Health Qual Life Out
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Health Qual Life Out · Jan 2012
Multicenter StudyReliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Psoriasis Disability Index (PDI) in Chinese patients with psoriasis.
The Psoriasis Disability Index (PDI) is a widely used instrument to measure the impact of psoriasis on patients. There has not been psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of PDI. The aim of this study was to evaluate its reliability and validity among Chinese patients with psoriasis. ⋯ The Chinese version of the PDI is a reliable and valid instrument to assess the impact of psoriasis on patients' lives and could be used in future quality of life assessment of Chinese patients with psoriasis.
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Health Qual Life Out · Sep 2011
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyImpact of stroke on health-related quality of life in diverse cultures: the Berlin-Ibadan multicenter international study.
Various studies have reported discordant profiles of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after stroke. The aims of this study, the first of its kind, were to determine the real impact of stroke on HRQOL across diverse cultures; and to compare HRQOL between stroke patients and healthy adults, and across stroke severity strata. ⋯ Consistently, stroke elicited a decremental response across domains, with domains in the spiritual sphere being relatively stroke-resilient. The potential utility of the relatively preserved spiritual sphere in facilitating stroke rehabilitation requires evaluation in diverse cultures.
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Health Qual Life Out · Jan 2011
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyQuality of life among patients receiving palliative care in South Africa and Uganda: a multi-centred study.
Quality of life (QOL) is a core outcome of palliative care, yet in African settings there is a lack of evidence on patients' levels of QOL. We aimed to describe QOL among patients with incurable, progressive disease receiving palliative care in South Africa and Uganda, to compare QOL in cancer and HIV, to determine how domains of QOL correlate with overall QOL, and compare levels of QOL in this population with those in other studies using the same tool. ⋯ Feeling at peace and having a sense of meaning in life were more important to patients than being active or physical comfort, and spiritual wellbeing correlated most highly with overall QOL. It is therefore vital to identify and meet the psychological and spiritual care needs of patients, as well as to assess and treat pain and other symptoms. Our finding that patients scored most poorly on the Function domain warrants further research.
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Health Qual Life Out · Jan 2011
Multicenter StudyValidation of the Japanese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Cancer Module.
The PedsQL 3.0 Cancer Module is a widely used instrument to measure pediatric cancer specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for children aged 2 to 18 years. We developed the Japanese version of the PedsQL Cancer Module and investigated its reliability and validity among Japanese children and their parents. ⋯ The results demonstrate the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the PedsQL Cancer Module among Japanese children.
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Health Qual Life Out · Nov 2010
Multicenter StudyHealth-related quality of life in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis patients during treatment with glatiramer acetate: a prospective, observational, international, multi-centre study.
Glatiramer acetate (GA) and interferon-beta (INFb) are first-line disease modifying drugs for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Treatment with INFb is associated with a significant increase in health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in the first 12 months. It is not known whether HR-QoL increases during treatment with GA. ⋯ In RRMS patients without prior immunomodulation/immunosuppression treatment with GA was associated with an increase in HR-QoL in the first 6 months, that was sustained at 12 months. In 4 out of 10 patients HR-QoL improved. Increase in HR-QoL was associated with decrease in fatigue.