Volume 5, issue 1, December 2007
71 articles in this issue
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Estimation of minimally important differences in EQ-5D utility and VAS scores in cancer
Authors
- A Simon Pickard
- Maureen P Neary
- David Cella
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2007
- Article: 70
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Development and validation of the insulin treatment appraisal scale (ITAS) in patients with type 2 diabetes
Authors
- Frank J Snoek
- Søren E Skovlund
- Frans Pouwer
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2007
- Article: 69
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Physical activity as a mediator of the impact of chronic conditions on quality of life in older adults
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Richard Sawatzky
- Teresa Liu-Ambrose
- Carlo A Marra
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2007
- Article: 68
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Measuring the effect of intimate partner violence on health-related quality of life: a qualitative focus group study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Eve Wittenberg
- Manisha Joshi
- Laura A McCloskey
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2007
- Article: 67
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Validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the DN4 (Douleur Neuropathique 4 questions) questionnaire for differential diagnosis of pain syndromes associated to a neuropathic or somatic component
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Concepcion Perez
- Rafael Galvez
- Javier Rejas
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2007
- Article: 66
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Health-related quality of life of child and adolescent retinoblastoma survivors in the Netherlands
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Jennifer van Dijk
- Jaap Huisman
- Saskia M Imhof
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 December 2007
- Article: 65
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Recommended level of physical activity and health-related quality of life among Japanese adults
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ai Shibata
- Koichiro Oka
- Isao Muraoka
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2007
- Article: 64
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The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): development and UK validation
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Ruth Tennant
- Louise Hiller
- Sarah Stewart-Brown
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2007
- Article: 63
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Correlates of patient satisfaction with physician visit: Differences between elderly and non-elderly survey respondents
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Meg C Kong
- Fabian T Camacho
- Rajesh Balkrishnan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2007
- Article: 62
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Family structure and health, how companionship acts as a buffer against ill health
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Amelia R Turagabeci
- Keiko Nakamura
- Takehito Takano
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2007
- Article: 61
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Health-related quality of life and migration: A cross-sectional study on elderly Iranians in Sweden
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Afsaneh Koochek
- Ali Montazeri
- Jan Sundquist
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2007
- Article: 60
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Meaning in life in the Federal Republic of Germany: results of a representative survey with the Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation (SMiLE)
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Martin J Fegg
- Mechtild Kramer
- Gian D Borasio
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 November 2007
- Article: 59
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Quality of life in female myocardial infarction survivors: a comparative study with a randomly selected general female population cohort
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Tone M Norekvål
- Astrid K Wahl
- Berit R Hanestad
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2007
- Article: 58
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The Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire change version (DTSQc) evaluated in insulin glargine trials shows greater responsiveness to improvements than the original DTSQ
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Clare Bradley
- Rosalind Plowright
- Elke Witthaus
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 October 2007
- Article: 57
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The impact of migraine prevention on daily activities: a longitudinal and responder analysis from three topiramate placebo-controlled clinical trials
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Carl Dahlöf
- Elizabeth Loder
- Lian Mao
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 October 2007
- Article: 56
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Validity of SF-12 summary scores in a Greek general population
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Nick Kontodimopoulos
- Evelina Pappa
- Yannis Tountas
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 September 2007
- Article: 55
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Correlated physical and mental health summary scores for the SF-36 and SF-12 Health Survey, V.1
Authors
- Sepideh S Farivar
- William E Cunningham
- Ron D Hays
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 September 2007
- Article: 54
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Studying the Hurdles of Insulin Prescription (SHIP©): development, scoring and initial validation of a new self-administered questionnaire
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Luc Martinez
- Silla M Consoli
- Benoit Arnould
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 August 2007
- Article: 53
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Multimorbidity and quality of life: a closer look
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Martin Fortin
- Marie-France Dubois
- José Almirall
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 August 2007
- Article: 52
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Quality of life at the end of life
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Paula Diehr
- William E Lafferty
- Leanna J Standish
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 August 2007
- Article: 51
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Self-reported predictors of depressive symptomatology in an elderly population with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study
Authors
- Manjiri D Pawaskar
- Roger T Anderson
- Rajesh Balkrishnan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 August 2007
- Article: 50
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Comparison of quality of life and causes of hospitalization between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients in China
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ai-Hua Zhang
- Li-Tao Cheng
- Tao Wang
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 August 2007
- Article: 49
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A cross-sectional look at patient concerns in the first six weeks following primary total knee arthroplasty
Authors
- Ravi Rastogi
- Aileen M Davis
- Bert M Chesworth
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 August 2007
- Article: 48
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Validation of two generic patient-reported outcome measures in patients with type 2 diabetes
Authors
- Louis S Matza
- Kristina S Boye
- Nicole Yurgin
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 July 2007
- Article: 47
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Injection Drug User Quality of Life Scale (IDUQOL): Findings from a content validation study
Authors
- Anita M Hubley
- Anita Palepu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2007
- Article: 46
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Quality of life in infants and children with atopic dermatitis: Addressing issues of differential item functioning across countries in multinational clinical trials
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Stephen P McKenna
- Lynda C Doward
- Jens Grueger
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 July 2007
- Article: 45
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A systematic review on the impact of leg ulceration on patients' quality of life
Authors
- Oliver R Herber
- Wilfried Schnepp
- Monika A Rieger
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 25 July 2007
- Article: 44
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Impaired health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic conditions: a comparative analysis of 10 disease clusters and 33 disease categories/severities utilizing the PedsQLâ„¢ 4.0 Generic Core Scales
Authors
- James W Varni
- Christine A Limbers
- Tasha M Burwinkle
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 July 2007
- Article: 43
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Measuring health-related quality of life for child maltreatment: a systematic literature review
Authors
- Lisa A Prosser
- Phaedra S Corso
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 16 July 2007
- Article: 42
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A longitudinal evaluation of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale (CES-D) in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Population using Rasch Analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Tanya Covic
- Julie F Pallant
- Alan Tennant
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 July 2007
- Article: 41
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Applicability of an abbreviated version of the Child-OIDP inventory among primary schoolchildren in Tanzania
Authors
- Matilda Mtaya
- Anne N Åstrøm
- Georgios Tsakos
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 July 2007
- Article: 40
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Health related quality of life in older Mexican Americans with diabetes: A cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- James E Graham
- Diane G Stoebner-May
- Kenneth J Ottenbacher
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 July 2007
- Article: 39
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Serial personal digital assistant data capture of health-related quality of life: A randomized controlled trial in a prostate cancer clinic
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Andrew G Matthew
- Kristen L Currie
- John Trachtenberg
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 July 2007
- Article: 38
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Development of a questionnaire to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF-QoL)
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Xavier Badia
- Fernando Arribas
- Miguel Sainz de los Terreros
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 July 2007
- Article: 37
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Differences in the experience of fatigue in patients and healthy controls: patients' descriptions
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Marieke F Gielissen
- Hans Knoop
- Gijs Bleijenberg
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 July 2007
- Article: 36
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Health related quality of life six months following surgical treatment for secondary peritonitis – using the EQ-5D questionnaire
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Kimberly R Boer
- Oddeke van Ruler
- The Dutch Peritonitis Study Group
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 July 2007
- Article: 35
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Symptom burden among patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC): content for a symptom index
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Gale Harding
- David Cella
- Dennis A Revicki
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 June 2007
- Article: 34
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Performance of the EQ-5D and the EQ-5D+C in elderly patients with cognitive impairments
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Claire AG Wolfs
- Carmen D Dirksen
- Johan L Severens
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 June 2007
- Article: 33
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Responsiveness of measures of heartburn improvement in non-erosive reflux disease
Authors
- Ola Junghard
- Katarina Halling
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 June 2007
- Article: 32
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Living with muscular dystrophy: health related quality of life consequences for children and adults
Authors
- Martha A Grootenhuis
- Judith de Boone
- Anneke J van der Kooi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 June 2007
- Article: 31
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Quality of life of adult retinoblastoma survivors in the Netherlands
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Jennifer van Dijk
- Saskia M Imhof
- Jaap Huisman
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 June 2007
- Article: 30
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Psychometric properties of a prostate cancer radiation late toxicity questionnaire
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- George Rodrigues
- Glenn Bauman
- Jeff Mahon
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 May 2007
- Article: 29
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Challenges and strategies of children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: a qualitative examination
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- David B Nicholas
- Anthony Otley
- Anne M Griffiths
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 May 2007
- Article: 28
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Quality of life can both influence and be an outcome of general health perceptions after heart surgery
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Lars Mathisen
- Marit H Andersen
- Erik Fosse
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 May 2007
- Article: 27
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The predictive value of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms for quality of life: a longitudinal study of physically injured victims of non-domestic violence
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Venke A Johansen
- Astrid K Wahl
- Berit R Hanestad
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 May 2007
- Article: 26
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Baseline characteristics influencing quality of life in women undergoing gynecologic oncology surgery
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Karen M Gil
- Heidi E Gibbons
- Vivian E von Gruenigen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 May 2007
- Article: 25
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Quality of life assessment in women with breast cancer: benefits, acceptability and utilization
Authors
- Sheila Perry
- Theresa L Kowalski
- Chih-Hung Chang
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 02 May 2007
- Article: 24
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Development and multi-site validation of a new condition-specific quality of life measure for eating disorders
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Carol E Adair
- Gisele C Marcoux
- Krista E Brown
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 April 2007
- Article: 23
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Impairment of quality of life in parents of children and adolescents with pervasive developmental disorder
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Diego Mugno
- Liliana Ruta
- Luigi Mazzone
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 April 2007
- Article: 22