Quality of Life Research

Effect of exercise on the quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review

• Review

Hong Cai, Guichen Li, Ping Zhang, Duo Xu, Li Chen

Functioning in patients with schizophrenia: a systematic review of the literature using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as a reference

A. Gorostiaga, N. Balluerka, G. Guilera, J. Aliri, M. Barrios

Appraisal assessment in patient-reported outcome research: methods for uncovering the personal context and meaning of quality of life

• Review

Carolyn E. Schwartz, Joel A. Finkelstein, Bruce D. Rapkin

Impact of IRT item misfit on score estimates and severity classifications: an examination of PROMIS depression and pain interference item banks

Yue Zhao

Establishing clinical meaning and defining important differences for Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) measures in juvenile idiopathic arthritis using standard setting with patients, parents, and providers

Esi M. Morgan, Constance A. Mara, Bin Huang, Kimberly Barnett, Adam C. Carle, Jennifer E. Farrell, Karon F. Cook

Are intensive data collection methods in pain research feasible in those with physical disability? A study in persons with chronic pain and spinal cord injury

A. L. Kratz, C. Z. Kalpakjian, R. A. Hanks

In support of an individualized approach to assessing quality of life: comparison between Patient Generated Index and standardized measures across four health conditions

Nancy E. Mayo, Ala’ Aburub, Marie-Josée Brouillette, Ayse Kuspinar, Carolina Moriello, Ana Maria Rodriguez, Susan Scott

A comparison of children and adolescent’s self-report and parental report of the PedsQL among those with and without autism spectrum disorder

M. A. Stokes, L. Kornienko, A. M. Scheeren, H. M. Koot, S. Begeer

How different cystoscopy methods influence patient sexual satisfaction, anxiety, and depression levels: a randomized prospective trial

• Open Access

Wojciech Krajewski, Katarzyna Kościelska-Kasprzak, Joanna Rymaszewska, Romuald Zdrojowy

Quality of life in adults with asthma treated in allergy and pneumology subspecialties: relationship with sociodemographic, clinical and psychological variables

Beatriz González-Freire, Isabel Vázquez

Quality of life with rivaroxaban in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrilation by therapeutic compliance

Emilio Márquez-Contreras, Nieves Martell-Claros, Vicente Gil-Guillén, Mariano De la Figuera-Von Wichmann, Eugenio Sánchez-López, Ines Gil-Gil, Sara Márquez-Rivero

Testing a model of health-related quality of life in women living with HIV infection

Nahed S. Alsayed, Susan M. Sereika, Susan A. Albrecht, Martha A. Terry, Judith A. Erlen

Improvement in the quality of life following cholecystectomy: a randomized multicenter study of health status (RAND-36) in patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus minilaparotomy cholecystectomy

Samuli Aspinen, Jari Kärkkäinen, Jukka Harju, Petri Juvonen, Hannu Kokki, Matti Eskelinen

Life satisfaction of women of working age shortly after breast cancer surgery

• Open Access

Mariann Olsson, Marie Nilsson, Kerstin Fugl-Meyer, Lena-Marie Petersson, Agneta Wennman-Larsen, Linnea Kjeldgård, Kristina Alexanderson

Patient and caregiver goals for dementia care

Lee A. Jennings, Alina Palimaru, Maria G. Corona, Xavier E. Cagigas, Karina D. Ramirez, Tracy Zhao, Ron D. Hays, Neil S. Wenger, David B. Reuben

In 6- to 8-year-old children, cardiorespiratory fitness moderates the relationship between severity of life events and health-related quality of life

Markus Gerber, Katharina Endes, Serge Brand, Christian Herrmann, Flora Colledge, Lars Donath, Oliver Faude, Henner Hanssen, Uwe Pühse, Lukas Zahner

Art therapy based on appreciation of famous paintings and its effect on distress among cancer patients

Jeongshim Lee, Mi Yeon Choi, Yong Bae Kim, Jiyu Sun, Eun Jung Park, Ju Hye Kim, Minchul Kang, Woong Sub Koom

The influence of acculturation strategies in quality of life by immigrants in Northern Chile

Alfonso Urzúa, Rodrigo Ferrer, Valentina Canales Gaete, Dominique Núñez Aragón, Ivanna Ravanal Labraña, Bárbara Tabilo Poblete

Affective disorders and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in adolescents and young adults with Multiple Sclerosis (MS): the moderating role of resilience

Nunzia Rainone, Alessandro Chiodi, Roberta Lanzillo, Valeria Magri, Anna Napolitano, Vincenzo Brescia Morra, Paolo Valerio, Maria Francesca Freda

Are the EQ-5D-3L and the ICECAP-O responsive among older adults with impaired mobility? Evidence from the Vancouver Falls Prevention Cohort Study

Jennifer C. Davis, John R. Best, Larry Dian, Karim M. Khan, Chun Liang Hsu, Wency Chan, Winnie Cheung, Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Sensitivity and responsiveness of the EQ-5D-3L in patients with uncontrolled focal seizures: an analysis of Phase III trials of adjunctive brivaracetam

• Open Access

Clara Mukuria, Tracey Young, Anju Keetharuth, Simon Borghs, John Brazier

Responsiveness of SF-36 Health Survey and Patient Generated Index in people with chronic knee pain commenced on oral analgesia: analysis of data from a randomised controlled clinical trial

Alex Papou, Salma Hussain, Daniel McWilliams, Weiya Zhang, Michael Doherty

Development and validation of a new questionnaire measuring treatment satisfaction in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: SAFUCA®

Miguel A. Ruiz, José Ramón González-Porras, José Luis Aranguren, Eduardo Franco, Fernando Villasante, José Tuñón, Tomás José González-López, Marina de Salas-Cansado, Javier Soto

Congruence between polysomnography obstructive sleep apnea and the pediatric sleep questionnaire: fatigue and health-related quality of life in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Teresa M. Ward, Maida Lynn Chen, Carol A. Landis, Sarah Ringold, Dean W. Beebe, Kenneth C. Pike, Carol A. Wallace

Improving measures of work-related physical functioning

Christine M. McDonough, Pengsheng Ni, Kara Peterik, Elizabeth E. Marfeo, Molly E. Marino, Mark Meterko, Elizabeth K. Rasch, Diane E. Brandt, Alan M. Jette, Leighton Chan