Quality of Life Research

Migrating from a legacy fixed-format measure to CAT administration: calibrating the PHQ-9 to the PROMIS depression measures

Laura E. Gibbons, Betsy J. Feldman, Heidi M. Crane, Michael Mugavero, James H. Willig, Donald Patrick, Joseph Schumacher, Michael Saag, Mari M. Kitahata, Paul K. Crane

Quality of life among caregivers of patients with eating disorders

Josune Martín, Angel Padierna, Urko Aguirre, José Mª Quintana, Carlota Las Hayas, Pedro Muñoz

Associations between objectively assessed physical activity levels and fitness and self-reported health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults

Flávia A. C. Wanderley, Gustavo Silva, Elisa Marques, José Oliveira, Jorge Mota, Joana Carvalho

Quality of life and its correlates in caregivers of stroke survivors from a Nigerian population

Christopher O. Akosile, Emmanuel C. Okoye, M. Joseph Nwankwo, Claudius O. Akosile, Chidozie E. Mbada

Eating disorder-specific health-related quality of life and exercise in college females

Brian J. Cook, Heather A. Hausenblas

Perceptions of illness stigma in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome

Tiffany H. Taft, Laurie Keefer, Caroline Artz, Jason Bratten, Michael P. Jones

Ego defense mechanisms in COPD: impact on health-related quality of life and dyspnoea severity

Saulo C. Albuquerque, Eduardo R. Carvalho, Rebeka S. Lopes, Higor S. Marques, Danielle S. Macêdo, Eanes D. Pereira, Thomas N. Hyphantis, Andre F. Carvalho

Psychological impact of thyroid surgery on patients with well-differentiated papillary thyroid cancer

Tae-Yon Sung, Yong-Wook Shin, Kee-Hyun Nam, Hang-Seok Chang, Yumie Rhee, Cheong Soo Park, Woong Youn Chung

Predictors of quality of life in type 2 diabetes patients with schizophrenia, major mood disorder, and without mental illness

Faith Dickerson, Karen Wohlheiter, Deborah Medoff, Lijuan Fang, Julie Kreyenbuhl, Richard Goldberg, Clayton Brown, Lisa Dixon

Maternal health-related quality of life after induction of labor or expectant monitoring in pregnancy complicated by intrauterine growth retardation beyond 36 weeks

• Open Access

Denise Bijlenga, Kim E. Boers, Erwin Birnie, Ben-Willem J. Mol, Sylvia C. M. Vijgen, Joris A. M. Van der Post, Christianne J. De Groot, Robbert J. P. Rijnders, Paula J. Pernet, Frans J. Roumen, Rob H. Stigter, Friso M. C. Delemarre, Henk A. Bremer, Martina Porath, Sicco A. Scherjon, Gouke J. Bonsel

Using the knee-specific Hughston Clinic Questionnaire, EQ-5D and SF-6D following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy surgery: a comparison of psychometric properties

Peter C. Goodwin, Julie Ratcliffe, Julie Morris, Matthew C. Morrissey

A 7-item version of the fatigue severity scale has better psychometric properties among HIV-infected adults: an application of a Rasch model

Anners Lerdal, Anders Kottorp, Caryl Gay, Bradley E. Aouizerat, Carmen J. Portillo, Kathryn A. Lee

Development and psychometric evaluation of a new patient-reported outcome instrument measuring the functional impact of insomnia

Christopher Bell, Lori D. McLeod, Lauren M. Nelson, Sheri E. Fehnel, Laurie J. Zografos, Brian Bowers

BSRS-5 (5-item Brief Symptom Rating Scale) scores affect every aspect of quality of life measured by WHOQOL-BREF in healthy workers

• Open Access

I-Cheng Lu, Mei-Chu Yen Jean, Sio-Meng Lei, Hsiang-Huo Cheng, Jung-Der Wang

A comparison of the discriminative and evaluative properties of the SF-36 and the SF-6D index

Alex Mutebi, John E. Brazier, Stephen J. Walters

Measuring health and well-being effects in family caregivers of children with craniofacial malformations

Nalin Payakachat, J. Mick Tilford, Werner BF Brouwer, N. Job van Exel, Scott D. Grosse

Using the PedsQL™ 3.0 asthma module to obtain scores comparable with those of the PROMIS pediatric asthma impact scale (PAIS)

David Thissen, James W. Varni, Brian D. Stucky, Yang Liu, Debra E. Irwin, Darren A. DeWalt

Measuring quality of life in low-income, Spanish-speaking Puerto Ricans with type 2 diabetes residing in the mainland U.S.

• Brief Communication

Stephenie C. Lemon, Milagros C. Rosal, Garry Welch

Examining the ability to detect change using the TRIM-Diabetes and TRIM-Diabetes Device measures

• Open Access
• Brief Communication

Meryl Brod, Torsten Christensen, Mette Hammer, Anne K. Busk, Donald M. Bushnell

Factors associated with quality of life in hemifacial spasm and blepharospasm during long-term treatment with botulinum toxin

• Brief Communication

Suwanna Setthawatcharawanich, Pornchai Sathirapanya, Kitti Limapichat, Kanitpong Phabphal

An appreciation of Dr. Stephen M. Haley, PT, PhD, FAPTA

• Obituary

Alan M. Jette