in this new populat...... hiện toàn bộ
Using multiple survey vendors to collect health outcomes information: How accurate are the data?Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - Tập 1 - Trang 1-6 - 2003
Samuel C Haffer
To measure and assess health outcomes and quality of life at the national level, large-scale surveys using multiple vendors to gather health information is becoming the norm. This study evaluates the ability of multiple survey vendors to gather and report data collected as part of the 1998 Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (HOS). Four hundred randomly sampled completed mailed surveys were chosen fro...... hiện toàn bộ