Quality of Life Research

Health-related quality of life and exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in contemporary acute coronary syndrome patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Dion Candelaria, Sue Randall, Laila Ladak, Robyn Gallagher

Characterizing health state utilities associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a systematic review

• Open Access
• Review

Shelagh M. Szabo, Ivana F. Audhya, Daniel C. Malone, David Feeny, Katherine L. Gooch

Correlation between disease severity factors and EQ-5D utilities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cristina Esquinas, Maria A. Ramon, Alexa Nuñez, Jesús Molina, José A. Quintano, Miguel Roman-Rodríguez, Karlos Naberan, Carl Llor, Carlos Roncero, Marc Miravitlles, Miriam Barrecheguren

The construct validity and responsiveness of the EQ-5D-5L, AQL-5D and a bespoke TTO in acute asthmatics

• Open Access

Christina-Jane Crossman-Barnes, Tracey Sach, Andrew Wilson, Garry Barton

The cost-effectiveness analysis of drug therapy versus surgery for symptomatic adenoid hypertrophy by a Markov model

• Open Access

Han Xiao, Jinqiang Huang, Weifeng Liu, Zihao Dai, Sui Peng, Zhenwei Peng, Ruiming Liang, Renqiang Ma, Yihui Wen, Jian Li, Weiping Wen

Mapping PedsQLTM scores onto CHU9D utility scores: estimation, validation and a comparison of alternative instrument versions

Rohan Sweeney, Gang Chen, Lisa Gold, Fiona Mensah, Melissa Wake

Correction to: Mapping PedsQL™ scores onto CHU9D utility scores: estimation, validation and a comparison of alternative instrument versions

• Correction

Rohan Sweeney, Gang Chen, Lisa Gold, Fiona Mensah, Melissa Wake

Quality of life in older adults receiving hemodialysis: a qualitative study

• Open Access

Rasheeda K. Hall, Michael P. Cary Jr., Tiffany R. Washington, Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric

The association between health-related quality of life and noise or light sensitivity in survivors of a mild traumatic brain injury

Daniel Shepherd, Jason Landon, Mathew Kalloor, Suzanne Barker-Collo, Nicola Starkey, Kelly Jones, Shanthi Ameratunga, Alice Theadom

Living with an invisible illness: a qualitative study exploring the lived experiences of female children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Lacretia Carroll, Carolyn Graff, Mona Wicks, Alicia Diaz Thomas

Is quality of life after mastectomy comparable to that after breast conservation surgery? A 5-year follow up study from Mumbai, India

• Open Access

K. V. Deepa, A. Gadgil, Jenny Löfgren, S. Mehare, Prashant Bhandarkar, N. Roy

Quality of life in primary care patients with moderate medically unexplained physical symptoms

P. E. van Westrienen, M. F. Pisters, S. A. J. Toonders, M. Gerrits, N. J. de Wit, C. Veenhof

Patient expectations and satisfaction 6 and 12 months following total hip and knee replacement

Barbara L. Conner-Spady, Eric Bohm, Lynda Loucks, Michael J. Dunbar, Deborah A. Marshall, Tom W. Noseworthy

Health-related quality of life in South Korean community-dwelling older adults with multimorbidity: a convergent parallel mixed-methods approach

Hyun-Ju Lee, Jungmi Yun

A conceptual map of health-related quality of life dimensions: key lessons for a new instrument

• Open Access

Jan Abel Olsen, RoseAnne Misajon

Does recall period matter? Comparing PROMIS® physical function with no recall, 24-hr recall, and 7-day recall

David M. Condon, Robert Chapman, Sara Shaunfield, Michael A. Kallen, Jennifer L. Beaumont, Daniel Eek, Debanjali Mitra, Katy L. Benjamin, Kelly McQuarrie, Jamae Liu, James W. Shaw, Allison Martin Nguyen, Karen Keating, David Cella

Factors contributing to the ceiling effect of the EQ-5D-5L: an analysis of patients with prostate cancer judged “no-problems”

• Open Access

Hideki Murasawa, Takayuki Sugiyama, Yuki Matsuoka, Takashi Okabe, Yoshiaki Wakumoto, Nobumichi Tanaka, Mikio Sugimoto, Masafumi Oyama, Kiyohide Fujimoto, Shigeo Horie, Masaru Funagoshi, Ichiro Arakawa, Shinichi Noto, Kojiro Shimozuma

Optimizing measurement of vision-related quality of life: a computerized adaptive test for the impact of vision impairment questionnaire (IVI-CAT)

Eva K. Fenwick, Bao Sheng Loe, Jyoti Khadka, Ryan E. K. Man, Gwyn Rees, Ecosse L. Lamoureux

Psychometric evaluation of the Participation and Activity Inventory for Children and Youth (PAI-CY) 0–2 years with visual impairment

• Open Access
• Brief Communication

Ellen B. M. Elsman, Ruth M. A. van Nispen, Gerardus H. M. B. van Rens

Assessing measurement invariance of MSQOL-54 across Italian and English versions

Andrea Giordano, Silvia Testa, Marta Bassi, Sabina Cilia, Antonio Bertolotto, Maria Esmeralda Quartuccio, Erika Pietrolongo, Monica Falautano, Monica Grobberio, Claudia Niccolai, Beatrice Allegri, Rosa Gemma Viterbo, Paolo Confalonieri, Ambra Mara Giovannetti, Eleonora Cocco, Maria Grazia Grasso, Alessandra Lugaresi, Elisa Ferriani, Ugo Nocentini, Mauro Zaffaroni, Alysha De Livera, George Jelinek, Alessandra Solari, Rosalba Rosato

Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and construct validity of the Thai version of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 in individuals with chronic low back pain

Polake Rawang, Prawit Janwantanakul, Helena Correia, Mark P. Jensen, Rotsalai Kanlayanaphotporn

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation for the Brazilian population of the instrument Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Specific Quality of Life–Short Form (ALSSQOL-SF)

Maisa Vitória Gayoso, Flávia Seullner Domingues, Marcondes Cavalcante França Junior, Stephanie H. Felgoise, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira, Guilherme Antonio Moreira de Barros

Consistency matters: measurement invariance of the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire in patients with hematologic malignancies

Kathrin Sommer, Francesco Cottone, Neil K. Aaronson, Peter Fayers, Paola Fazi, Gianantonio Rosti, Emanuele Angelucci, Gianluca Gaidano, Adriano Venditti, Maria Teresa Voso, Michele Baccarani, Marco Vignetti, Fabio Efficace

Responsiveness and minimal clinically important difference of TNO-AZL Preschool Children Quality of Life in children with cerebral palsy

Chia-ling Chen, I-hsuan Shen, Hsiang-Han Huang, Chung-yao Chen, Yi-ting Hsiao, Ching-yi Wu, Hsieh-Ching Chen

Factorial structure of the Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders

• Open Access

Eleni Petkari, Domenico Giacco, Stefan Priebe