The Dartmouth COOP Charts: A simple, reliable, valid and responsive quality of life tool for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease T. EatonP. YoungJ. Kolbe OriginalPaper Pages: 575 - 585
Using structural equation modeling to detect response shifts and true change Frans J. Oort OriginalPaper Pages: 587 - 598
An application of structural equation modeling to detect response shifts and true change in quality of life data from cancer patients undergoing invasive surgery Frans J. OortMechteld R. M. VisserMirjam A. G. Sprangers OriginalPaper Pages: 599 - 609
Change in quality of life of people with stroke over time: True change or response shift? Sara AhmedNancy E. MayoRobin Cohen OriginalPaper Pages: 611 - 627
Methods to detect response shift in quality of life data: A convergent validity study Mechteld R. M. VisserFrans J. OortMirjam A. G. Sprangers OriginalPaper Pages: 629 - 639
Methodological issues in determining the dimensionality of composite health measures using principal component analysis: Case illustration and suggestions for practice Joël CosteStéphane BouéeJacques Pouchot OriginalPaper Pages: 641 - 654
The health status of the Dutch population as assessed by the EQ-6D N. HoeymansH. van LindertG. P. Westert OriginalPaper Pages: 655 - 663
Use of the SF-8 to assess health-related quality of life for a chronically ill, low-income population participating in the Central Louisiana Medication Access Program (CMAP) John J. Lefante Jr.Gary N. HarmonLarry S. Webber OriginalPaper Pages: 665 - 673
A review of quality of life instruments used in dementia Teake P. EttemaRose-Marie DröesMiel W. Ribbe OriginalPaper Pages: 675 - 686
An instrument to assess mental patients’ capacity to appraise and report subjective quality of life Josephine G.W.S. WongErik P.T. CheungCindy L.K. Lam OriginalPaper Pages: 687 - 694
Treatment for depression and its relationship to improvement in quality of life and psychological well-being in multiple sclerosis patients Stacey HartIrina FonarevaDavid C. Mohr OriginalPaper Pages: 695 - 703
Eating disorders and emotional and physical well-being: Associations between student self-reports of eating disorders and quality of life as measured by the SF-36 Helen A. DollSophie E. PetersenSarah L. Stewart-Brown OriginalPaper Pages: 705 - 717
Psychometric validation of the child health questionnaire (CHQ) in a sample of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Anne M. RentzLouis S. MatzaDennis A. Revicki OriginalPaper Pages: 719 - 734
Assessment of health state utilities for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children using parent proxy report Louis S. MatzaKristina SecnikDennis A. Revicki OriginalPaper Pages: 735 - 747
Health-related quality of life in women and men one year after acute myocardial infarction Eva BrinkGunne GrankvistLillemor R.-M. Hallberg OriginalPaper Pages: 749 - 757
Physical and mental component summaries score of the SF-36 in coronary patients María SotoInmaculada FaildeFernando López OriginalPaper Pages: 759 - 768
Quality of life before and after heart valve surgery is influenced by gender and type of valve Marie-Christine TailleferGilles DupuisSylvie LeMay OriginalPaper Pages: 769 - 778
The SEIQoL-DW is a valid method for measuring individual quality of life in stroke survivors attending a secondary prevention clinic Sandra A. LeVasseurSally GreenPaul Talman OriginalPaper Pages: 779 - 788
The impact of asthma and aspirin sensitivity on quality of life of patients with nasal polyposis Isam AlobidPedro BenítezJoaquim Mullol OriginalPaper Pages: 789 - 793
Health-related and overall quality of life of patients with chronic hip and knee complaints in general practice Johanna M. van der WaalCaroline B. TerweeJoost Dekker OriginalPaper Pages: 795 - 803
The relationship between productivity and health-related quality of life: An empirical exploration in persons with low back pain Leida M. LamersWillem-Jan MeerdingWerner B.F. Brouwer OriginalPaper Pages: 805 - 813
Influence of age and gender on quality-of-life outcomes after cholecystectomy J. M. QuintanaI. ArosteguiI. Garay OriginalPaper Pages: 815 - 825
The value of the marginalia as an adjunct to structured questionnaires: Experiences of men after prostate cancer surgery Lorrie L. PowelJack A. Clark OriginalPaper Pages: 827 - 835
A comparison of visual analogue and numerical rating scale formats for the Lung Cancer Symptom Scale (LCSS): Does format affect patient ratings of symptoms and quality of life? P.J. HollenR.J. GrallaC.M. Moinpour OriginalPaper Pages: 837 - 847
The responsiveness of the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Karin S. CoyneLouis S. MatzaChristine L. Thompson OriginalPaper Pages: 849 - 855
Missing forms and dropout in the TME quality of life substudy H. PutterC. A. M. MarijnenA. M. Stiggelbout OriginalPaper Pages: 857 - 865
Medical technologies, nonhuman aids, human assistance, and environmental factors in the assessment of health states Yukiko Asada OriginalPaper Pages: 867 - 874
The Short Form Health Survey (SF-36): Translation and validation study of the Iranian version Ali MontazeriAzita GoshtasebiBarbara Gandek Brief communication Pages: 875 - 882
Reliability and validity of the Norwegian translation of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire following myocardial infarction Kjell I. PettersenAasmund ReikvamKnut Stavem Brief communication Pages: 883 - 889
Cross-linguistic equivalence of WHOQOL-100: A study from North India Shekhar SaxenaKathryn QuinnMick Power Brief communication Pages: 891 - 897
Korean version of the Caregiver Quality of Life Index – Cancer (CQOLC-K) Young Sun RheeDong Ok ShinYoung Ho Yun Brief communication Pages: 899 - 904
Quality of life and subthreshold affective symptoms Arianna GoracciMirko MartinucciPaolo Castrogiovanni Brief communication Pages: 905 - 909